LIVE PERFORMANCE

Rob Stanier playing a grand piano outdoors near Sydney Harbour Bridge, with people relaxing on grass and trees in the background.

As a seasoned live performer, I am available for hotel gigs, private and corporate functions, and weddings.

I have a large repertoire of songs, and can cater to anything from a big party sound to an intimate restaurant vibe.

To find out more about pricing and availability, click here to contact me

Rob Stanier playing a piano and singing into a microphone, wearing glasses and a polo shirt, with a water bottle on the piano. "Townsville, 2023" is written below.

My Live Performance career in words and pictures:

Photo of Rob Stanier wearing a vest, playing piano and singing into a microphone labeled "Alice Springs 1978."
Rob Stanier singing into a microphone beside a keyboard, labeled "Perth W.A. 1986."

My career began during the late 1970s in Alice Springs where I began to perform playing piano in local bands, then accompanying local singers.

In the mid 1980s I moved to Perth where I sang and played solo gigs around the city. After a few years I moved away from Perth and spent three years performing in night clubs in the Kalgoorlie area before travelling further north to Broome and across to Darwin.

Rob Stanier sitting at a piano with a microphone, smiling. The setting is indoors with natural light coming through the windows. The caption reads 'Townsville 1997.'"

In the early 1990s I moved to Townsville with my young family, and this is where I’ve lived ever since.

After initially finding it difficult to find work, I eventually secured a residency at the Sheraton Hotel and Casino (now ‘The Ville’) and played in their Lobby Bar four nights a week for two and a half years.

I then secured a residency at the brand new ‘Mad Cow Tavern’ playing late on Friday and Saturday nights. Apart from a couple of periods where I took a break, this residency lasted fourteen years and gave me the nickname of “The Pianoman”.

Rob Stanier smiling at a desk with a laptop and microphone in Townsville, 2012.
Rob Stanier singing into a microphone near a piano in Tasmania, 2004. A laptop and glass of water are visible.

In the early 2000s, as well as my ongoing residency at the Mad Cow Tavern, I started working in Tasmania doing two month seasons several times a year at the casinos in Hobart and Launceston. For six years I travelled back and forth between Townsville and Tasmania, before settling permanently once again in North Queensland.

Rob Stanier smiling and giving thumbs up while sitting at a keyboard with a microphone in Hobart, Tasmania, 2006.

During the 2010s I did less residency work and started playing more venues, including weddings and local hotels, which I continue to do.

Rob Stanier playing a keytar and singing into a microphone. He is on stage with a band, including a drummer and a guitarist, in Townsville, 2017.
Rob Stanier playing a keyboard and singing into a microphone in a brick-walled venue, with a lion painting in the background. Polaroid labeled 'Townsville 2019.'
Rob Stanier playing keyboard and singing into a microphone.
Rob Stanier playing keyboard and singing at a private wedding, 2024.