Bob Weston

Bob Weston is an American musician, producer, recording engineer, and record mastering engineer. Weston was born and raised in Waltham, Massachusetts. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Lowell in Lowell, MA. During the summers of 1985 and 1987, he marched with the Garfield Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps from Garfield, New Jersey. The corps won the Drum Corps International World Championships in both those years. He pla... more

Bob Weston is an American musician, producer, recording engineer, and record mastering engineer. Weston was born and raised in Waltham, Massachusetts. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Lowell in Lowell, MA. During the summers of 1985 and 1987, he marched with the Garfield Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps from Garfield, New Jersey. The corps won the Drum Corps International World Championships in both those years. He played the soprano bugle in 1985, and the mellophone bugle in 1987. While working at the University's campus radio station, WJUL, he began mixing 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 and Todd... less