Matt Sweeney (born July 2, 1969) is an American musician and record producer best known as a guitarist of

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, Chavez, and supergroup

Zwan Zwan was an American alternative rock supergroup that was formed by Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin, lead singer/guitarist and drummer of The Smashing Pumpkins respectively, after they disbanded in December 2000. Other members included bassi ...

Early life and education

Sweeney was born in

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. His father was John D. Sweeney, a professor of Medieval English at

Seton Hall University Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan un ...

who was also an avid musician. His mother,

Katharine Sweeney Hayden Katharine Sweeney Hayden (born May 30, 1942) is an American attorney and jurist serving as Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Early life and education Born in New York City, ...

, is a federal judge. Sweeney's parents divorced after 20 years of marriage. He has an older brother, Gregory Sweeney, who is a musician who works on the TV show ''

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.'' He grew up in Maplewood and

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. He attended

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

before dropping out.

Career

Sweeney's high school band

released two albums on Twin/Tone records ("Last American Virgin" in 1989 and the posthumous "Laid", both out of print). In the nineties he recorded and performed as a singer and guitarist with

math rock Math rock is a style of progressive and indie rock with roots in bands such as King Crimson and Rush as well as 20th-century minimal music composers such as Steve Reich. It is characterized by complex, atypical rhythmic structures (includi ...

band Chavez, releasing a seven-inch ("Repeat the Ending" b/w "Hack the Sides Away") two albums (1995's ''

Gone Glimmering ''Gone Glimmering'' is the debut studio album of American indie rock band Chavez. It was released on Matador Records on May 23, 1995. According to the liner notes, the album was recorded over weekends in December '94 and January '95 at various l ...

'' and 1996's ''

Ride the Fader ''Ride the Fader'' is the second and last studio album by American indie rock band Chavez. It was released on Matador Records on November 5, 1996. The album is considered by most fans and critics to be the band's best work. Critical reception ...

'') and one EP (1995"s ''Pentagram Ring'') on the Matador label. Chavez did several short tours in the United States and Europe between 1994 and 1997. When Chavez slowed down Sweeney filled in on bass guitar for Guided By Voices on the "

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" tour. He also provided vocals on the song "Quicksilver" on Guided By Voices leader

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's first solo album ''

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'' LP. The late '90s found him continuing to work a day job and touring with

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Br ...

as a guitarist. Sweeney's work has taken him across a variety of musical genres. Starting in 2000 he turned up on

Cat Power Charlyn Marie "Chan" Marshall ( ; born January 21, 1972), better known by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and model. Cat Power was originally the name of her first band, but has become her stage name as a ...

's ''

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'', playing guitar on "Salty Dog", and a couple of Bonnie "Prince" Billy singles (percussion on "A Whorehouse Is Any House" and guitar and vocals on "Little Boy Blue"). In 2001 he started playing and writing with

Billy Corgan William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and only permanent member of the rock band the ...

and

Jimmy Chamberlin James Joseph Chamberlin (born June 10, 1964) is an American drummer and record producer. He is best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Following the 2000 breakup of the band, Chamberlin joined Pumpkins fro ...

in what was to become

. He collaborated with Billy Corgan on the soundtrack to the movie ''

Spun ''Spun'' is a 2002 American black comedy crime drama film directed by Jonas Åkerlund from an original screenplay by William De Los Santos and Creighton Vero, based on three days of De Los Santos's life in the Eugene, Oregon, drug subculture. The ...

'', singing the movie's opening song, a cover of Iron Maiden's "Number of the Beast". He was also featured as a guitarist and backing vocalist on Bonnie "Prince" Billy's ''Ease Down The Road'' album. He lent a helping hand to

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in assembling the all-star heavy metal album

Probot Probot was a heavy metal side project of ex-Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters rhythm guitarist and lead-singer Dave Grohl. Described by Grohl as "a death metal ''Supernatural''", the album mixes instrumentals recorded by Grohl himself with variou ...

, tracking down the legendary singers and providing some guitar work (the Probot album was not released until 2004, on

Southern Lord Southern Lord is an American heavy metal record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson. It specialized in experimental metal: particularly doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal. The label later expanded its line-up to include arti ...

records). Sweeney recorded and toured with Zwan from late 2001–2003. He is credited as providing guitar, vocal, and some songwriting on Zwan's album '' Mary Star of the Sea''. After Zwan's breakup, Sweeney played guitar with Bonnie "Prince" Billy for several tours in 2004. January 2005 saw the release of their collaboration ''

Superwolf ''Superwolf'' is a 2005 collaborative studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Matt Sweeney. It was released on Drag City. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ...

'' on Drag City. Sweeney and Bonnie toured behind the Superwolf record in the U.S. and Europe. 2005 also saw Sweeney producing heavy metal band Early Man's debut album, '' Closing In''. The following year found Sweeney working in both the country music and hip-hop scenes, providing guitar work, along with Mike Campbell and

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, on the

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album '' American V: A Hundred Highways'' and appearing with

Yo La Tengo Yo La Tengo (YLT; Spanish for "I have her") is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, piano, vocals), Georgia Hubley (drums, piano, vocals), and James McNew ...

bass player

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and

Def Jux Definitive Jux was a record label based in New York City. It was co-founded in 1999 by El-P and Amaechi Uzoigwe. History Definitive Jux was initially known as Def Jux. However, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name ...

founder

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, as guest artists on the first track of rapper

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's album ''

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''. He also played guitar on the

Dixie Chicks The Chicks (previously known as Dixie Chicks) are an American country music band from Dallas, Texas. Since 1995, the band has consisted of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar) and sisters Martie Maguire (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar) and E ...

' ''

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'' album. In addition, he became a member of apocalyptic Christian folk legends

Current 93 Current 93 are an English experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet, who has been Current 93's only constant member. Background Tibet has been the only const ...

's touring group, playing shows in Europe in support of the ''

Black Ships Ate The Sky ''Black Ships Ate the Sky'' is a 2006 album by the UK-based musical ensemble Current 93. The album features numerous guest vocalists, such as Anohni, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Marc Almond, and Shirley Collins. It features nine versions of the 1816 ...

'' album. He also recorded with longtime friend

Andrew W.K. Andrew Fetterly Wilkes-Krier (born May 9, 1979), known professionally as Andrew W.K., is an American conceptual performance artist, rock singer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor. Raised in Michigan, Wilkes-Krier began his m ...

for W.K.'s ''

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'' album. In 2007 Sweeney again collaborated with

, this time alongside

Omar Rodríguez-López Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has formed or played in several bands, including the Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, and Bosnian Rainbows. He was the bassist for the ...

and

Cedric Bixler-Zavala Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born November 4, 1974) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta and the only constant member of the post-hardcore group At the Drive-In, for which ...

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, on El-P's 2007 album, ''

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''. In early 2009 Sweeney formed The Brill Sisters with Andrew W.K. and producer Don Fleming. They played their first show (without Fleming) at Santos Party House on April 2, 2009. The entire group performed on April 21. In 2016, Sweeney toured with

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as well as

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to support their album ''

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''.

Production work

Sweeney produced

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' album '' We Sing of Only Blood or Love'' in 2007 for

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records. In late 2007, along with Bonnie 'Prince" Billy, Sweeney produced

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's debut album for Drag City Records, ''Safe Inside the Day''. The album was released in January 2008. Sweeney is credited for "wry guitar licks" on an album for NYC heavy blues rockers

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, called "Focus Level." It is rumored he produced the album as well. He also turned up on the

Six Organs of Admittance Six Organs of Admittance is the primary musical project of American guitarist Ben Chasny. Chasny's music is largely guitar-based and is often considered new folk; however, it includes obvious influences, marked by the use of drones, chimes, and ...

's LP ''

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''. In addition, Sweeney has songwriting credit on certain pressings of Cat Power's ''

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'' album, for "Song to Bobby." He is also credited as an additional guitarist on that album.

Session work

In tune with his many collaborations, an unlikely combination of Sweeney and

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...

was proposed by seminal producer

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in 2008 to follow up Diamond's Rubin-produced 2005 album '' 12 Songs''. The 2008 album '' Home Before Dark'', released on May 12, features Sweeney on all songs. Sweeney also plays guitar on

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's 2010 album ''

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''.

Discography

Skunk

*''Last American Virgin'' (1989)

Twin/Tone Twin/Tone Records was an independent record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which operated from 1977 until 1994. It was the original home of influential Minnesota bands the Replacements and Soul Asylum and was instrumental in helping the ...

*''Laid'' (1990)

Chavez

*''Gone Glimmering'' (1995)

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*''Ride The Fader'' (1996)

*''Better Days Will Haunt You'' best-of compilation CD/DVD (2006)

*''Repeat the Ending'' EP (1994)

*''Pentagram Ring'' EP (1995)

*''What's Up Matador?'' feat. "Theme from 'For Russ (1995)

*''School House Rock'' feat. "Little Twelve Toes" (1996)

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*''Boys Making Music, Music Making Men'' Documentary VHS (1996)

*''Cockfighters'' EP (2017)

Zwan

*''

(Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (2002) *'' Mary Star of The Sea'' (2003)

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Matt Sweeney & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

*''

'' (2005) Drag City *''I Gave You'' (2005) EP Drag City *''The Seedling Soundtrack'' feat. "Demon Lover" (2006) *''Must Be Blind/Life In Muscle'' (2011) single Drag City *''Superwolves'' (2021) Drag City

Producing

*''

'' – by Probot – executive producer Sweeney (2004)

*'' Closing In'' – by Early Man – produced by Sweeney (2005)

*'' We Sing of Only Blood or Love'' – by

– produced by Sweeney (2007)

*'' Safe Inside the Day'' – by

– produced by Sweeney with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (2008) Drag City *''

Focus Level ''Focus Level'' is the debut studio album by American Rock music, rock band Endless Boogie (band), Endless Boogie. It was released on June 17, 2008 through No Quarter Records. Critical reception ''Focus Level'' generally received positive revie ...

'' – by

– uncredited production by Sweeney (2008) No Quarter *''Full House Head'' – by

– uncredited production by Sweeney (2010) No Quarter *''Sexual Harassment'' – by

Turbonegro Turbonegro (Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian rock band, active from 1989 to 1998 and from 2002 to the present. The band combines glam rock, punk rock, and hard rock into a self-described "deathpunk" musical style. History Early years (1 ...

– produced by Sweeney (2012) Volcom Entertainment *''Optimisme'' – by

Songhoy Blues Songhoy Blues is a desert blues music group from Timbuktu, Mali. The band was formed in Bamako after being forced to leave their homes during the civil conflict and the imposition of Sharia law. The band released its debut album, ''Music in Exile ...

– produced by Sweeney (2020)

Transgressive Records Transgressive Records is an independent record label based in London, formed in 2004. Its founders, Tim Dellow and Toby L, first met at a Bloc Party gig organised by Toby's Rockfeedback website. The label's debut release was "1am" by the Subwa ...

*'' I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico'' – "European Son" produced by Sweeney (2021)

Other collaborations

*''

'' – by

– featuring Sweeney on guitar (2000)

*''Spun'' motion picture soundtrack feat. "Number of the Beast" uncredited w/ William Corgan *'' Ease Down the Road'' – by

– featuring Sweeney on guitar, vocals (2001)

Palace Records Drag City is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. Established in the city in 1990 by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn, its first release was a Royal Trux single ("Hero Zero" - DC1).Howland, Don (1993)Drag Kings: Chicago's ...

*'' American V: A Hundred Highways'' – by

– featuring Sweeney on guitar (2006) American Recordings *''

'' – by

The Dixie Chicks The Chicks (previously known as Dixie Chicks) are an American country music band from Dallas, Texas. Since 1995, the band has consisted of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar) and sisters Martie Maguire (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar) and E ...

– featuring Sweeney on guitar (2006) Columbia *''

Close Calls with Brick Walls ''Close Calls with Brick Walls'' is the third studio album by American musician Andrew W.K. It was originally released through Universal Records in July 2006 in Japan with an exclusive bonus DVD and in Korea with four exclusive bonus tracks, befor ...

'' – by

– featuring Sweeney on guitar, vocals (2007)

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*''

'' – by

– featuring Sweeney on guitar (2007)

*''

'' – by

Cage Kennylz Christian Palko (born May 4, 1973), better known by his stage name Cage, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor from Middletown, New York. With a majority of his career being spent with record labels Definitive Jux and Eastern Confere ...

– featuring Sweeney on guitar (2005)

*'' Home Before Dark'' – by

– featuring Sweeney on guitar (2008) American Recordings *''

'' – by

– featuring Sweeney on guitar (2008) Drag City *''

'' – by

– featuring Sweeney's guitar on "Song to Bobby" (2008)

*''Birth Canal Blues Live'' – by

– featuring Sweeney on guitar (2008)

Durtro Durtro was a British independent record label established by the British poet, singer, songwriter, and visual artist David Tibet in 1988, to publish his own work and that of fellow friends and musicians. It was replaced by one of Tibet's earli ...

*''

Leaving on a Mayday ''Leaving on a Mayday'' is an album by singer-songwriter Anna Ternheim. It was released on 11 August 2008 and is Ternheim's fourth full-length LP. Track listing # "What Have I Done" – 3:21 # "Damaged Ones" – 3:09 # "Terrified" – 4:42 # ...

'' – by

Anna Ternheim Anna Ternheim (born 31 May 1978) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Early life Ternheim was born 31 May 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden. When she was 10 years old she began playing the guitar, writing songs and performing. During a year abroad in Atlant ...

– featuring Sweeney on guitar on "Terrified", "Losing You", "Off the Road" and "Black Sunday Afternoon" (2008)

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*''

Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain ''Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain'' is a studio album by the British experimental band Current 93, released in May 2009 on Coptic Cat Records. "''Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain''" ''Allmusic''. Retrieved July 11, 2009. After collaborating with ...

'' – by

– featuring Sweeney on guitar (2009)

*''

Cherish the Light Years ''Cherish the Light Years'' is the second studio album from the American band Cold Cave, released on April 5, 2011 on Matador Records. Release and reception ''Cherish the Light Years'' was released on April 5, 2011. The album was released by Mat ...

'' – by

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– featuring Sweeney on bass guitar on "The Great Pan is Dead" (2011)

*'' 21'' – by

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(2011) XL *''

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'' – by

– additional guitar on "No Come Down" (2013)

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*'' Shangri La'' – by

Jake Bugg Jake Bugg (born Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy on 28 February 1994) is an English singer-songwriter. His self-titled debut album, ''Jake Bugg'', some of which was co-written with songwriter Iain Archer, was released in October 2012 and reached numb ...

– Rhythm Guitar on all tracks (2013) Mercury (UK)/Island (U.S.) *''

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'' – by

– additional guitar on "All My Life" (2014) Mass Appeal * ''False, True, Love'' – 2014 Whitney Biennial short film with

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, Sweeney, and Mariko Munro that features a cover version of the

Shirley Collins Shirley Elizabeth Collins MBE (born 5 July 1935) is an English folk singer who was a significant contributor to the English Folk Revival of the 1960s and 1970s. She often performed and recorded with her sister Dolly, whose accompaniment on ...

song "False True Love" * "Emmar" by

Tinariwen Tinariwen (Tamasheq: , with vowels , pronounced ''tinariwen'' "deserts", plural of ''ténéré'' "desert") is a collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. Considered a pioneer of desert blues, the group's guita ...

(2014) guitar * "Zipper Down" by

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(2015) additional guitar * "Digging for Windows" by

Zack de la Rocha Zacharias Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, and political activist. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Rage Against the Machine. Through both Rage Against ...

(2016) additional guitar * '' Elwan'' by

(2017) additional guitar * "Vols. 11 & 12" for

The Desert Sessions The Desert Sessions are a musical collective series, founded by Josh Homme in 1997. Artists such as Brant Bjork, PJ Harvey, Twiggy Ramirez, Dave Catching, Nick Oliveri, Mark Lanegan, John McBain, Ben Shepherd, Josh Freese, Chris Goss, Alain Joh ...

(2019) * '' Traditional Techniques'' by

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(2020) * ''

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'' – by

– additional vocals, performer, and guitar on "A Few Words for the Firing Squad (Radiation)" * '' I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico'' – bass guitar and electric guitars on "European Son" with

(2021)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sweeney, Matt American male singers Living people Drag City (record label) artists Zwan members Guitarists from New Jersey American male guitarists Chavez (band) members 1969 births