# Rob Bochnik

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{{Short description|American musician, audio engineer and singer-songwriter}}
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| name             = Rob Bochnik
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|birth_place =Chicago, Illinois US
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| instrument       = Guitar, [mandolin](/source/mandolin), vocals
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| occupation       = Musician, songwriter
| years_active     = 1990–present
| label            = [Plateau](/source/Plateau_Records), [ANTI-](/source/ANTI-), [SEN](/source/SEN_(record_label))
| associated_acts  = [The Frames](/source/The_Frames), [The Swell Season](/source/The_Swell_Season), [Marketa Irglova](/source/Marketa_Irglova), [ButcherShop Quartet](/source/ButcherShop_Quartet), [GardenBower](/source/GardenBower)
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'''Rob Bochnik''' (born 1973) is an American musician, [audio engineer](/source/audio_engineer), singer and songwriter. He is guitarist with [The Frames](/source/The_Frames), has worked with [The Swell Season](/source/The_Swell_Season), The Butcher Shop Quartet and records as a solo artist. He has worked on several projects as an audio engineer including the [Grammy](/source/Grammy_Awards)-nominated ''[Once](/source/Once_(film))'' soundtrack and ''[Set List](/source/Set_List_(The_Frames_album))'', The Frames' 2003 live album.

==Biography==
Bochnik was born in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), [Illinois](/source/Illinois), United States. He is a graduate of DePaul University where he studied music, recording, and classical guitar. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree for sound recording technology with a minor in physics.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} While still a student, he adapted [Igor Stravinsky](/source/Igor_Stravinsky)'s ''[The Rite of Spring](/source/The_Rite_of_Spring)'' to be playable by a [classic rock quartet](/source/Quartet) of two [guitars](/source/Guitar), [bass](/source/Bass_guitar) and [drums](/source/Drum_kit).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aiNMAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Rob+Bochnik%22+-wikipedia|title=The Wire|date=2004|publisher=C. Parker|pages=51|language=en}}</ref>

During and after college, Bochnik 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](/source/Steve_Albini)'s recording studio, [Electrical Audio](/source/Electrical_Audio). He worked there as an [audio engineer](/source/audio_engineer) and assisted in constructing the studios and maintaining them.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}

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 2007, he released a solo album, Blowing Out the Cobwebs.<ref>[http://www.orderinthesound.com/other-projects/rob-bochnik ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217135129/http://www.orderinthesound.com/other-projects/rob-bochnik |date=December 17, 2011 }}</ref>  In 2008, he began touring with The Swell Season. He played guitar and mandolin on the band's current release "Strict Joy" and toured extensively with the band.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} Bochnik contributed to [Marketa Irglova](/source/Marketa_Irglova)'s debut album, *[''Anar''](/source/Anar_(album)) (2011), and has toured with her through Europe and the States.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{Cite web|last=Schaults|first=Janine|title=Rob Bochnik and the 'simple hippie message' of 'Lovevolve'|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ott-rob-bochnik-lovevolve-preview-20171019-story.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=chicagotribune.com|date=October 19, 2017 }}

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Category:DePaul University alumni
Category:American audio engineers
Category:Living people
Category:The Frames members
Category:American rock guitarists

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