Robin Cox is a composer and violinist known for performances of his own work and those of other contemporary composers. As director of The Robin Cox Ensemble, he has performed his music over eighty times throughout the United States and produced two critically acclaimed CD recordings.

For his efforts in promotion of contemporary American music, he recently received the 2004 ASCAP Deems Taylor Internet Award and articles in the Los Angeles Times and Symphony Magazine for his internet broadcasting on Iridian Radio. He also was awarded the 2002 and 2003 Lester Horton Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Music for Modern Dance and continues to collaborate with his wife, Stephanie Nugent, and many other choreographers and video artists.

Cox currently serves on the faculties of Cal. St. Long Beach and U. of California at Santa Barbara and is Executive Director of Iridian Arts, Inc. He holds degrees from the U. of Texas at Austin, U. of Michigan, and the U. of Miami, studying with composers Leslie Bassett, William Bolcom, Donald Grantham, Dennis Kam, and Dan Welcher.

His many commissions and grants include awards from the American Composers Forum, American Music Center, Cal St. -Long Beach, New Horizons Chamber Ensemble, Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, Livingston Dance, The Carolina Brass Trio, Pacific Chamber Soloists, Fairbanks Symphony Association, and The San Diego/Tijuana New Music Festival.

Upcoming plans include evening length works for Santa Barbara's Speaking of Stories and the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens. He has previously served on the faculty of Valdosta State U., Cal. St. Los Angeles, Chapman U., North Carolina Governor's School, and co-produced the Miami contemporary music series Music at Twilight.