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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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The Loved Ones are an American punk rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in late 2003, the band consists of Dave Hause, David Walsh (guitar), Chris Gonzalez (bass/guitar), Michael Cotterman (bass) and Mike Sneeringer (drums). They are presently signed to Fat Wreck Chords.
Maniacal Laughter is The Bouncing Souls' second full-length album, which includes "The Ballad Of Johnny X," and "Here We Go." The album also contains a cover of "Born to Lose," which was originally performed by Ted Daffan. "Lamar Vannoy" is included in the opening sequence of Larry Clark's controversial 2002 film Ken Park.
The Bouncing Souls is the third full-length album by American punk rock band The Bouncing Souls, and was released by Epitaph Records.
Hopeless Romantic is the fourth full-length studio album by American punk rock band the Bouncing Souls. It was released in 1999 on Epitaph. The album finds the band experimenting with tempos and genres, all while maintaining the energetic punk sound of their previous albums. Hopeless Romantic contains fan favorites like "Kid", "¡Olé!", and the ballad "Night on Earth."
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation is the fifth studio album by American punk rock band the Bouncing Souls. It was recorded in November and December 2000. It was released on May 22, 2001. This was the first album to feature new drummer Michael McDermott, formerly of Murphy's Law and Skinnerbox. The song "Manthem" is featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.
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Anchors Aweigh is the sixth studio album to be recorded by American punk rock band the Bouncing Souls. It was released on August 26, 2003, though Epitaph Records. Following the release of their fifth studio album How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2001), bassist Bryan Kienlen ended an intimate relationship and wrote new material as a result of it. Recording took place at Lakeview Farms, North Brookfield, Massachusetts, and Water Music, Hoboken, New Jersey, with John Seymour as the main producer, and Kienlen and guitarist Pete Steinkopf as co-producers. Anchors Aweigh is a pop-punk and punk-rock album that has a darker sound than its predecessor; the band experimented with melodies and rhythms during the writing stage.
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Comet is the ninth studio album by the American punk rock band The Bouncing Souls. It was released on June 12, 2012, by Rise Records in conjunction with Chunksaah Records, the band's own label. It was produced by Bill Stevenson and recorded at The Blasting Room. It debuted at number 110 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Simplicity is the tenth studio album from The Bouncing Souls and was released on July 29, 2016 on Rise Records in conjunction with Chunksaah Records, the band's own label. The album is also their first with drummer George Rebelo, who joined the band in 2013, replacing Michael McDermott. Production on the album was overseen by John Seymour, who previously produced the band's albums, How I Spent My Summer Vacation, and Anchors Aweigh.Simplicity was the band's last full-length album of new music until the release of 2023's Ten Stories High.