Robert's solo career began with his first album Painting the Ocean released in 1997. This opened the door for him to play solo piano and keyboards at personal development seminars, including the Happiness Project, run by leading psychologist/author Dr Robert Holden.
During the '90's, Robert was very active in the British soul scene playing keyboards for Noel McKoy, leading UK soul singer, at the Royal Albert Hall, Ronnie Scotts, the Purcell Room, the Brixton Academy, the Jazz Café and the Jazz World Stage at Glastonbury Festival and on Radio 1, Radio 4, GLR and Kiss FM.
Robert has also worked with a variety of artists such as Mica Paris, Omar, Lynden David Hall, Carleen Anderson and Prince Sampson (who works with Des'ree). Robert has also appeared on national French TV with China Black, supporting Barry White.
Robert's solo concert's take you on a deep journey, bringing you into a landscape which supports your world of feelings. Audiences in Russia, Greece and England have responded with similar experiences of feeling healed, deeply moved… or taken on a flight to another place where they felt peace and beauty.
In October 2003, Robert was invited by the Ecological Centre of Peace in Moscow, to perform in concert and facilitate creative seminars involving voice and percussion. His popularity in Moscow led him to visit Russia 3 more times, where he performed Solo Piano, Voice and Percussion live in concert at the Roerich Museum and EcoCentre Svet in Moscow and at the House of Composers in St Petersburg. In 2005, Robert was invited by Svetlana Smirnova, Member of the State Duma for the region of Udmurtia and member of the Cultural and Regional Affairs Commitee, to perform at the Main Theatre in Izjevsk as part of a new Arts Festival.
In 2004 Robert co-founded a new platform for personal and creative transformation with artist/facilitator, Helen Allen, called Creative Journeys, now known as Energising Your Life. Since then, he has facilitated workshops in Russia, Greece and the UK.
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Above: Robert Norton
(Fishmongers, London 2007)
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Above: Follow Your Joy
Recorded live at Robert Holden's Happiness event, 2008
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