Rob Fetters

Rob Fetters is an American musician, songwriter, and commercial music composer.

He has performed as a guitarist and singer for power pop bands The Raisins, The Bears, psychodots, and has also released solo albums.

Fetters was born on September 28, 1954, in Toledo, Ohio, and grew up in neighboring Sylvania.

Fetters met fellow artists Chris Arduser and Bob Nyswonger while attending Sylvania High School.

Fetters, Arduser and Nyswonger have been playing together off and on since 1971.

Fetters’ guitars include Fender Stratocasters, a Taylor 612-CE Acoustic, a 1974 Les Paul Custom, a 1967 Martin 00-18, a 1965 Rickenbacker 625, and a 2012 “partscaster” created by David Schneider.

His amplifiers include a Vox AC-15 and Wavelength Audio Rob Fetters Signature designed by Gordon Rankin.

Fetters, Arduser, Nyswonger, and Adrian Belew formed The Bears in 1985 and began touring and recording until 1988.

The trio "psychodots" recorded and performed starting in 1990, sometimes as Belew's tour support or backing band members.

The Bears regrouped in 2000 and continued performing until 2007.

The psychodots continue to perform in the Cincinnati area.

Fetters has released five solo albums.

His commercial scoring and commissioned work has included clients such as ABC, Disney, Nickelodeon, and PBS, as well as Microsoft, Crest and Kellogg’s.

As of the late 2010s, Fetters still performed occasionally with psychodots, most notably for the group's annual Thanksgiving concerts held in or near his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Drummer Chris Arduser of psychodots passed away in 2023.