THE CREATOR
Robert Pot was born in Nijverdal, a quiet village in the country of the Netherlands. From the age of 14, he began to develop a great fondness for symphonic-oriented rock music.
Groups like: Genesis, Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and later Camel, Asia and UK, became his favourites, in addition Tony Banks, Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson became his biggest inspirations.
Keyboards is a key word in Robert’s musical life. At the age of 16, Robert bought his first keyboard, an organ built by a neighbour. As an electronics student, he soon began modifying the keyboard to develop his own unique sounds. He realised that synthesisers had a great future and would create a whole new outlook on music making. By delivering newspapers and working as a DJ in local nightclubs in his spare time, Robert earned the money he invested in the latest synthesisers and recording equipment. A few years later, he had expanded his equipment to the level of a professional recording studio, where he started recording his first compositions. In 1980, Robert met Gerto Heupink who was also working with synthesisers and recording equipment and…Future World Orchestra was born. Unfortunately, partly due to the global economic depression in the recording industry, FWO stopped making joint recordings in 1987. However, Robert continued solo and changed the name Future World Orchestra to Futureworld Orchestra.
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One of Robert’s highlights, is his collaboration with Rob and Ferdi Bolland that resulted in the realisation of: Darwin – The Evolution, an album of international stature. Not least because of his collaboration with: Colin Blunstone (Zombies, Allan Parson’s Project), Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), (the late) Falco (Rock me Amadeus) and Barclay James Harvest and Suzi Quattro.
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Robert on flight to Key West Florida.
Besides making music, Robert was a dedicated Instrument Rated Private Pilot. In 2001, he began flight training in Florida (USA) and has since completed hundreds of flight hours.

Did you know that ….. in 2013 Robert escaped a serious accident during a flight over Ft. Pierce Florida, while performing the “after take-off checklist”, as he passed 1000 feet, what later turned out to be the cylinder head exploded, causing severe vibration. Landing with 15 knots of tailwind, he landed only halfway down the runway, barely able to come to a stop in time for the end of the runway. Eventually he was able to clear the runway and parked the plane in a wide spot on the taxiway in consultation with air traffic control.
Robert afterwards: “Well, in the end, this was actually my best flying lesson ever!”