Robert Schneider

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Robert Schneider
Schneider performing at The Black Cat nightclub in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Robert Peter Schneider
Born	(1971-03-09) March 9, 1971 (age 53) Cape Town, South Africa
Origin	Ruston, Louisiana, US
Genres	Psychedelic pop, indie pop, indie rock, experimental music
Occupation(s)	Musician, mathematician, singer, songwriter, composer, producer, engineer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass
Years active	1987–present
Labels	The Elephant 6 Recording Co., spinART Records, Eenie Meenie Records, Yep Roc/Simian Records, Garden Gate Records, Fire Records, Chunklet Industries, Cloud Recordings

Robert Peter Schneider (born March 9, 1971) is an American musician and mathematician. He is the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer of rock/pop band The Apples in Stereo and has produced and performed on albums by Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Minders and a number of other psychedelic and indie rock bands, as well as by Yoko Ono and Cornelius. Schneider co-founded the Elephant 6 Recording Company in 1992. He received a PhD in mathematics from Emory University in 2018 (doctoral advisor Ken Ono). As of September 2022^[update], he is an assistant professor of mathematical sciences at Michigan Technological University specializing in number theory and combinatorics,^[1] particularly the theory of integer partitions and analytic number theory.^[2]