Matt Patrick (born June 15, 1974,

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) is an American record producer, studio owner, engineer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He grew up in the small community of

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, about an hour north of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Early on Patrick learned how to play piano, electric, acoustic and bass guitars and sing. After high school he began learning other instruments such as

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, and various electronic synthesizers. Patrick was the bass player and co-songwriter for the band pegtop (1995–2002) and also gave the group their distinct vocal harmonies. Patrick recorded five albums with pegtop, producing the latest two studio albums (''Run, Run'' and ''The Counting Tree''). In 2002, Patrick recorded his first solo CD, titled ''Change'', in several studios in the Twin Cities, including his basement studio, then enlisted Tom Herbers to mix. Some of the musicians on this album were Adam Levy (The Honeydogs), Randy Broughten (Gear Daddies, Trailer Trash, Cactus Blossoms) on pedal steel,

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, Bruce Balgaard, Brian Mangum and Chris DeWan, who were regular members of his band at that time. His album received very favorable reviews from national and international press. 2005 brought the release of his second album, ''Time Flies'', which he recorded and mixed entirely in his home studio. In an attempt to search for sonically unique recordings, Patrick stumbled upon the works of

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and

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, and joined their quest for subtlety and beauty in the process of ambient recording. Brian A. Smith from the online publication Phantom Tollbooth gave ''Time Flies'' a rating of 4½ out of 5. Alongside his own original material, Patrick has co-written songs with numerous people and has appeared as a guest musician on two

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albums (''All Right Here'' and ''The Other Side of Something''). In 2005, Patrick moved to Bratislava,

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to spend a year teaching English and music. Immediately following his return to the U.S., he started his first commercial recording studio, called Two Pillars. After a year and a half there he upgraded his studio to a much larger commercial space in the arts district of Northeast Minneapolis. He named the studio "The Library", as it has several thousand books that line the walls of each tracking room. He also plays electric guitar in the band Greycoats. Various songs have been featured on several television shows including ''Orange is the New Black'', ''Teen Mom'', ''Gossip Girl'', and ''16 and Pregnant''. Patrick has produced, engineered, mixed, and played various instruments on all four albums for Greycoats: ''Setting Fire to the Great Unknown'' (2009), ''World of Tomorrow'' (2013), ''Adrift'' (2015) and ''Charisma'' (2018). He is the electric guitarist for the band Fathom Lane, and also produced and mixed their 2017 release, ''Asilomar''. The listeners of Twin Cities radio station 89.3 The Current voted Fathom Lane's song, "Fingers and Toes", the number one local song in their Top 89 of 2017. Currently, Patrick is a full-time record producer at his recording studio, the Library, in northeast Minneapolis. Some of the artists who have recorded there include Jeremy Messersmith, John Mark Nelson,

with "Guitar Party," and Red House Records artists The Pines. He has been nominated for best record producer for the Independent Music Awards in 2015 for Jourdan Myers ''Ruin Me With Love,'' 2016 for Greycoats ''Adrift,'' and in 2017 for Vicky Emerson ''Wake Me When The Wind Dies Down.''

Work

Discography

*''Change'', 2002 *''Time Flies'', 2005 *''The Rest of Right Now'' (Put Down the Muffin), 2005 *''Setting Fire to the Great Unknown'' (Greycoats), 2008 *''World of Tomorrow'' (Greycoats), 2013 *''Charged Particles'' (Put Down the Muffin), 2014 *''How I Killed A Bear'' (MaSSs), 2015 *''Adrift'' (Greycoats), 2015 *''Charisma'' (Greycoats), 2018

References

External links

The Library Recording Studio

Matt Patrick on Myspace

Official Greycoats website

MattPatrick.com
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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Patrick, Matt 1974 births Living people American multi-instrumentalists Record producers from Minnesota American audio engineers Musicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota People from North Branch, Minnesota