Robert Clivillés
| Robert Clivillés | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robert Manuel Clivillés |
| Born | July 30, 1964 |
| Origin | New York, New York, United States |
| Genres | Dance |
| Occupation(s) | Producer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Associated acts | C+C Music Factory, Martha Wash, Deborah Cooper, David Cole, Mariah Carey, Freedom Williams, Scarlett Santana |
Robert Clivillés (born July 30, 1964) is an American record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director most noted for his work with C+C Music Factory, a group he founded with musical partner David Cole. He is of Puerto Rican ancestry.
Clivillés and Cole also produced various hits for other artists such as Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Deborah Cooper, Scarlett Santana and many others.
In the spring of 2015 Clivillés made his debut as a solo artist with the song "Set Me Free".
In the late 1980s Robert Clivillés and David Cole were active in 2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a Dominican and The 28th Street Crew. At the time they were the driving force of the short lived Brat Pack. The duo were also responsible for the formation of pop group Seduction, for whom they wrote and produced a string of Top-10 hits. They contributed to the career of former The Weather Girls vocalist Martha Wash who at the same time was one the lead vocalists for the dance act Black Box. And in 1990 Clivillés and Cole released a single, featuring later C+C Music Factory rapper Freedom Williams, called "Get Dumb! (Free Your Body)" as The Crew. But the duo's biggest success was the group C+C Music Factory that scored worldwide in 1991.
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