A 2007 Canyon High School grad and longtime musician embarked on pop star Selena Gomez’s “Revival” tour earlier this month as her drummer, according to family members.
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Santa Clarita native Steven J. Robinson performed his first show alongside the singer in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 6 and is set to travel around the world for dozens more performances until the tour wraps up on Dec. 18 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
“It’s a dream come true,” said Danielle Robinson, Steven’s “high school sweetheart” and wife of seven years. “He’s been playing the drums since he was two and has always wanted to do a tour like this.”
While Robinson has toured with other stars like David Archuleta and Eric Hutchinson, Danielle noted the Revival tour is his biggest one yet.
A lifelong musician, Robinson got his start in music playing drums for his church, and was part of the Canyon High band all four years of high school and the Sierra Vista Junior High band both years of middle school as well.
After graduating from Canyon High in 2007, Robinson received a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. While he decided not to finish his education at the college and return to Santa Clarita instead, Danielle noted his career “took off” from there.
“(He) didn’t graduate, but made a lot of relationships and connections,” she said, adding that he has received numerous endorsements over the years from esteemed companies like Maypex Drums, Roland and Evans Drumheads.
Scheduled to perform in Toronto, Canada on Wednesday night, Robinson returns to the United States on Saturday for a performance in Boston, Massachusetts before travelling to Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and more.
After visiting over 20 states throughout the summer, Gomez’s Revival tour is expected to reach dozens of countries through the end of the year, including Thailand, Japan, Australia, France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and many others.
“I’m glad I get to be a part of it,” Danielle said. “It’s hard having him away … but it’s wonderful to be able to support him and encourage him and his career.”
In the midst of the tour, the Robinsons plan to relocate from Santa Clarita to Nashville, Tennessee along with their three children: Kiara, 6; Jeremiah, 5; and Micah, 1.
“He wants to get into songwriting,” Danielle said, noting that several songs Robinson has written have already landed on an album.
Eventually, Robinson hopes to open his own recording studio or music label in order to help others in the music industry.
“He loves doing music, but his ultimate goal is to inspire other people,” Danielle said. “(He wants) to help develop artists and musicians, to just shape them and help them reach their full potential and their dreams.”
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