Matthew Schultz

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| birth_place = Enid, Oklahoma, United States

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| instrument = Anti Tank Guitar
Keyboards

| genre = Dark ambient, world music, industrial

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Gein
Invisible Records

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Matthew Schultz (Enid, Oklahoma, United States) is an American musician. He is best known as the creator of the Anti Tank Guitar or A.T.G., used primarily during his work with Lab Report and Pigface, as well as for scoring music for director, Bernard Rose.

History

In 1990, Matthew Schultz and Eric Pounder founded the experimental, dark ambient, improvisational, music project Lab Report and were signed to Invisible Records.Thompson, Dave (1994) The Industrial Revolution, LA CA, Cleopatra Pub, pg. 61, {{ISBN|0-9636193-0-6}}. Schultz was the creator of the Anti Tank Guitar or A.T.G.{{cite web|author=Ann Powers |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDF1F30F932A15751C1A964958260&scp=4&sq=pigface&st=nyt |title=Review/Rock; Music of the 1990s Served 60s-Style |work=New York Times |date=1992-12-21 |access-date=2014-08-12}} Schultz used this instrument on the first four Lab Report albums as well as on the first three Pigface albums. Schultz went on as the head of Lab Report and released four more albums with his own record label, Gein.{{cite web|url=http://www.labreport.com |title=The Music of Matthew Schultz and Lab Report |publisher=Labreport.com |access-date=2014-08-12}} The music style of these projects broadened and became increasingly more multi-media. Schultz went solo and released seven more albums under his own name. He also composed musical scores for Hollywood horror director, Bernard Rose. The movies include Ivans Xtc and Snuff-Movie.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

Later works

In 2010 Schultz became the museum curator, collector and lead historian for The Exhibition for The History of The Division. This esoteric fraternal order is similar to the Freemasons and spans back centuries. Schultz wrote two CDs Mantras and Militant for the exhibition.Foster, Adrienne (2012) ''The History of The Division”, Voices Pub, Vol 1 pg. 36-37

Schultz works in shamanic and indigenous practices. He creates sacred geometric artwork and mandalas. Now, he utilizes the A.T.G. to generate chakra healing frequencies and binaural beat mediations. In 2012 he published a book and corresponding CD titled Mandalas and runs events and exhibitions based on sacred geometry.{{cite web|url= https://wuisnews.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/matthew-schultzs-music-career-from-dark-to-light |title=Matthew Schultz's Music Career|date=4 February 2013 |publisher=WUIS |access-date=2013-02-04}} He was the keynote speaker at the Buckminster Fuller: Exploring the Sacred Geometry of Nature art show.{{cite web|url=https://fullerfuturefest.com/2015/04/21/closing-reception-art-auction-for-the-buckminster-fuller-exploring-the-sacred-geometry-of-nature-two-month-art-show-this-friday-april-24th-from-630-to-830-pm-in-morris-library-on-siu-car |title=Buckminster Fuller Sacred geometry|date=21 April 2015 |access-date=2015-04-21}}

In 2020, Schultz's book, titled The Dark and the Light - Trauma, Addiction, Shamanism, Ayahuasca, was released.{{cite book |last=Schultz |first=Matthew |author-link=Schultz |date=2020 |title=The Dark and the Light |url=http://www.mattschultzartist.com |publisher=Self |isbn=979-8-892695-07-7}} In this memoir, Schultz not only shares his experiences with sacred medicines and indigenous rituals but also bizarre stories from his childhood.{{cite web|author= Michael Kokal |url= https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-136-matthew-schultz-the-dark-and-the-light |title=Episode 136: Matthew Schultz: The Dark and the Light/Trauma/Addiction/Shamanism/Ayahuasca |publisher=End of the Road Podcast |access-date=2020-08-18}}