Bob Lord

Bob Lord is a composer/producer, bassist for the experimental rock trio Dreadnaught, and music director for the NHPR/Music Hall series "Writers on a New England Stage". Based in New Hampshire in the United States, Lord maintains an active career in custom composition, supervision, and audio production for film and other media, and also produces for the Boston-based classical label MMC Recordings, where he works with composer William Thomas McKinley and Grammy-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman.

Performances

With Dreadnaught, Bob has shared a stage with John Entwistle (The Who), Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson), NRBQ, Jim Weider (The Band), California Guitar Trio, and the Young Dubliners. In 2005, the group began a prominent stint as house band for the New Hampshire Public Radio series "Writers on a New England Stage" at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, where it has performed with Alan Alda, Dan Brown, Doris Kearns Goodwin, John Updike, Elmore Leonard, Anita Diamant, and Mitch Albom. The series has attracted international coverage and has been featured in press outlets such as "The Today Show" and "Good Morning America"; the 2007 season includes Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Russo and renowned documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.

Full-length releases

*"High Heat & Chin Music: 10 Years Of Dreadnaught" (2007, 2CD, Big Balloon Music/Red Fez Records)
*"Audio For Film TV & Games" (2005, Red Fez Records)
*"Live At Mojo" (2005, 2CD, Comet Records/Horizons)
*"Musica En Flagrante" (2004, Big Balloon Music/Red Fez Records)
*"The American Standard" (2001, Red Fez Records)
*"Una Vez Mas" (2000)
*"Dreadnaught" (1998)

EPs

*"Pucka Pucka With Dreadnaught" (2006, Red Fez Records, internet-only)
*"Dreadnaught Live" (2000, Red Fez Records)
*"Dreadnaught" EP (1996)

Reissues

*"Musica En Flagrante" (2004, Big Balloon Music/Red Fez Records, 2006 re-issue in Baltic states by MALS label)
*"The American Standard" (2001, Red Fez Records, 2006 re-issue in Baltic states by MALS label)

Select additional appearances

*"The Exchange" (2007, theme song for NHPR program)
*"Going Mobile" (2007, re-record of The Who's track for Hot Diggity/Innov-x marketing campaign)
*"Wander" (2006, short film, Wander Films)
*"Flying Downhill" (2005, feature documentary on Bode Miller, Coruway Film Institute)
*"Marilyn's Man" (2005, feature documentary on Marilyn Monroe, Universal/Valhalla)
*"Apples & Oranges" Compilation (2004, Various Artists, Red Fez Records)

External links

* [http://www.boblordmusic.com Official Bob Lord website]
* [http://www.dreadnaughtrock.com Official Dreadnaught website]
* [http://www.redfezrecords.com Official Red Fez Records website]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ia9us34la3vg~T0 All-Music Guide Listing]
* [http://www.nhpr.org/node/10072 Writers On A New England Stage homepage at NHPR]
* [http://www.themusichall.org/schedule/signa_writers.cfm Writers On A New England Stage homepage at the Music Hall website]
* [http://www.nhpr.org/node/7490 NHPR interview with Bob Lord about Red Fez Records]
* [http://www.nhpr.org/node/10298 NHPR interview with Bob Lord about his solo album "Audio For Film TV and Games"]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:24820r6aq48j~T1 All Music Guide review of "Live At Mojo"]
* [http://www.portlandphoenix.com/music/beat_report/documents/03702248.asp Portland Phoenix review of "Musica En Flagrante"]
* [http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=dread-tas Ground And Sky review of "The American Standard"]