Bob Weston

This article is about the musician and sound engineer. For the Fleetwood Mac member, see Bob Weston (guitarist).

Bob Weston is an American musician, producer and recording engineer.

Biography

Weston was born and raised in Waltham, Massachusetts. He earned an electrical engineering degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

While working at the University's campus radio station, he began recording live performances of local Boston bands such as The Pixies and the Blake Babies.

In 1987 Weston joined The Volcano Suns, playing bass guitar. The group was led by Peter Prescott, (previously the drummer for Mission of Burma, who had broken up in 1983). When Mission of Burma reformed in 2002, Weston replaced Martin Swope, who had added live tape loops to the group.

Weston joined Steve Albini's group Shellac in 1991. Under Albini, Weston honed his studio production skills and has gone on to produce material for bands including Rodan, Sebadoh, June of 44, Polvo, Archers of Loaf, the Get Up Kids, Chavez, Rachel's, Ken Vandermark. Bob Weston was also Albini's Assistant Engineer on Nirvana's In Utero album.

In 2002, Weston joined the reunited Mission of Burma, taking the place of Martin Swope as tape manipulator and engineer for the band. He appears on the albums ONoffON and The Obliterati, the latter of which he also produced.

Weston appeared as a guest on mclusky's 2004 album The Difference Between Me and You Is That I'm Not on Fire, playing trumpet on the track "Forget About Him, I'm Mint." In addition to engineering Roadside Monument's album Eight Hours Away From Being A Man, he also played trumpet on "Iowa Backroads."

In early 2007, Weston opened up Chicago Mastering Service with Jason Ward in Chicago's west side. The studio is the first to truly identify with Chicago, and is specifically designed to Weston and Ward's specs.

Currently, he also works at National Public Radio's Chicago bureau, engineering stories and syndicated shows, notably Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!.

External links

Interview with EQ Magazine featuring Weston and Mission of Burma