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Pete Steinkopf is an American guitarist, songwriter and music producer who is a founder of the punk rock band The Bouncing Souls.
Steinkopf founded The Bouncing Souls in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1989. Since that time, the band released ten studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, nine ep/singles and eight split releases. In 2010, with the Build & Burn album from The Loved Ones, Steinkopf began his career in producing and engineering albums. Since then, he has worked with Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem, Dave Hause, Beach Slang, Nathan Gray of Boy Sets Fire and The Menzingers.
Steinkopf primarily works out of his studio, Little Eden, as well as The Lake House studio, both in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
| Band | Album | Label | Credit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouncing Souls | The Good the Bad and The Argyle | BYO Records | Guitarist, Writer | 1994 |
| Bouncing Souls | Maniacal Laughter | BYO Records | Guitarist, Writer | 1996 |
| Bouncing Souls | Self Titled | Epitaph Records | Guitarist, Writer | 1997 |
| Bouncing Souls | Hopeless Romantic | Epitaph Records | Guitarist, Writer | 1999 |
| Bouncing Souls | How I Spent My Summer vacation | Epitaph Records | Guitarist, Writer, Producer | 2001 |
| Bouncing Souls | Anchors Aweigh | Epitaph Recirds | Guitarist, Writer, Producer | 2003 |
| Hot Water Music | The New What's Next | Epitaph Records | Guitarist | 2004 |
| Bouncing Souls | Live | Chunksaah Records | Guitarist, Writer, Producer | 2005 |
| Bouncing Souls | The Gold Record | Epitaph Records | Guitarist, Writer | 2006 |
| The Loved Ones | Build and Burn | Fat wreck Chords | Producer, Guitarist | 2007 |
| Bouncing Souls | Ghosts On The Boardwalk | Chunksaah Records | Guitarist, Writer | 2009 |
| Detournament | Awaken With Millions | Pirates Press | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2009 |
| Loved Ones | Distractions | Fat Wreck Chords | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2009 |
| Lenny Lashleys Gang Of One | Viva Rock N Roll | Hold Fast Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Guitarist | 2010 |
| Dirty Tacticts | The Divine Muddle | Kiss Of Death | Producer, Engineer | 2010 |
| Dave Hause | Resolutions | Rise Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Guitarist, K | 2011 |
| Brian Fallon | Revival Tour Collection | Ten Four Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Guitarist | 2011 |
| Houseboat | 21st Century Breakroom | Bloated Cat Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2011 |
| Bouncing Souls | Comet | Rise Records | Guitarist, Writer | 2012 |
| Luther | Let's Get You Somewhere Else | Chunksaah Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2012 |
| Dave Hause | 7 inch Series | Jade tree/SideOneDummy/Bridge 9 | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2012 |
| The Scandals | Trench Knife | Gongervitus Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2012 |
| Born Annoying | Living How Yoire Not | Reaper Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2012 |
| Organ Thieves | ST | Independent | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2013 |
| The Battery Electric | Weaving Spiders | Little Dickman | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2013 |
| Menzingers | Shocking | Chunksaah records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2013 |
| Lenny Lashleys Gang Of One | Illuminator | Pirates Press Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Guitarist, /B/K | 2013 |
| TwoPointEight | From Wires | I Scream Records | Mixer, Engineer, Guitarist | 2014 |
| Smalltalk | Plus! | Chunksaah Records | Engineer, Mixer, Producer, Guitarist, Writer | 2014 |
| Sammy Kay | Fourth Street Singers | Panic State | Engineer, Mixer, Producer, Guitarist, Writer, K/B | 2015 |
| Northcote | Invisible Diamonds | Xtra mile Recordings | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2015 |
| Brian McGee | Ruin Creek | Creep Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Guitarist | 2015 |
| Morningside Lane | Mellow Drama | Super Sick Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2015 |
| Battery Electric | The Heart And The Thrill | Little Dickman | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2015 |
| Vansaders | Jumping At Shadows | Independent | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2015 |
| Local Summer | Cheery Vaneer | Independent | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Guitarist | 2015 |
| Protagonist | Jean Jackets In June | Smart Punk | Producer, Engineer | 2015 |
| The Moms | Snow Bird | Bar None Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2016 |
| Almost People | Songs For Best Friends | Anchorless | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2016 |
| Plow United | Three | It's Alive Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2016 |
| Up For Nothing | Swindled | It's Alive Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2016 |
| The Attack | On Condition | Paper and Plastik | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2016 |
| Lost In Society | Modern Illusions | Handsome Stranger | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2016 |
| Beach Slang | I Made This For You | Polyvinyl | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2017 |
| Seaside Caves | Hope | Chunksaah Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2017 |
| Vansaders | No Matter What | Independent | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2017 |
| Vansaders | This Time Around | Independent | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2017 |
| Hot Blood | Overcome part 1 | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2015 | |
| Hot Blood | Overcome Part 2 | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2016 | |
| Nathan Gray | Feral Hyms | End Hit Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Guitarist | 2018 |
| The Ratchets | First Light | Pirates Press | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2018 |
| Bouncing Souls | Simplicity | Rise Records | Guitarist, Writer | 2018 |
| Crazy & The Brains | Out In The Weez | Hovercraft Records | Producer, Engineer, Mixer | 2018 |
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