Marty Munsch

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Marty Munsch
Birth nameMartin Munsch
Genres Punk rock
Occupation(s)Record producer, sound engineer
Years active1982–present
Website www.punkrockrecords.com

Marty Munsch is an American music producer and recording engineer who worked extensively with punk rock and post-punk as well as subgenre bands. His career has spanned over four decades.[ citation needed ]

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Punk Rock Records, Northern Front, Records and Eastern Front Records

Munsch founded Punk Rock Records in 1981, Northern Front Records in 1987 and Eastern Front Records in 1988 respectively. Munsch has produced and mastered over 45 LP albums and singles alongside material by pioneers TSOL "Live At CBGB", U.S. Chaos "You Can't Hear A Picture", Violent Society's "Not Enjoyin' It". [1] The Rise Of Punk [2] [3] [4] The Dead Heros EP Unreachable, featuring Jeff Janik of Discharge with post production and mastering of Ex Pistols (as Sex Pistols) "Revolution in the Classroom".

Life and career

Martin Munsch was born in Summit, New Jersey in 1967 and spent the first years of his life in Ridgefield, New Jersey and Franklin Lakes, New Jersey until moving to Wyckoff, New Jersey in the early 1970s. Munsch attended Ramapo High School, in Franklin Lakes, graduating in 1986.

Production, post-production, engineering, and mastering

Film work

Munsch appears in the 2008 film All Grown Up: The Movie by Andrea Witting. [48]

Munsch produced and mastered the U.S. Chaos song "For Being Young" which appears on the soundtrack of film Pariah.[ citation needed ]

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