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The polymath co-founded Hamilton s Grant Avenue Studio with brother Daniel Lanois and friend Bob Doidge
Published Apr 20, 2021Bob Lanois the Canadian artist, musician, engineer and producer who co-founded Hamilton s Grant Avenue Studio has died. Lanois passed away yesterday evening (April 19), though a cause of death was not revealed. He was 73.
Hamilton Spectator that his friend and collaborator passed away around dinner time. Wilson told the paper that Hamilton has lost a jewel.
Bob and Daniel Lanois began recording and engineering music in the laundry room of their mother s home in Ancaster, ON. Naming the basement studio MSR (Master Sound Recordings), the two soon began holding sessions at a flat rate of $60, producing artists and local radio jingles. As their popularity grew locally, the brothers continued to build out the studio with gear they both purchased and built themselves.