Rob is a Grammy-winning record producer and audio engineer well known for his work with Bob Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Tim Hardin, The Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, and Bonnie Raitt. As Vice President at Island Records he oversaw the remastering of the entire Bob Marley catalog. He produced the soundtrack on Martin Scorsese's groundbreaking concert movie, The Last Waltz, which included an all-star cast of famous rock and roll performers. He built and designed the legendary Shangri-La studios in Malibu to the specification of Bob Dylan and the Band. He is referred to as a "genius" by Keith Richards in his recent bestselling autobiography

Shel is well known for his work with The Who, The Kinks, David Bowie, The Easy Beats, Chad & Jeremy, Manfred Mann and many others.

An American, he became the first independent Record producer in London, when he went there for a 4 week vacation and stayed 17 years.

He is still actively producing selected projects.