Born in the mid 1970's when love was free, the sun always shone and mums and dads looked like they'd just strolled out of Woodstock, Rob da Bank was always destined to escape the grimy confines of Southampton and get lost in music somewhere.

By Feb 1995, Rob da Bank had founded Sunday Best in the warm glow of South London's Tearooms Des Artistes based on a love of chill out, electronica and an anything goes policy. Sunday Best Recordings was born in 1997 unveiling then unknown acts Groove Armada, Bent and Lemon Jelly to the world via single releases and compilations. By 2002 Sunday Best and DJing around the world was becoming too big a headache for Rob to juggle with a full time job resulting in him knocking his day job of music journalism on the head and taking over the reins full time of his home grown empire. Having become the first weekly chill out club in Ibiza the previous year, with guests Groove Armada, Goldfrapp and Norman Cook attracting record crowds, 2002 saw him take Sunday Best on the road in the UK, taking in Glastonbury and Creamfields.

In April 2002, Rob was asked to do a pilot for BBC Radio 1 and along with Chris Coco became Radio One's newest DJ presenting The Blue Room Leftfield show on Saturday mornings, something that he still can't believe is happening as his previous jobs included hoovering graveyards and being set fire to while working as a dinner lady. The Blue Room is now one of the most respected shows for emerging new music at the BBC.

2004 was the year that Sunday Best Recordings kicked into gear as a force to be reckoned with. Most notably it saw the release of Grand National's debut album, Max Sedgley's killer underground anthem 'Happy' (Euro 2004 title music for ITV) and Rob da Bank's debut artist album, alongside Dan Carey, as Lazyboy. 'Penguin Rock' featured collaborations with Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Roddy Frame, Estelle, Earl 16 and Cathy Battistessa and has been described by the pair as a "beautiful mess", as it takes in r&b, pop, funk, soul, house and chillout vibes. The album also featured 'Police Dogs Bonfire', a track selected by Vodafone for a worldwide TV ad campaign. Rob has also created the entire musical soundbed for Bloomberg TV.

And then came Bestival! Rob's very own independent three-day festival in the picturesque surroundings of Robin Hill Adventure Park on the Isle Of Wight. The event, hosted by The Cuban Brothers and headlined by Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx and Mylo, was a huge success. Bestival set the benchmark for 'boutique' festivals, and was used as a case study of how a modern day music festival should look by brand companies in the UK. More importantly, the event became established in its first year.

In 2006, Rob da Bank is set to release a new compilation series titled 'Folk Off', and he's also created a concept called 'A-Z' – a collection of alphabetical tunes selected by different artists. The first release is by the Cuban Brothers and part two by Annie Mac. Rob will also release a new Blue Room compilation with partner Chris Coco in June.