Rob Schnapf is an Americanrecord producer and musician. He was the co-producer (along with Tom Rothrock) of Elliott Smith's albums Either/Or, XO (on which he also played guitar on the song "Baby Britain") and. Figure 8. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Tom Rothrock is an American record producer and musician. ... Promotional photo of Elliott Smith from the XO album Elliott Smith (August 6, 1969 â October 21, 2003) was an American songwriter and musician who dwelled in Portland, Oregon. ... Either/Or (1997) is the name of the third album recorded by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. ... XO (1998) is the name of the fourth album recorded by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. ... XO (1998) is the name of the fourth album recorded by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. ... Figure 8 (2000) is the name of the fifth album recorded by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. ...
However, at producer RobSchnapf's request the sessions were moved to Los Angeles, and time given for recording and mixing was extended to a more comfortable eight weeks.
In fact RobSchnapf had insisted they all continue recording in spite of the tragedy, recalling his times spent watching the Gulf War on CNN in the studio.
Schnapf was later indignant that this version had been done without his approval or knowledge, but given his initial disinterest or opposition to it being recorded at all in their preferred manner, it seemed the only way around the stalemate.