Matt Lunsford

Matt Lunsford is the founder and co-owner of Polyvinyl Record Co.[1]

Early Years

While attending high school in Danville, Illinois, Matt and his then-girlfriend (now wife) Darcie published a fanzine called Polyvinyl Press.[2] In 1995, this fanzine turned into a full-fledged record label—Polyvinyl Record Co. As recounted in the book Post: A Look at the Influence of Post-Hardcore 1985-2007, Matt's relationship with Polyvinyl's first break-out band, Braid, formed during time spent skateboarding with a couple of the group's members.[3]

Career

Matt has been credited as a producer on two Braid releases -- Movie Music Vol. 1 and Movie Music Vol. 2—as well as an art director on the 2008 of Montreal album Skeletal Lamping,[4] which was part of the groundbreaking Skeletal Lamping Collection.[5]

In 2009, Matt was interviewed for a New York Times article about Kickstarter (an online platform for funding ideas), because Polyvinyl was considered one of the site's "earliest success stories."[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Label History". Polyvinylrecords.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  2. ↑ "Label History". Polyvinylrecords.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  3. ↑ Post: A Look at the Influence of ... - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  4. ↑ "((( Matt Lunsford > Credits )))". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  5. ↑ Hemerly, Jess (2008-08-26). "Rethinking the Album Release: of Montreal's Skeletal Lamping Collection | Institute For The Future". Iftf.org. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  6. ↑ Wortham, Jenna (2009-08-25). "Using Kickstarter to Fund a Small Business - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com". Bits.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.

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