The Rondo Brothers

Rondo Brothers
Brandon Arnovick and Jim Greer
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California
Genres	Hip hop, Alternative, Trip hop
Labels	War Chant (US), Jet Set (Japan)
Associated acts	Head Automatica, Dan the Automator, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Galactic, The Lovemakers, Deltron 3030, Prince Paul, Loveage, Mike Patton, MC Lars
Website	Rondo Brothers
Members	"Diamond Jim" (Jim Greer), "The Bastard Prince" (Brandon Arnovick)

The Rondo Brothers are a musical collaboration between multi-instrumentalists and producers Diamond Jim (Jim Greer) and The Bastard Prince (Brandon Arnovick) from San Francisco.

Greer (primarily keyboards, bass guitar, rhythm guitar, drum programming) and Arnovick (primarily lead guitar, drum programming) were mutual friends in San Francisco who worked together at a now closed nightclub called the Paradise Lounge. Upon first entering into the music business in San Francisco, one of the first people both musicians met was Dan the Automator who started using them as musicians for various projects and tours. Jim Greer played keyboards for the original Dr. Octagon live band, and Brandon Arnovick played guitar on the Deltron 3030 and Lovage albums as well as accompanying the groups on US tours. While doing various side jobs for Dan the Automator, Jim Greer also worked extensively as a producer and founded a record label. His first major production was the legendary art-rock group the Gun & Doll Show, whose 1998 debut album he recorded in Petaluma, CA. Greer also wrote songs with RCA / Or Music (Matisyahu, Los Lonely Boys) artist, essence, and worked as a session player for producer Bill Bottrell (Michael Jackson, Sheryl Crow, Shelby Lynne). The Rondo Brothers didn't really take shape, however, until 2003, when Dan the Automator hired them both to help produce New Orleans jam band Galactic's fourth studio album, Ruckus. During production Greer and Arnovick seized the opportunity to form the Rondo Brothers. Almost immediately the Rondo Brothers were asked to join Warner Brothers act Head Automatica, and subsequently toured the United States with such seminal acts as The Rapture, Interpol, Thursday and The Cure. They remained on tour with Head Automatica for close to two years. Over this period they also began working extensively as producers and remixers, and landed numerous gigs in film & TV as well as making classic remixes of songs like Patti Page's "Frosty The Snowman", Bob James' "Nautilus", and Mike Patton's project Peeping Tom for which they remixed the song "We're Not Alone". They also recorded their first full-length album "No Time Left On Earth" which featured guest appearances from Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw), Kelly Atkins (20 Minute Loop & Kitka), Vinnie Caruana (I Am the Avalanche), Samantha Stollenwerck, Pedro Shanahan, and Tim Carter (Kasabian).