Rob Fraboni
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| Background information | |
| Born | 23 April 1951 |
| Genres | Rock, Blues, Reggae, Folk music, Roots reggae, Jazz, World music |
| Occupation(s) | Producer/Audio Engineer |
| Instruments | Drums/percussion |
| Years active | 1970 - present |
| Labels | Island Records, Elektra Records, Warner Bros. Records, Arista Records, RSO Records |
| Associated acts | Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, Tim Hardin, The Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, Wayne Shorter, Bonnie Raitt, Melissa Etheridge, Etta James, Milton Nascimento, Hubert Sumlin, Bob Marley and the Wailers |
Rob Fraboni (born 23 April 1951) is a California-born record producer and audio engineer well known for his work with Bob Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Tim Hardin, The Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, and Bonnie Raitt, and as Vice President at Island Records where he oversaw the remastering of the entire Bob Marley catalog. He produced the soundtrack on Martin Scorsese's groundbreaking concert movie, The Last Waltz, which included an all-star cast of famous rock and roll performers. He built and designed the legendary Shangri-La studios in Malibu to the specification of Bob Dylan and the Band. Referred to as a "genius" by Keith Richards in his bestselling autobiography Life.
As a young teenager in southern California, the future grammy winner hitchhiked to Hollywood and sat in on recording sessions with Phil Spector at Gold Star Studios. He moved to New York City in 1971 and studied under Al Grundy at the Institute for Audio Research. From there he began working with Herb Abramson A-1 studios and recorded artists such as Dave "Baby" Cortez and Michael Brown. He then went on to work at the Record Plant with engineers Chris Stone, Roy Cicala, Jack Adams, Shelly Yakus, Tom Flye, Jack Douglas, Jimmy Iovine, and Dennis Ferrante. While at the Record Plant worked with such luminaries as Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles, Eric Carmen's the Raspberries, and John Lennon.
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