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Bob Lanois
Bob Lanois is credited on 49 releases across 42 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1974–2018 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
49
Pressings credited
42
Albums
5
Decades active
253
In collections
Biography
Robert Jacques Lanois (April 4, 1948 – April 19, 2021) was a Canadian sound engineer, record producer, and harmonica player. He released his first album, Snake Road, in 2006, in collaboration with his brother Daniel Lanois. He also recorded an album with guitarist Tom Wilson, entitled The Shack Recordings Volume One. In 1976, he and Daniel opened Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, having previously worked out of their mother’s basement under the name MSR Productions.in the early 2000s, he opened his own studio, “The Shack”, in Waterdown, Ontario. Among other credits, he co-produced Simply Saucer's demo tape with Daniel. He was also given a credit in the "Thanks to" section of U2's The Joshua Tree album credits. Bob Lanois travelled to Sweden in 2007, performing shows together with eclectic Swedish band Big Is Less after having met the band's guitarist Tommy Sahlin via MySpace. In 2008, Lanois, as producer, teamed up with Mass Conception (a Canadian indie band) which resulted in the release of a six-song EP entitled No Pun Intended. He died on April 19, 2021.
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Credited work
49 releases · 42 albums · active 1974–2018
- Engineering · 40
- Other credits · 17
- Production · 1
- Performance · 1
Studios: Grant Avenue Studio · MSR Productions (4) · Windmill Lane Studios · Studio In The Country
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Daniel Lanois
- Denis LePage (2)
- Simply Saucer
- U2
- Raffi (2)
- Willie P. Bennett
- Emmylou Harris
- The Dixie Flyers (2)
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