Lance Robertson

American musician

Lance Robertson

Background information
Also known as	DJ Lance Rock
Born	April 5^[1] St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Genres	Children's music^[2]
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, DJ, actor
Instrument(s)	Guitar, keyboard, vocals
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Nickelodeon

Musical artist

Lance Robertson is an American musician, singer, and actor best known for the Nickelodeon kids' animated/musical TV series Yo Gabba Gabba!. He was nominated for 2 NAACP Image Awards.

Life and career

Originally from St. Louis, Robertson graduated from Hazelwood East High School in 1983.^[3] He was the vocalist for a local electronic band called "My Other Self" in the 1990s and the owner of a record store called "Deep Grooves!".^[3]

Robertson later relocated to Los Angeles, California.^[3] During this time, he was in the band "The Ray Makers". He later met Scott Schultz of the Orange County indie pop band Majestic. They eventually played a couple of shows together. Years later, when Schultz was co-creating the show Yo Gabba Gabba!, Robertson was asked to serve as host DJ Lance Rock.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Note
2006	Yo Gabba Gabba!	DJ Lance Rock
2013	I Am Divine	n/a	Producer
2021	The Sparks Brothers	Himself

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note
2007-2015	Yo Gabba Gabba!	DJ Lance Rock	Main role - Host
2010	True Jackson, VP	DJ Lance Rock	One episode
2012	The Fresh Beat Band	DJ Lance Rock	Episode: "Yo! Fresh Beats Go Gabba Gabba!"

Awards and nominations


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2011	Himself	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program (Series or Special)	Nominated	^[4]
2012	Himself	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program (Series or Special)	Nominated	^[5]

References

^ "DJ Lance Rock on Instagram: Let's wish our Awesome friend DJ Lance Rock a Happy Birthday!". Instagram. April 5, 2022. Archived from the original on May 4, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
^ "Lance Roberson Songs, Albums, Bio & More". AllMusic.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "NoCo Hall of Fame: DJ Lance Rock". nocostl.com. December 2, 2009. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
^ "2011 NAACP Image Award Film/TV Noms". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
^ "2012 NAACP Image Award Film And TV Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2022-09-28.