Rob Bochnik is a musician, audio engineer, singer and songwriter. He is currently the guitarist with The Frames, The Swell Season, The Butchershop Quartet and records as a solo artist. He has worked on several projects as an audio engineer including: the “Once” soundtrack and The Frames: Setlist.
Rob is a graduate of DePaul University where he studied music, recording, and classical guitar. During and after college, Rob played guitar in a local Chicago band called Garden Bower. He also played in The Butcher Shop Quartet, which arranged, recorded and performed the Rite of Spring, by Igor Stravinsky, for two guitars, bass and drums (rock band format). During this time he also worked at Steve Albini’s recording studio, Electrical Audio. He worked there as an audio engineer and played an important role in constructing the studios and maintaining them.
In 2002, he began playing guitar and touring with The Frames. In 2003 he was asked to join the band and has been recording and touring with them ever since. The Frames have toured the world and have shared billings with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Levon Helm.
In 2008, he began touring with The Swell Season. He played guitar and mandolin on the band’s current release “Strict Joy” and is currently touring with the band.
Rob is currently working on his second solo record.
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Other projects Rob has been involved with as a:
Musician: The Cake Sale, Nina Nastasia.
Recording Engineer (tracking and mixing):
Once Soundtrack */ "You Ain't Going Nowhere" I'm Not There Soundtrack/ The Frames: Setlist, Fake single (first radio), Sideways Down single*/ Raus: Sramy/ The Coldspoon Conspiracy: Plays Well with Others/ Smog: Rain on Lens/ Neil Michael Hagerty: Plays That Good Old Rock and Roll, Neil Michael Hagerty**/ A Drag City Super-session: Tramps, Traitors and Little Devils/ Nad Navillus: Iron Night*/ Glen Hansard: Songs Ohia split 7"/ Descendro Allegro: Dance Against the Man/ The Butchershop Quartet: The Rite of Spring/ Garden Bower: In the Now, demos various/ Plush: Fed */ Gastr del Sol: Upgrade & Afterlife**
Tracking Engineer:
Cheap Trick: Special One**/ The Frames: Burn The Maps*
Mix Engineer:
Once Soundtrack/ The Dudley Corporation: Year of the Husband*/ Barry McCormack: Last Night As I Was Wandering/ Son Seals: Deluxe Edition**
Assistant Engineer:
Zwan: Mary Star of the Sea/ Koko Taylor: Royal Blue/ Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up/ Cheer Accident: Trading Balloons/ 8 Bold Souls: Last Option
Tape Operator:
Shellac: 1000 Hurts
* denotes work on some but not all tracks on the album
** denotes work on one track
Rob's solo release "Blowing Out the Cobwebs" is available at Road Records in Dublin, CD Baby, Maximum Underground in the Czech Republic, and through The Frames website, The Frames merch counter and Swell Season merch counter while on tour.
