Matt Patrick (producer)

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Matt Patrick (b. June 15, 1974, St. Paul, Minnesota) is a producer, 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 to dabble in learning other instruments such as mandolin, accordion, dobro, pedal steel, Hammond organ and various electronic synthesizers.

Matt sang for the metal band Waterstain in the early-1990s releasing a single album Broken Mind in 1995.

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 which was mixed by Tom Herbers. Some of the musicians on this album were; Adam Levy of the nationally recognized band The Honeydogs, Randy Broughten (Gear Daddies, Trailer Trash) 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. "Change is electric, energetic and a fitting forum to further showcase the multi-instrumentalist’s many gifts." Jerry Chamberlin – CCM Magazine

2005 brought the release of his second album Time Flies. 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 4-1/2 out of 5.

Alongside his own original material, Patrick has co-written songs with numerous people including Joel Hanson, Nate Sabin, Jason Gray, Sarah Notley and has appeared as a guest musician on two Sara Groves albums (All Right Here and The Other Side of Something). He currently plays and writes music in his band Put Down the Muffin.

In 2005, Patrick moved to Bratislava, Slovakia to spend a year teaching English and music.