Robert Scheffler is a songwriter, composer and musician based in New York City. His record releases include Truce, Pretty Town, Needles and Life of Luxury, featuring tracks produced by Jim Rondinelli (Wilco, Matthew Sweet). His work has appeared on dozens of television and film soundtracks. One song had the dubious honor of being in a movie The New York Times labeled “an unpalatable mush.” (Scheffler: “Yeah, except for Emmy Rossum, it wasn't great.")

After years of performing at music festivals, touring locally in the Northeast and playing legendary New York City clubs like Mercury Lounge, Arlene’s Grocery and The Bitter End with his band A Million Pieces, Scheffler’s freelance job as a research editor and writer for a national magazine began taking center stage, turning into a full time career he couldn’t pass up. 

When the time came to move on, his first order of business was to get back to writing and recording. His latest record, Truce, is a collection of eleven songs bridging rock, Americana and indie folk. It’s also Scheffler’s most musically compelling and lyrically personal work to date.

When he’s not working on music, Scheffler designs and builds furniture. A couple weeks (and splinters) after wrapping up Truce, a side table was born.

Photo by Leo Sorel