Matt Pence
{{short description|American record producer and drummer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Matt Pence
| image = True Widow at Echo Lab - Matt Pence.jpg
| caption = Matt Pence at Echo Lab working on record by True Widow
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| birth_name = Matthew Louis Pence
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|04|13}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| years_active = 1996–present
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Record producer
- Drummer
- recording engineer
- mixer
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| label = {{flatlist|
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| website = {{URL|mattpence.com}}
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Matthew Louis Pence (born April 13, 1972) is an American recording engineer, producer, and drummer.{{cite news|last1=Hopkins|first1=Daniel|title=Seven of the Best Drummers in DFW|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/seven-of-the-best-drummers-in-dfw-7076873|work=Dallas Observer|date=30 August 2012}} He owns and manages The Echo Lab studio in Denton, Texas.{{cite news|last1=Firstley|first1=Ashley-Crystal|title=Recording studio gives bands creative freedom |url=https://www.ntdaily.com/recording-studio-gives-bands-creative-freedom/|work=North Texas Daily|date=16 September 2010}}{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Abby|title=Little studio in the woods|url=https://issuu.com/ntdaily/docs/pages-5.4|work=North Texas Daily|via=Issuu|date=4 May 2017|page=6|language=en}}
Early life and education
Pence is from St. Louis, Missouri.
In 1990, Pence moved to Denton, Texas to study jazz at University of North Texas College of Music.
Career
In 1996, Pence did his first recording for a drummer friend on their record.
In 1999, musician and mastering engineer Dave Willingham created The Echo Lab studio outside the woods in Denton, Texas. In 2006, Pence and musician / engineer Matthew Barnhart became co-owners with Willingham of his Echo Lab studio.{{cite news|last1=Sims|first1=Dave|title=The Echo Lab Is An Extension Of Denton's Scene|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-echo-lab-is-an-extension-of-dentons-scene-6374092|work=Dallas Observer|date=29 May 2008}} Pence is currently the full owner of The Echo Lab.{{cite web|last1=Willingham|first1=David|title=David Willingham: About|url=https://70hurtzaudio.com/about/|website=70 hurtz audio|accessdate=13 November 2019|language=en|date=2 June 2012}}
International bands from Australia, Britain, and other places, like Sweard from Spain and Horse Company from Holland, have all recorded at The Echo Lab.
From 1997 until 2014, Pence played drums in the alternative country band Centro-matic. He was also the drummer in the Centro-matic-fueled band, South San Gabriel.{{cite news|last1=Freeman|first1=Doug|title=Centro-Matic Packs It In|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2014-12-12/centro-matic-packs-it-in/|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=12 December 2014}}
Pence has also had a long-time collaboration with musician Sarah Jaffe, co-producing her 2011 record, The Way Sound Leaves a Room and her 2017 record, Bad Baby, as well as touring with Jaffe as her drummer.{{cite news|last1=Dearmore|first1=Kelly|title=4 musical stages of Sarah Jaffe, in honor of her excellent new album 'Bad Baby'|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/2017/07/05/4-musical-stages-of-sarah-jaffe-in-honor-of-her-excellent-new-album-bad-baby/|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=5 July 2017}}
In 2004, Pence mixed American Music Club's album called Love Songs For Patriots. He also recorded the song "Song Of The Rats Leaving The Sinking Ship".
Pence produced 2020 John Moreland album, LP5, which featured contributions from Centro-matic's Will Johnson, as well as Bonnie Whitmore and Moreland's long-time bandmate, John Calvin Abney.
In addition to his work as a drummer, producer, and engineer, Pence is a photographer.{{cite news|title=Matt Pence & Will Johnson Photo + Art Show|url=http://www.undertowmusic.com/matt-pence-will-johnson-photo-art-show/|work=Undertow Music|date=6 August 2009}}
General discography
=Drummer=
- Adam's Farm
- Camerado
- Centro-matic
- Dan C
- Dooms U.K.
- Green Hour Residency
- Jason Isbell
- Jay Farrar
- Jonathan Tyler
- Justin Townes Earle
- Marie/Lepanto{{cite news|last1=Blackstock|first1=Peter |title=This week's music picks: Graham Reynolds, Flynt Flossy, Carolina Story|url=http://music.blog.austin360.com/2018/08/page/2/|work=Austin American-Statesman|date=25 August 2018|language=en}}
- Nikki Lane
- Paul Cauthen
- Sarah Jaffe
- South San Gabriel
=Production=
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- Breastfist
- Fishboy
- Here We Go Magic
- Isaac Hoskins
- Jonathan Tyler
- Rossif Sutherland
- Telegraph Canyon
- The Breeders
- True Widow
- Yuck
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Selected discography
- 2001: Midlake, Milkmaid Grand Army EP (self-released) – recorded by, mixed by
- 2001: Jay Farrar, Sebastopol (Artemis Records) – drums, percussion
- 2002: Lewis, Even So (Deep Elm Records) – engineer{{cite news|last1=Sutlief|first1=Shannon|title=Even Handed|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/even-handed-6390258|work=Dallas Observer|date=20 June 2002}}
- 2004: Aqueduct, Pistols at Dawn EP (Sub Pop Records) – producer, drums
- 2004: American Music Club, Love Songs For Patriots (Merge Records/Devil in the Woods/Cooking Vinyl) – mixer
- 2004: Brave Combo, Let's Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album (Dentone Records) – engineer
- 2006: The Drams, Jubilee Dive (New West Records) – producer, photography{{cite news|last1=Guarino|first1=Mark|title=The Drams - Back from the Bone break|url=https://www.nodepression.com/the-drams-back-from-the-bone-break/|work=No Depression|issue=65|date=31 August 2006|language=en}}
- 2006: Glossary, For What I Don’t Become (Undertow Music) – producer{{cite news|last1=Fahy|first1=James P.|title=Band of the Week: Glossary|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2006/11/band-of-the-week-glossary.html|work=Paste Magazine|date=20 November 2006|language=en}}
- 2007: Robert Gomez, Brand New Towns (Bella Union) – producer{{cite news|last1=Freeman|first1=Doug|title=Robert Gomez: Brand New Towns Album Review|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2007-04-20/467040/|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=20 April 2007}}
- 2009: Midlake, Acts of Man CD single (Bella Union) – mixed by
- 2009: Midlake, The Courage of Others EP (Bella Union) – mixed by
- 2009: Jason Isbell, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit (Lightning Rod Records) – producer{{cite news|last1=Dansby|first1=Andrew|title=Q&A: Jason Isbell|url=https://lonestarmusicmagazine.com/qa-jason-isbell/|work=Lone Star Music Magazine|date=1 February 2009|language=en}}
- 2009: Jason Molina and Will Johnson, Molina and Johnson (Secretly Canadian) – recording engineer, drums
- 2009: Monsters of Folk (Conor Oberst, Jim James, Mike Mogis, M. Ward), Monsters of Folk (Shangri-La Music, Rough Trade Records) – mixer{{cite news|last1=Powell|first1=Austin|title=The Sound and the Fury: Austin's own Monster of Folk, Will Johnson|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2010-10-08/the-sound-and-the-fury/|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=8 October 2010}}
- 2010: Glossary, Feral Fire (Liberty & Lament) – producer
- 2010: The Foxymorons, Bible Stories (self-released) – producer{{cite news|title=MP3 At 3PM: The Foxymorons|url=http://magnetmagazine.com/2010/10/02/mp3-at-3pm-the-foxymorons/|work=Magnet Magazine|date=2 October 2010}}
- 2010: Micah P. Hinson, Micah P. Hinson And The "Pioneer Saboteurs" (Houston Party Records) – co-producer, mixed by, mastered by, backgrounds
- 2010: John Grant, Queen of Denmark (Bella Union) – mastering, mixing
- 2011: Sarah Jaffe, The Way Sound Leaves a Room (Kirtland Records) – engineer, co-producer
- 2011: True Widow, As High As the Highest Heavens and From the Center to the Circumference of the Earth (Kemado Records) – producer
- 2012: Dodgy, Stand Upright in a Cool Place (Strike Back Records) – mixing
- 2012: Jens Lekman, I Know What Love Isn't (Service/Secretly Canadian) – mixing
- 2012: Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, and Yim Yames: New Multitudes (Rounder Records) – mixing
- 2013: True Widow, Circumambulation (Relapse Records) – producer
- 2013: Cody Jinks, Blacksheep EP (Late August Records) – drums
- 2013: Sean Nelson, Make Good Choices (Really Records) – drums
- 2014: Justin Townes Earle, Single Mothers (Vagrant Records, Loose Music) – drums
- 2014: The Bigsbys, Good Will Suitcase (Shiner Records) – producer{{cite news|last1=Dearmore|first1=Kelly|title=The Bigsbys: "Good Will Suitcase"|url=https://lonestarmusicmagazine.com/the-bigsbys-good-will-suitcase/|work=Lone Star Music Magazine|date=1 March 2014|language=en}}
- 2014: Collin Herring, Some Knives (self-released) – producer{{cite news|last1=Caligiuri|first1=Jim|title=Collin Herring|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2014-05-23/collin-herring/|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=23 May 2014}}
- 2015: Becca Stevens, Perfect Animal (Universal Music Classics) – mixed by
- 2015: The Foxymorons, Fake Yoga (Foxyphoton) – producer{{cite news|last1=Dearmore|first1=Kelly|title=Foxymorons Are a Local Band Who Aren't Really Local and Kind of Not Even a Band|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/foxymorons-are-a-local-band-who-arent-really-local-and-kind-of-not-even-a-band-7744504|work=Dallas Observer|date=4 November 2015}}
- 2015: Denim Wonder (aka Daniel Hopkins, Carnation (self-released) – producer{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Preston|title=Lone Star Sounds: New music from Denim Wonder|url=https://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article42971703.html|date=4 November 2015}}
- 2015: Justin Townes Earle, Absent Fathers (Vagrant Records, Loose Music) – drums
- 2015: Redeye, The Memory Layers (Lafolie Records/Microcultures) – producer{{cite news|last1=Basedow|first1=Neph|title=Redeye: The Memory Layers Album Review|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2015-08-21/redeye/|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=21 August 2015}}
- 2016: Rodney Parker, Bomber Heights (self-released) – producer{{cite news|last1=Mooney|first1=Thomas|title=Q&A: Rodney Parker|url=https://lonestarmusicmagazine.com/qa-rodney-parker/|work=Lone Star Music Magazine|date=19 September 2016|language=en}}
- 2016: Midlake, The Trials Of Van Occupanther single (Bella Union) – "The Fairest Way" / "Festival" mixed by, mastered by
- 2017: Nikki Lane, Highway Queen (New West Records) – drums, engineer, percussion, producer
- 2017: BNQT, Volume 1 (Dualtone Records) – mixed by, mastered by
- 2017: Lift to Experience, The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads (Bella Union) – engineer, mixing{{cite news|last1=Wood|first1=Marie|title=Interview "This is for the love of the art": DiS Meets Lift To Experience|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4150829-this-is-for-the-love-of-the-art---dis-meets-lift-to-experience|work=DrownedInSound|date=2 March 2017|language=en|access-date=12 November 2019|archive-date=12 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112184910/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4150829-this-is-for-the-love-of-the-art---dis-meets-lift-to-experience|url-status=dead}}
- 2017: Sarah Jaffe, Bad Baby (Kirtland Records) – producer
- 2017: Tomkat, Icarus (self-released) – producer{{cite news|last1=Breeding|first1=Lucinda|title=With first album, Denton's Tomkat ready for prime time|url=https://dentonrc.com/entertainment/with-first-album-denton-s-tomkat-ready-for-prime-time/article_22c90e3d-dce1-5082-9f2c-978b4d82dc90.html|work=Denton Record-Chronicle|date=11 October 2017|language=en}}
- 2018: Josh T. Pearson, The Straight Hits! (Mute) – engineer{{cite news|last1=Dearmore|first1=Kelly|title=Former Denton musician Josh T. Pearson debuts new record on Friday the 13th ... before mankind is wiped out|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/2018/04/10/former-denton-musician-josh-t-pearson-debuts-new-record-on-friday-the-13th-before-mankind-is-wiped-out/|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=10 April 2018|language=en}}
- 2018: Claire Morales, All That Wanting (self-released) – engineer{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Nathan|title=Spotlight On… Claire Morales|url=http://txmusic.com/artists/spotlight-on-claire-morales|work=Texas Music Magazine|issue=67|date=24 August 2016}}
- 2018: Maps & Atlases, Lightlessness Is Nothing New (Barsuk Records) – mastering
- 2018: Elle King, Shake the Spirit (RCA Records) – co-producer
- 2018: John Grant, Love Is Magic (Bella Union) – drum programming, engineering, additional production by
- 2018: Paul Cauthen, Have Mercy EP (Lightning Rod Records) – engineer
- 2019: Paul Cauthen, Room 41 (Lightning Rod Records) – mixed by
- 2019: E.B. the Younger, To Each His Own (Bella Union) – engineer, mixing, executive producer, drums, percussion{{cite news|title=E.B. The Younger announces debut album "To Each His Own"|url=https://bellaunion.com/2018/12/e-b-the-younger-announces-debut-album-to-each-his-own/|work=Bella Union|date=2019|format=Press release}}
- 2020: John Moreland, LP5 (Thirty Tigers) – producer{{cite news|last1=Irons|first1=Aaron|title=Still Belonging: John Moreland Shares Details On New Album|url=https://www.soundandsoulonline.com/2019/10/10/still-belonging-john-moreland-shares-details-on-new-album/|work=Sound & Soul of Central Georgia|date=10 October 2019}}
- 2021: Fishboy, Waitsgiving (Lauren Records)- drums, mixing{{Cite web |title=Matt Pence {{!}} Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/matt-pence-mn0000382826/credits |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
=Centro-matic and associated projects=
- 1995: Centro-matic, Redo the Stacks (Steve Records) – co-producer with Will Johnson, drums
- 1999: Centro-matic, Navigational (Idol Records) – co-producer with Will Johnson, drums
- 1999: Centro-matic, The Static vs. The Strings Vol. 1 (Idol/Quality Park) – drums
- 2000: Centro-matic, All the Falsest Hearts Can Try (Idol/Quality Park/Munich) – drums
- 2000: South San Gabriel, South San Gabriel Songs/Music (Idol/Munich) – drums
- 2001: Centro-matic, Distance and Clime (Idol/Munich) – drums
- 2002: South San Gabriel, Welcome, Convalescence (Munich/Undertow Music) – drums, keyboards
- 2002: Will Johnson, Murder of Tides (Undertow Music) – producer{{cite news|last1=Chamy|first1=Michael|title=Will Johnson: Murder of Tides Album Review|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2002-11-01/107429/|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=1 November 2002}}
- 2003: Centro-matic, Love You Just The Same (Misra Records/Munich) – drums, engineer{{cite news|last1=Chamy|first1=Michael|title=Centro-Matic Reviewed|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2003-09-12/177167/|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=12 September 2003}}
- 2005: South San Gabriel, The Carlton Chronicles: Not Until the Operation's Through (Misra/Munich/Houston Party) – drums
- 2006: Centro-matic, Fort Recovery (album) (Misra Records) – drums
- 2008: Centro-matic/South San Gabriel, Dual Hawks (Misra/Cooking Vinyl/Houston Party) – drums{{cite news|title=Field of Dreams: A nine-inning sampler of Johnson's best songs|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2010-10-08/field-of-dreams/|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=8 October 2010}}
- 2011: Centro-matic, Candidate Waltz (Undertow Music) – drums{{cite news|last1=Markel|first1=Jim|title=Centro-matic: Candidate Waltz|url=http://swampland.com/reviews/view/title:candidate_waltz|work=Swampland|date=2011}}
- 2012: Will Johnson, Scorpion (Undertow Music) – producer{{cite news|last1=Mongillo|first1=Peter|title=Will Johnson calls on longtime bandmate for solo effort|url=https://www.austin360.com/article/20120911/ENTERTAINMENT/309119659|work=Austin American-Statesman|date=11 September 2012|language=en}}
- 2014: Centro-Matic, Take Pride in Your Long Odds (Navigational Transmissions) – engineer, producer{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Jennifer|title=Beating the Odds: Centro-Matic|url=https://blurtonline.com/feature/beating-odds-centro-matic/|work=Blurt Magazine|date=2 September 2014}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
Further reading
- {{cite book|last1=Seman|first1=Michael|title=What if Hewlett and Packard had started a band instead? Denton, Texas' music scene as economic cluster and its broader implications for the city's economy|date=May 2014|publisher=University of Texas at Arlington|location=Arlington, TX|url=https://rc.library.uta.edu/uta-ir/bitstream/handle/10106/24486/Seman_uta_2502D_12547.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|format=Thesis/dissertation|oclc=892517709}}
External links
{{Commons category|Matt Pence|nowrap=yes}}
- {{Official website}}
- [http://theecholab.com/staff/ Matt Pence] at The Echo Lab
- {{Allmusic|id=mn0000382826|label=Matt Pence}}
- [http://www.undertowmusic.com/roster/producers-engineers/matt-pence/ Matt Pence] at Undertow Music
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