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 Matt Pence at Echo Lab working on record by True Widow | |
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| Birth name | Matthew Louis Pence |
| Born | April 13, 1972 St. Louis, Missouri U.S. |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Website | mattpence |
Matthew Louis Pence (born April 13, 1972) is an American recording engineer, producer, and drummer. [1] He owns and manages The Echo Lab studio in Denton, Texas. [2] [3]
Pence is from St. Louis, Missouri. [3]
In 1990, Pence moved to Denton, Texas to study jazz at University of North Texas College of Music. [3]
In 1996, Pence did his first recording for a drummer friend on their record. [3]
In 1999, musician and mastering engineer Dave Willingham created The Echo Lab studio outside the woods in Denton, Texas. In 2006, Pence and musician / engineer Matthew Barnhart became co-owners with Willingham of his Echo Lab studio. [2] [4] Pence is currently the full owner of The Echo Lab. [5]
International bands from Australia, Britain, and other places, like Sweard from Spain and Horse Company from Holland, have all recorded at The Echo Lab. [3]
From 1997 until 2014, Pence played drums in the alternative country band Centro-matic. He was also the drummer in the Centro-matic-fueled band, South San Gabriel. [6]
Pence has also had a long-time collaboration with musician Sarah Jaffe, co-producing her 2011 record, The Way Sound Leaves a Room and her 2017 record, Bad Baby, as well as touring with Jaffe as her drummer. [7]
In 2004, Pence mixed American Music Club's album called Love Songs For Patriots . He also recorded the song "Song Of The Rats Leaving The Sinking Ship".
Pence produced 2020 John Moreland album, LP5, which featured contributions from Centro-matic's Will Johnson, as well as Bonnie Whitmore and Moreland's long-time bandmate, John Calvin Abney.
In addition to his work as a drummer, producer, and engineer, Pence is a photographer. [8]
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