Respected musician, producer, songwriter, engineer, and composer, Bob Daspit is a man of many talents—and one of the key founding collaborators at Spectrasonics. Bob was instrumental in the development of Spectrasonics' award-winning virtual instruments such as Stylus RMX, Trilian, and Omnisphere, including the creation of the highly regarded Hans Zimmer Guitars sample libraries, which remain a beloved part of Omnisphere's core library.
Daspit began his musical journey in the Los Angeles rock scene, playing guitar in bands on the Sunset Strip as a teenager and later touring with an art-house experimental ensemble. These early experiences provided the perfect introduction to sound design, a field Bob later pursued with Eric Persing at Roland R&D in Los Angeles. At Roland, Bob expanded his technical knowledge by developing a number of iconic products and sound libraries featured in Roland's product line. As his guitar skills flourished, Bob became an in-demand session guitarist, performing for composers such as Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, and Michel Colombier. His blistering guitar work was a favorite of Hans Zimmer, and Bob contributed to many of Zimmer's film scores, along with custom sound design work for composers like James Newton Howard and Danny Elfman. Bob has sampled countless musical instruments, including a full orchestra featuring players from the London Symphony Orchestra, to create custom sound palettes for various film scores.
Bob has produced and engineered Sammy Hagar's last six albums. He has also written several hit singles for Hagar and remains an active composer and guitarist. As a composer, Bob has created original music for numerous films, TV series, and video games.
Daspit continues his close collaboration with Spectrasonics to this day, bringing his inspiring artistry to the creation of the best-selling Nylon Sky™, one of the first-ever Sonic Extensions.