Matt Wallace is an American

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

. He is a graduate of the

University of California at Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant univ ...

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and has been producing professionally since the early 1980s. He is best known for his work with David Baerwald,

Faith No More Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979. Before settling on the current name in July 1983, the band performed under the names Sharp Young Men and later Faith No Man. Bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist/r ...

Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine (musician), James Valentine, drummer Matt ...

O.A.R. O.A.R. (short for Of A Revolution) is an American rock band, founded in 1996 in Rockville, Maryland. The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Marc Roberge, drummer Chris Culos, guitarist Richard On, bassist Benj Gershman, saxophonist/guitar ...

, The Replacements, and

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. Wallace has produced most of Faith No More's most iconic recordings, including '' We Care a Lot,'' their debut album on

Mordam Records Mordam Records ("More Damn Records") was a California record distribution company for independent record labels. It was founded in San Francisco in 1983 as an independent punk distribution company by Ruth Schwartz (one of the original co-editors of ...

. He produced and mixed their breakthrough album, '' The Real Thing,'' which featured the hit song, "

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." He produced '' Angel Dust,'' named the #1 most influential album of all time by ''

Kerrang! ''Kerrang!'' is a British weekly magazine devoted to rock, punk and heavy metal music, currently published by Wasted Talent (the same company that owns electronic music publication ''Mixmag''). It was first published on 6 June 1981 as a one- ...

'' despite an initially lukewarm review. In 2015, he joined the band again to co-mix their album, ''

Sol Invictus Sol Invictus (, "Unconquered Sun"), sometimes simply known as Helios, was long considered to be the official sun god of the later Roman Empire. In recent years, however, the scholarly community has become divided on Sol between traditionalists a ...

.'' The album debuted at number 1 on the ''

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'' Hard Rock Album chart. He produced albums for The Replacements (''Don’t Tell A Soul''), Paul Westerberg ('' 14 Songs'') and John Hiatt (''

Perfectly Good Guitar ''Perfectly Good Guitar'' is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's eleventh album, released in 1993. It was his last studio album with A&M Records, despite it being Hiatt's highest charting album in the US (#47), Canada (#34), the UK (#67), the Nethe ...

''). He co-produced the debut Juno-nominated album for Canadian singer-songwriter

Chantal Kreviazuk Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk (; born May 18, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist. Born in Winnipeg, she played music from a young age before signing with Columbia Records in the 1990s. Her debut studio album, ''Under These ...

. The album was certified double platinum in Canada. Wallace produced and mixed '' Songs About Jane'', the debut album for

, including the Top 40 hit singles "Harder To Breathe," "This Love," "Sunday Morning," and "She Will Be Loved." The album has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, and won a Grammy Award for "Best New Artist" in 2005. Since then, Wallace has co-written songs and produced two albums for

He has also co-written and produced several songs for Andy Grammer, an album for

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, and mixed Blackberry Smoke's album ''

The Whippoorwill ''The Whippoorwill'' is the third studio album by American southern/country rock band Blackberry Smoke. It was released on August 14, 2012 through Southern Ground Records in the North America and on February 17, 2014 through Earache Records in Eur ...

''.

Live at Studio Delux

In 2013, Wallace started a live music project with Will Kennedy (whose credits include Michael Franti, Thirsty Merc, Andy Grammer, and Pepper) called 'Live at Studio Delux'. The goal is to help music fans discover the joy of authentic live performances. With over 30 years of combined experience professionally recording and producing music, Wallace and Kennedy capture the artist at their best in a live studio environment. Each artist session is recorded in one day at Wallace's own studio, Studio Delux. The mastered recordings are made available on iTunes while video content can be watched on the project's YouTube channel.

Credits

The Wild Flowers The Wild Flowers were a British post-punk band, formed in 1983. They released five albums in total between 1984 and 1997. History The band was formed in 1983 in Wolverhampton, England, consisting of members Neal Cook (guitarist/vocalist), Dav ...

, ''Tales Like These'' * 3 Doors Down, ''

Us and the Night '' Us and the Night ''is the sixth studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, released on March 11, 2016. It is 3 Doors Down's first studio album since '' Time of My Life'' (2011), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in their ...

'' * R5, ''

Sometime Last Night ''Sometime Last Night'' is the second and final studio album by American pop rock band R5. It was released on July 10, 2015 by Hollywood Records. The album was announced alongside a tour, which began in June 2015 and ended in December 2016. Five ...

'' *New Beat Fund, ''Sponge Fingerz'' * Andy Grammer, "Co-Pilot" *Los Angelics, ''Land of the Brave and Dangerous'' * Tommy & The High Pilots, ''Only Human'' *

, ''Pepper'' *

Blackberry Smoke Blackberry Smoke is an American rock band from Atlanta. The lineup consists of Charlie Starr (lead vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards). In 2020, they a ...

, ''

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, ''

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Nat & Alex Wolff Nat and Alex Wolff are an American pop rock duo from New York, New York, consisting of brothers Nat and Alex Wolff. The siblings are known for their work on the Nickelodeon television series '' The Naked Brothers Band'', which was created and p ...

, ''

Black Sheep In the English language, black sheep is an idiom that describes a member of a group who is different from the rest, especially a family member who does not fit in. The term stems from sheep whose fleece is colored black rather than the more comm ...

'' * Andy Grammer, '' Andy Grammer'' *

Necropolis of Love Necropolis of Love was a new wave/synthpop band which formed in 1981 in Berkeley, California. The group was often categorized as gothic rock or new wave; however, in a conversation with the prominent musician Iggy Pop, Necropolis of Love band ...

, ''The Hope'' *

Ludo Ludo (; ) is a strategy board game for two to four players, in which the players race their four from start to finish according to the rolls of a single die. Like other cross and circle games, Ludo is derived from the Indian game Pachisi. The ...

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Prepare the Preparations ''Prepare the Preparations'' is the third full-length studio album by St. Louis band Ludo. It is the band's second release on Island Records. The album was originally scheduled for an August 17 release date, but was pushed back to September 7, 20 ...

'' *

Thirsty Merc Thirsty Merc are an Australian pop rock band formed in 2002 by Rai Thistlethwayte, Phil Stack (bass guitar), Karl Robertson (drums), and Matthew Baker (guitar). In 2004, Baker was replaced by Sean Carey, who was, in turn, replaced by Matt Smith ...

, '' Mousetrap Heart'' * Eye Alaska, ''

Genesis Underground ''Genesis Underground'' is the 2009 debut album of indie band Eye Alaska Eye Alaska was an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 2006. Two members, Brandon Wronski and Cameron Trowbridge, were former members of Dead Le ...

'' *Trail, ''To The Rest Of The World'' * Eva Avila, '' Give Me the Music'' *

, '' All Sides'' *

The 88 The 88 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. The group consists of Keith Slettedahl (vocals and guitar), Adam Merrin (keyboards and vocals), Anthony Zimmitti (drums and percussion), and Todd O'Keefe (bass and vocals). Meeti ...

, ''Not Only... But Also'' *

The Dollyrots The Dollyrots are an American punk rock band formed in 2000, composed of wife Kelly Ogden (bass, lead vocals) and husband Luis Cabezas (guitar, backing vocals). They have released six studio albums and are currently under their own label, Arrest ...

, "California Beach Boy" *

, ''

You're Awful, I Love You ''You're Awful, I Love You'' is the second full-length studio album by St. Louis pop punk indie band Ludo and the band's first to be released by Island Records. The title comes from a lyric in their single, "Love Me Dead." The song "Love Me Dead" w ...

'' * Fightstar, '' One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours'' *

Small Mercies Small Mercies were an Australian alternative rock band from Brisbane, Queensland. They formed in 1997. They used the names, Seventh Avenue and Blaik, before adopting Small Mercies in 2004. Their final line-up was Steve Blaik on lead vocals and ...

, ''

Beautiful Hum ''Beautiful Hum'' is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Small Mercies, released through Sony BMG on 24 May 2008.The Higher The Higher is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. They were originally known as "September Star". They have released three full-length albums, ''On Fire (The Higher album), On Fire'', ''It's Only Natural (The Higher album), It's ...

, '' On Fire'' *

Spin Doctors Spin Doctors are an American alternative rock band from New York City, best known for their early 1990s hits "Two Princes" and "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong", which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart at No. 7 and N ...

, ''

Nice Talking to Me ''Nice Talking to Me'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Spin Doctors. It was released on September 13, 2005, and features the original four members of the band. Production The album was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Matt W ...

'' *

As Fast As As Fast As, formerly known as Rocktopus, is an alternative rock/power pop band from Portland, Maine, USA which formed in 2001. The band was formed as Rocktopus and released two albums under that name before changing their name to As Fast As. Th ...

, ''

Open Letter to the Damned ''Open Letter to the Damned'' is the first album by As Fast As after changing their name from Rocktopus. It was released in 2006 by Octone Records A&M Octone Records was an American record label owned as a joint venture between Universal Mus ...

'' *

Josh Kelley Joshua Bishop Kelley Sr. (born January 30, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter. Kelley has recorded for Hollywood Records, Threshold Records and DNK Records as a pop rock artist. His songs "Amazing" and "Only You" reached the top ten on the ...

, ''

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Virginia Coalition Virginia Coalition is an American rock band from Alexandria, Virginia, whose five founding members met in the early 1990s at T. C. Williams High School.OK to Go ''OK to Go'' is the fifth album by rock band Virginia Coalition. This was the first album after founding member Steve Dawson parted with the band. The album contains re-vamped versions of ''Rock and Roll Partys "Come and Go" and "Walk to Work". ...

'' * Kyle Riabko, ''

Before I Speak ''Before I Speak'' is the debut album from Canadian singer/songwriter Kyle Riabko. The album infuses R&B style with elements of funk and soul. The album was released a few months prior to Riabko's high school graduation. Each song on the album wa ...

'' *

, '' Songs About Jane'' *

Mushroomhead Mushroomhead is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1993 in the Cleveland Warehouse District, the band is known for their avant-garde sound and horror film-inspired imagery which features masks and costumes as well as ...

, ''

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, '' A Wonderful Life'' * Squad Five-O, ''Late News Breaking'' *

Automatic Black Automatic Black is a rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. History 2001-2003 Formation The band formed in 2001 when Vocalist Jeff Darr returned from Europe and met Drummer Tom Chambers and Bassist Steve Kitabjian through mutual friends. ...

, ''De-Evolution'' *

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...

, '' American Made'' * 6Gig, ''Mind Over Mind'' * Sugarcult, ''

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'' * H₂O, '' Go'' *

Blues Traveler Blues Traveler (formerly known as "The Establishment" or "The Black Cat Jam" or "The Establishment Blues Band") is an American rock band that formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. They are known for extensive use of segues in live performance ...

, ''

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'' *Buffalo Nickel, ''Long 33 Play'' *

Dog's Eye View Dog's Eye View was an American rock band formed in 1994. The band is best known for "Everything Falls Apart", its 1995 hit single. History The band was formed in 1994 by singer-songwriter Peter Stuart. Stuart founded the band after being discover ...

, '' Daisy'' *

, "If You Leave" *

, '' Under These Rocks and Stones'' * Deftones, ''"Teething"'' * The Replacements, ''

Don't Tell a Soul ''Don't Tell a Soul'' is the sixth studio album by the American rock band The Replacements, released on February 1, 1989 by Sire Records. Recording and release ''Don't Tell a Soul'' was the first Replacements album featuring Bob "Slim" Dunlap ...

'' * Weapon of Choice, ''Highperspice'', ''Nutmeg Phantasy'' * John Hiatt, ''

'', " Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan?" * Paul Westerberg, '' 14 Songs'' *

, '' Angel Dust'' *

, '' The Real Thing'' *

, ''

Introduce Yourself ''Introduce Yourself'' is Faith No More's second studio album, released in 1987. Due to the limited availability of the first album, ''We Care a Lot'' (until it was re-released on CD years later), many, including the band, once considered this ...

'' *

, '' You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy'' *

, '' We Care a Lot'' *

, ''

'' *The Spent Poets, ''The Spent Poets'' *

Udora Udora is a small rural community in Ontario, Canada. It has a population estimated to be around 500 and is situated in the most south-eastern part of Georgina, split between York Region and Durham Region. The town was originally known as Snoddon ...

, '' Liberty Square'' *

The Toll The Toll was a rock band from Columbus, Ohio active from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. It consisted of vocalist Brad Circone, guitarist Rick Silk, bassist Greg Bartram, and Brett Mayo on drums. Unusually, many of their songs incorporated spo ...

, "

Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones ''Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones'' is an album by the American band the Toll, released in 1991. The band supported the album by touring with the Ramones. The first single was "One Last Wish". Critical reception ''The Washington Post'' wrote t ...

" *

Susanna Hoffs Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American singer and guitarist, best known as a co-founder of the pop-rock band The Bangles. Hoffs founded The Bangles (originally called the Bangs) in 1981 with Debbi and Vicki Peterson. They re ...

, ''

'' * Sons of Freedom, ''Sons of Freedom'', ''Gump'' *

New Monkees ''New Monkees'' is the name of both an American pop rock music group and a 1987 syndicated television show featuring the group. Overview Background The 20th anniversary of ''The Monkees'' TV series in 1986 generated enough interest that ''Ne ...

, ''What I Want'' single *

Josh Clayton-Felt Josh Clayton-Felt (May 18, 1967 – January 19, 2000) was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He co-founded the alternative rock band School of Fish and later embarked on a solo career. Biography Early years Clayton-Felt w ...

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Inarticulate Nature Boy ''Inarticulate Nature Boy'' is the debut solo album by American rock musician Josh Clayton-Felt. It was released on May 19, 1996 through A&M Records. Background and recording After the break-up of his group School of Fish, singer-guitarist Clayto ...

'' * Imperial Teen, '' What Is Not to Love'' *

Green Apple Quick Step Green Apple Quick Step, often abbreviated as GAQS, is an American rock band from Seattle. Their sound was described as hard-edged, post-grunge rock. The band began as Inspector Luv and the Ride Me Babys in Tacoma, Washington before becoming Gree ...

, "Kid" *

Chagall Guevara Chagall Guevara is an American rock band formed in 1989 by solo artist Steve Taylor, guitarists Dave Perkins and Lynn Nichols (from the 1970s Phil Keaggy band), bassist Wade Jaynes, and drummer Mike Mead. The band was named after Communist rev ...

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'' *

Bowling for Soup Bowling for Soup (abbreviated as BFS) is an American rock band formed in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1994. The band consists of Jaret Reddick (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Burney (guitar, backing vocals), Gary Wiseman (drums, percussion, backing voc ...

, ''

Let's Do It for Johnny! ''Let's Do It for Johnny'' is the third studio album by American rock band Bowling for Soup, released on May 16, 2000, by Jive Records. It was recorded at Reel Time Audio in Denton, Texas, about 100 miles from where the band was formed in Wichi ...

'' * Fenix TX, '' Fenix TX'' *

Peter Searcy Peter Searcy is a musician from Louisville, Kentucky. Spin Magazine, Scott Irwin, and Amanda Green have compared Searcy's straightforward songwriting style and voice to those of Paul Westerberg. Like Paul Westerberg of The Replacements, Searc ...

, ''Could You Please and Thank You'' *

Mars Electric Mars Electric was an American rock band from Birmingham, Alabama. History Lead singer Jacob Bunton first formed the group under the name Wish in Birmingham in 1995. They signed with Atlantic Records in 1997 and recorded an album, but Atlantic dro ...

- "Someday" *

Everlast Erik Francis Schrody (born August 18, 1969), known by his stage name Everlast, is an American musician, singer, rapper, and songwriter, who was the frontman for hip hop group House of Pain. He was also part of the hip hop supergroup La Coka ...

, " So Long" *

R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the first alternative ...

, "Revolution" *

Bic Runga Briolette Kah Bic Runga (born 13 January 1976), recording as Bic Runga, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist pop artist. Her first three studio albums debuted at number one on the Recording Industry Association of New Ze ...

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'' * Ednaswap, '' Ednaswap'' *

Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widel ...

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Haunted Haunted or The Haunted may refer to: Books * ''Haunted'' (Armstrong novel), by Kelley Armstrong, 2005 * ''Haunted'' (Cabot novel), by Meg Cabot, 2004 * ''Haunted'' (Palahniuk novel), by Chuck Palahniuk, 2005 * ''Haunted'' (Angel novel), a 200 ...

'' * David Baerwald, ''Bedtime Stories'' *

School of Fish In biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons are shoaling, and if the group is swimming in the same direction in a coordinated manner, they are schooling. In common usage, the terms are sometimes used rather loosely. Ab ...

, '' Human Cannonball'' *

Zen From Mars Zen From Mars (often abbreviated as ZFM) is an American recording project formed in 2015 by members of Bang Tango, Kik Tracee, Enuff Z'Nuff, Flipp, and Fear Factory. Background Formation The band was founded in 2015 by, then current, Bang Ta ...

, ''New Leaf'' * InCrest, ''The Ladder The Climb The Fall'' *

Howlin' Maggie Howlin' Maggie was a four-piece band founded by (and fronted by) Harold "Happy" Chichester in Columbus, Ohio, in 1994. Chichester was previously the bassist for Royal Crescent Mob, and is also a founding member of The Twilight Singers with Greg ...

, ''Honeysuckle Strange'' *

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, ''The Honeyrods'' *DDT, ''Urban Observer'' *

Wagakki Band is a Japanese band that combines rock music with ''wagakki'' (traditional Japanese musical instruments) and ''shigin'' (Japanese poems reciting art). Their early songs were adapted from Vocaloid recordings but they have since written their own ...

, "Hangeki no Yaiba"

References

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