John McEntire

drumselectronicsproductionproducerengineer

Started behind the drums in Bastro, ended up as one of post-rock's key architects in Tortoise. Producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, runs Soma Studios in Chicago. The guy who figured out how to make a rock band sound like an entire orchestra of weird.

Bands

Bastro

Louisville, KY 1987–1991

Tortoise

Chicago, IL 1990–

Connections