Biography

My Profile

Robbie Cavolina

Los Angeles

Director

Tags: music documentaries  

Contact Information

You must register or login to view Robbie Cavolina's contact info.

Supplementary Information

Title/Occupation:  Director 

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian/White

Citizenship: USA/ITALY

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Biography: Robbie Cavolina Producer/Director Robbie is a Grammy award winning artist and filmmaker. An ongoing collaborator with Joni Mitchell since 1991, he won a Grammy for art direction on her album Turbulent Indigo in 1996. He directed two short documentaries for her—Joni Mitchell Hits And Misses and Shine. Robbie is a graduate of the Otis Art Institute of Parson School of Design, where he studied painting, sculpture and photography. He gained early recognition as a fine artist when he developed a technique to print photographs on slabs of concrete and had a cover profile in the Los Angeles Times. He first exhibited with the Jan Turner Gallery in Los Angeles, moving on to Carl Bornstein Gallery and finally landing at the Earl McGrath Gallery, which has represented his art since 1993. His work has been displayed in museums and galleries in the U.S. and Europe. After a short stint as an art director for print and albums, Cavolina studied acting with renowned acting coach Lesley Kahn, with the intention of directing film. He was introduced to Anita O’Day in 1992 and became fascinated by her life story. Seven years later they met again and he optioned that life story, whose rights had now become available. It took another seven years to assemble the parts and finish the documentary, working with Ian McCrudden and Melissa Davis. Robbie also founded KAYO Stereophonics, an independent artist recording label, which is distributed by MRI/Red Distribution. The youngest of six children, Robbie has a brother, Larry with 17 Emmy® nominations and 10 wins for his work as a live television sports director. His sister Jane is a five-time New York Times Best-Selling author and his other sister Ellen has been on that list once. Robbie’s great grandmother and grand uncle founded Moscow’s famed Solomonsky Circus.