Matt Patrick (producer)

Matt Patrick (born June 15, 1974, St. Paul, Minnesota) is a record producer, studio owner, engineer, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Patrick grew up in the small community of North Branch, Minnesota, 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 mandolin, accordion, dobro, pedal steel, Hammond organ, and various electronic synthesizers.

Patrick was the bass player and co-songwriter for the band pegtop (from 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 & 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, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Bruce Balgaard, Brian Mangum and Chris DeWan who were regular members of his band at that time. His album had 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 Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois and has 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 Sara Groves albums (All Right Here and The Other Side of Something).

In 2005, Patrick moved to Bratislava, Slovakia to spend a year teaching English and music. Immediately following his return to the States, 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," which 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, 16 and Pregnant. Matt has produced/engineered/mixed and played various instruments on all three albums for Greycoats: "Setting Fire to the Great Unknown" (2009) "World of Tomorrow" (2013) and "Adrift" (2015)

In 2013 Matt was listed as one of Minnesota's top producers by CBS Minnesota * He was also nominated for producer of the year in 2015 for the Independent Music Awards for his work on Jourdan Myer's "Ruin Me With Love" * In 2016 Vicky Emerson's "Wake Me When the Wind Dies Down" reached number 58 nationally on the Americana Music Association charts.

Currently, Matt is a full-time record producer at his recording studio, the Library, in Northeast Minneapolis. Some of the artists who have recorded at the Library include Jeremy Messersmith, John Mark Nelson, Jeremy Ylvisaker with "Guitar Party," and Red House Records artists The Pines.

Artist Year Released Album Producer Engineer Mixer Musician
Karen Choi 2016 Through Our Veins ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Vicky Emerson 2016 Wake Me When The Wind Dies Down ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
The Paper Days 2016 Falling Is Easy ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Sarah Kallies 2016 North ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Greycoats 2015 Adrift ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
John Mark Nelson 2015 I Am Not Afraid ♦
MaSSs 2015 How I Killed A Bear ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Holly Henry 2015 The Orchard ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Kara Laudon 2015 I Wasn't Made ♦
Clementine 2015 Crooked Brain ♦ ♦ ♦
John Mark Nelson 2014 Sings the Moon ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Elizabeth Hunnicutt 2014 The Arrival ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Jourdan Myers 2014 Ruin Me With Love ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Jonathan Rundman 2014 Look Up ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Hope Hymns 2014 Volume 2 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Put Down the Muffin 2014 Charged Particles ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Josh Cleveland 2014 The Root of a Man ♦ ♦
Jake Armerding 2013 Cosmos in the Chaos ♦ ♦ ♦
Greycoats 2013 World of Tomorrow ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Vicky Emerson 2013 Dust and Echoes ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Rachel Kurtz 2013 Broken and Lowdown ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Ben Rosenbush and The Brighton 2012 A Wild Hunger ♦ ♦ ♦
The New Standards 2012 Sunday Morning Coming Down ♦
Soul Rumination 2012 Fear & Love ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Deb Carlson 2012 Tresses of Green ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Surrounded by Werewolves 2012 Stranger Dance ♦ ♦
Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge 2012 I Am New ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Mark Keating 2012 One in the Same ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Hope Hymns 2012 Volume 1 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Heatherlyn 2011 Storydwelling ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
The Rock 2011 Born to Die ♦ ♦ ♦
Clocks and Clouds 2011 Life Beyond Reason ♦
A Thousand Falls 2011 Midnight ♦
Annie Fitzgerald 2010 In Good Time ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Danielle Thrush 2010 The Waiting ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Jason Gray 2010 All the Lovely Losers ♦ ♦ ♦
Six Pack Heart Attacks 2010 Road of Love Forgotten ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Norah Long 2010 View from Violet Hill ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Vicky Emerson 2009 Long Ride ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
The Brighton 2009 self-titled ♦ ♦ ♦
Elizabeth Hunnicutt 2009 On the Way ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Brett Tyler 2009 Bittersweet ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Roger Flyer 2009 Songs Hidden In Eggs ♦ ♦ ♦
Greycoats 2009 Setting Fire to the Great Unknown ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Tim Lemmens 2009 Even if ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Caitlyn Smith 2007 Face Over Heels ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

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