Rob Horvath was born February 22, 1967 in London, Ontario, Canada. After going through the typical boyhood dreams of having a career in professional sports (in his case, basketball), his interest in music was awakened during an extended visit to his grandparents' house at the age of nine. At almost every bedtime, his grandmother would play a Beethoven sonata, or something similar that would captivate him. He found a beginner book stored in the piano bench and began teaching himself. Soon aft...