[2] He released his first album, Snake Road,[3] in 2006, in collaboration with his brother Daniel Lanois.
[4][5] In 1976, he and Daniel opened Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
[6] Among other credits, he co-produced Simply Saucer's demo tape with Daniel.
Bob Lanois travelled to Sweden in 2007, performing shows together with eclectic Swedish band Big Is Less after having met the band's guitarist Tommy Sahlin via MySpace.
In 2008, Lanois, as producer, teamed up with Mass Conception (a Canadian indie band) which resulted in the release of a six-song EP entitled No Pun Intended.