He began touring during the late 1970s as the bass player with the Manhattan-based band
Mink De Ville. Curiano was with Mink De Ville for a decade before moving on to pursue his own musical interests of writing and producing. In 1993, he was the first producer and writer for the
Backstreet Boys. “A friend of mine (
Lou Pearlman) called and said, ‘I found these kids. Can you come down to Florida?’ They were these nice little kids, but they couldn’t really sing harmonies very well,” recalls Curiano of that initial meeting with the teen band calling themselves “the Backstreet Boys”. In the beginning, the
Backstreet Boys were actually performing Curiano’s work: “When
Jive Records entered the picture, they cleaned house, brought in their own people, and I sort of got lost in the shuffle”, recalls Curiano. for the last few shows of the
Under a Violet Moon tour. Curiano announced his departure on September 22, 2006 at the end of the second European tour of that year. Curiano was listed under the
stage name Bob Nouveau. Nouveau means new in
French. "That’s a Blackmore prank at its best. He said, “You need a stage name.” I’m thinking to myself, “I have to be a ‘new’ Bob?” So I went with the French. When they announced the band, the reaction was, “Who the hell is Bob Nouveau?” So I started the
Facebook page to clarify what happened". Bob lives in
Ridgefield, Connecticut, where he is writing, producing, and freelancing as a guitarist and bass player. == Discography ==