# Rob Resnick

> Rob “Rez” Resnick is a music producer and songwriter, the production half of Timeflies with Cal Shapiro, and the CEO and founder identified on TapRoom’s official About page. A Tufts music and philosophy graduate, he developed Timeflies through recordings, recurring YouTube releases and touring before founding the social video-chat app launched in 2020.

- **Role:** CEO and Founder at TapRoom (title on official company About page)
- **Organizations:** TapRoom, Clove Group LLC, Timeflies, The Ride
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Music and philosophy, Tufts University, Montclair High School
- **Known for:** Co-created Timeflies and its recurring Timeflies Tuesday video series., The Scotch Tape reached number two on the iTunes pop album chart., One Night reached number one on the iTunes pop chart.

## Career timeline

- **Middle school** — Began assembling a basement recording studio while playing in rock bands.
- **2009** — Played drums in The Ride with vocalist Cal Shapiro at Tufts; the band opened at Spring Fling.
- **2010** — Formed Timeflies with Shapiro; early recordings reached music blogs through Jared Glick.
- **2011** — Graduated from Tufts and released Timeflies’ debut album The Scotch Tape.
- **2012** — Timeflies released the One Night EP; a band app also launched that August.
- **2014** — Released After Hours, which debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200.
- **2015** — Released Just for Fun.
- **2016** — Released Once in a While after relocating to Los Angeles.
- **2020** — Founded TapRoom; the iOS app’s first listed version was released May 12.
- **2024** — Appeared on On The Subject with Michael Vilardo on July 17 to discuss his musical career and education.

## Achievements

- Co-created Timeflies and its recurring Timeflies Tuesday video series.
- The Scotch Tape reached number two on the iTunes pop album chart.
- One Night reached number one on the iTunes pop chart.
- After Hours debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200.
- Co-produced All the Way with Benny Benassi.
- Founded the social video-chat app TapRoom, released in 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Appeared on episode 15 of On The Subject with Michael Vilardo, discussing Montclair High School, music and philosophy at Tufts, switching from engineering to music, family support and building Timeflies.
- **2020-11** — TapRoom’s App Store version history lists version 1.10.0 on November 16, with promotional icons in Taps and bug fixes.

## Links

- Website: https://www.taproom.app/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertresnick/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/robresnick
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rez/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23