Robb Donker (Curtius) walked away from music at age 24 after performing at the iconic Starwood in Hollywood, California with his band 210 IQ. The club is only a dark memory fallen in the wake of sex, drugs and the Wonderland murders. 210 IQ also played the original Madame Wongs and Gazarri's on the Sunset Strip just to name a few. All gone, the brick and mortar now only stardust.

When Robb walked away, he really walked away, selling all his guitars, drum kits and recording gear. In 1991 his father passed away and more than 8 more years passed before he wrote an original song inspired by his father's passing called "Catch A Falling Star". 3 years prior he had picked up a beat up acoustic at a garage sale and played on occasion with former band mates as well as his role as a family man with his lovely wife, three wonderful kids, multiple dogs, cats and a rat named "ratty". All his kids shared his love of music and all in some way or another got involved in musical endeavors.

In 2009 Robb started the music blog American Pancake covering southern California indie and punk bands. He felt a kinship with the raw nature of the music that paralleled the intensity of the L.A. scene between 1979 and 86. American Pancake focuses on the up and coming bands that the Pitchforks of the world ignore. The blog also posts long form reviews of new bands which is a rarity. As American Robb he is also featured weekly on a London based podcast (Tuckshop Community Radio).

In 2014 Robb with his wife and youngest daughter relocated to Georgia leaving his adult son (in Finance) and daughter (in rock and roll) back at home in California. Missing California and friends and family has resulted in writing as a cathartic exercise. Since an office team building Bucket List exercise in October 2016 Robb set goals to release an album in 2017 all the while posting song ideas on You Tube. Currently enough songs are written to release 2 EPs ( "Sins" and "Chemical Smile" ) and a full length album in June 2017 called "Safe" blending the fringes of indie folk, art rock and glam through an acoustic filter.

Well into his fifties Robb's (as "Donker") musical rebirth is both exciting and scary for a guy who is content to fall head first in the fray often times without a net.