Matthew J Barnhart

Audio Resumé

Recording engineer since 1997. Co-owner, engineer, producer, and studio manager of The Echo Lab recording studio since 1999. Live sound and tour management since 2000 (see below for live sound/tour management resumé.)

Recording Discography

2008

The New Year “The New Year”

The New Year
The New Year
(Touch and Go Records)
recorded overdubs, mixed

Shearwater “Rook”

Shearwater
Rook
(Matador Records)
co-produced, recorded, mixed

Deep Snapper Into The Ugly (Edna Peppers Records) | recorded, mixed
Shiny Around The Edges “Applied Quantum Physics” 7″ (Paperstain) | mastered
Shiny Around The Edges We Lost The Signal In The Hills (Paperstain) | mastered
Polar Feedback (Jabalina Musica, Spain) | mastered
Daniel Folmer A Leaf (Gutterth Records) | mastered
Individual Fantastic Smile (Junk Records, Spain) | mixed, mastered
Espous Magazine #10 compilation CD | mastered
Jasper Stone Wheelhouse | co-produced, recorded, mixed

2007

Shearwater Palo Santo

Shearwater
Palo Santo: Expanded Edition
(Matador Records)
recorded and mixed 5 songs

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Hogpig
Blade Hits Bone
(TXMF)
recorded, mixed

Tre Orsi no. 7 7″ (Works Progress) | recorded, mixed
The Great Tyrant 2-song 7″ (Dada Drumming) | recorded, mixed, and mastered
Four Days To Burn 2-song 7″ (Dada Drumming) | recorded, mixed, and mastered
Tame Tame and Quiet Tin Can Communicate | recorded, mixed and mastered
Deep Snapper A Drowning Man Can Pull You Under (Edna Peppers Records) | recorded, mixed
Sean Kirkpatrick Turn On The Interference (Gutterth Records) | mastered
Espous Magazine #9 compilation CD | mastered
Espous Magazine #8 compilation CD | mastered

Earlier

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The New Year
The End Is Near

(Touch and Go, 2004)
Recorded overdubs and mixed

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The Baptist Generals
No Silver No Gold
(Sub Pop, 2004)
Mixed and mastered

American Werewolf Academy Tell Them Right Now | recorded and mixed
American Werewolf Academy Devil, Spit It Out | recorded and mixed
The Angelus s/t (Pyramid Scheme) | recorded, mixed, and mastered
Ashburne Glen Making Aeroplanes Of Our Bodies | recorded, mixed
Birth to Burial Sinner’s Sonic Testimony | recorded, mixed and mastered
Brave Combo
Let’s Kiss (Dentone Records) | recorded overdubs
Best Polka Album, 47th Annual Grammy Awards
The Daily Beat Meet The Press | mastered
[DARYL] The Technology (Beatville) | recorded overdubs
[DARYL] Communication: Duration (Urinine) | assistant engineer
Eskimo Kisses
 s/t (Post-Parlo) | recorded, mixed, and mastered
Farstar Broken Down And Wandering | co-produced, recorded (with Matt Pence)
Collin Herring The Other Side of Kindness | co-produced, recorded (with Matt Pence)
Individual
 s/t EP (Valencia, Spain) | mastered
Jackson 8 Mystery Tank (Beatkid Records) | mastered
Jasper Stone Back 40 Star | recorded and mixed 2 songs
Knife In The Water
Cut The Cord (Aspyr/Glitterhouse) | recorded 7 songs
Little Grizzly Please Let Me Go, It Wasn’t Meant To Be (Quality Park Records) | produced, recorded, mixed
Little Grizzly I’d Be Lying If I Said I Wasn’t Scared (Quality Park Records) | produced, recorded, mixed
Little Grizzly When It Comes An End, I Will Stand Alone (Woodson Lateral) | produced, recorded, mixed
Pleasant Grove s/t (Last Beat) | recorded, mixed (with Matt Pence)
Polar
 Surrounded By Happiness (Jabalina Musica, Spain) | recorded, mixed and mastered
Record Hop Pareidolia (TXMF) | recorded and mixed
Red Animal War Polizada (Ice Planet) | recorded and mixed with J. Robbins
Robot Monster Weekend Funeral Candy | recorded, mixed, and mastered
Robot Monster Weekend Turn Down Your Sorrow, It’s… | recorded, mixed, and mastered
Saturnine
 Rememberance of Things Past | recorded and mixed
The Tah-Dahs Le Fun | recorded, mixed, and mastered
Tank Tank 5 (Pyramid Scheme) | recorded, mixed, and mastered
Tre Orsi
 ”Insomnia” on An Idiot To Not Appreciate Your Time: The Songs of Silkworm (Genuflecting Records) | produced, recorded, mixed
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Trying To Never Catch Up (Barsuk) | recorded and mixed four songs
Woodeye Such Sweet Sorrow| recorded, mixed
Yeti
Volume Obliteration Transcedence (Life Is Abuse) | mastered

Live Sound and Tour Management

The New Year (Touch and Go Records)
FOH, TM, worldwide | April 2002 - present

Shearwater (Matador Records)
FOH, TM, worldwide | Spring 2005 - Fall 2007

John Vanderslice (Barsuk Records)
FOH, TM | May 2007 US tour

St. Vincent (Beggars Banquet US)
FOH | May 2007 US tour, later one-offs

The Baptist Generals (Sub Pop Records)
FOH, TM | Fall 2002 US tour, later one-offs

Freelance

Centro-matic, South San Gabriel, Silkworm, Bottomless Pit, Spoon, Jandek, Seam, Midlake, The Marked Men, American Music Club, Misra Records, Adem, Merz, Neon Neon

House sound

Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios | Denton, TX
FOH | Spring 2000 - Spring 2004 regularly, additional one-offs to present

Gypsy Tea Room | Dallas, TX
FOH, monitors | Spring 2002 - Summer 2004

Hailey’s | Denton, TX
FOH | Spring 2004 - Summer 2007 regularly, additional one-offs to present

Emo’s | Austin, TX
FOH | SXSW 2005 - 2007