Robert “Robby” Takac, Jr. is a musician, songwriter, producer, and arts advocate who was born on September 30, 1964 in Buffalo, N.Y. His father, Robert, Sr., was a banker and his mother, Kathy, a teacher. The family, including a younger sister, moved to nearby West Seneca when he was seven. Takac graduated from Medaille College in 1986 with a degree in communications, with a focus on radio broadcasting. While in college, he interned and worked with a local radio station. He also learned to play the bass and performed in several area bands, including Monarch, his first, and later the Beaumonts.