Bob Lanois

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Name = Bob Lanois


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Instrument = Harmonica
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Genre = Ambient Music Folk music
Occupation = Musician / Producer
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Label = Cordova Bay Records
Associated_acts = Daniel Lanois Tom Wilson
URL = [http://www.boblanois.com/ Official Site] [http://www.theshackrecordings.ca/home.html site for collaboration with Tom Wilson]
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Robert Lanois better known as Bob Lanois is a Canadian harmonica player who in 2006, in his 40s, released his first album, "Snake Road", with his brother Daniel Lanois. [http://shop.cordovabay.com/item65.htm] He has also recorded an album with guitarist Tom Wilson, entitled "The Shack Recordings Volume One".

Among other credits, he coproduced Simply Saucer's demo tape with Daniel, and is one of the founders on ambient music along with Brian Eno and his brother.

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.

References

[http://www.theshackrecordings.ca/bio.html www.theshackrecordings.ca/bio] [http://shop.cordovabay.com/item65.htm Snake Road album online]

In 2008, Bob 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'.