Matt Wallace is an American record producer, audio engineer, and mixer, best known for his work with Faith No More, Maroon 5, O.A.R., The Replacements, and Train.
Career Wallace is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, where he was studying to become an English teacher. While attending college, he set up a music recording studio in his parents' garage in Moraga, California which he named Dangerous Rhythm Studios.
In 1983, Sharp Young Men recorded "Quiet in Heaven/Song of Liberty" at Dangerous Rhythm. The single was released under the band's new name of Faith. No Man., its only release before the majority of its members left to form Faith No More the following year. Wallace relocated Dangerous Rhythm Studios to Oakland, California and hired Kevin Army, who later bought the studio from Wallace. In 1985, Wallace produced Faith No More's debut album We Care a Lot and returned to work with the band for Introduce Yourself (1987).
Wallace relocated to Los Angeles in 1988 and worked for Slash Records as a staff producer and A&R person. He lobbied to produce The Replacements album Don't Tell a Soul (1989). The same year, he again worked with Faith No More, producing and mixing their breakthrough album The Real Thing, which featured the hit song, "Epic," as well as its follow-up, Angel Dust, named the #1 most influential album of all time by Kerrang! in 2003.
He produced Paul Westerberg's album 14 Songs and John Hiatt's album Perfectly Good Guitar. He co-produced the debut Juno-nominated album for Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk. The album was certified double platinum in Canada.
Wallace produced and mixed Songs About Jane, the debut album for Maroon 5, including the Top 40 hit singles "Harder To Breathe," "This Love," "Sunday Morning," and "She Will Be Loved." The album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, streamed over 1 billion times on Spotify, and won a Grammy Award for "Best New Artist" in 2005.
Since then, Wallace has co-written songs and produced two albums for O.A.R. He has also co-written and produced several songs for Andy Grammer, an album for Pepper, and mixed Blackberry Smoke's album The Whippoorwill.
In 2015, Wallace joined Faith No More again to co-mix their album, Sol Invictus. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Hard Rock Album chart. It was named the "#2 Best Metal Album of 2015" by Rolling Stone, and won Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Award for "Best Album."
Wallace established the Studio Delux recording studio, located in the Sound City Studios complex in Van Nuys, California. In 2021, it was verified as a Dolby Atmos Music Studio.
Live at Studio Delux In 2013, Wallace started a live music project with Will Kennedy (whose credits include Michael Franti, Thirsty Merc, Andy Grammer, and Pepper) called 'Live at Studio Delux'. The goal is to help music fans discover the joy of authentic live performances. With over 30 years of combined experience professionally recording and producing music, Wallace and Kennedy capture the artist at their best in a live studio environment. Each artist session is recorded in one day at Wallace's own studio, Studio Delux. The mastered recordings are made available on iTunes while video content can be watched on the project's YouTube channel.
ATMOS Mixer credits Artist Album or singleA Perfect Circle"Starless"Sarah McLachlan Better BrokenDes Rocs"I Am The Lightning"Jade Bird Who Wants To Talk About LoveBrandee Younger Gadabout SeasonTriada De Versiones y AlmaHamilton Leithauser This Side of the IslandThe StrumbellasPart Time BelieverVALÉUnder The Sun Dave Matthews BandWalk Around The MoonGrouplove I Want it AllForeigner RecordsJason Mraz"The Remedy"Jason Mraz LalalalovesongsThe B-52's"Love Shack," "Roam"The Romantics"Talking In Your Sleep," "One In A Million"Faith No More"Epic," "Easy," "Midlife Crisis"DioHoly DiverDave Matthews BandRemember Two ThingsBlack SabbathLive EvilQuiet Riot"Metal Health," "Cum On Feel The Noize"Jason Mraz Waiting For My Rocket To ComeThe Used"The Taste Of Ink," "Buried Myself Alive," "I Caught Fire," "All That I've Got," "The Bird and the Worm"Kid Rock"Bawitdaba," "All Summer Long"Tank and the Bangas"Outside," "There Goes the Neighborhood"I Prevail"Bodybag"Ruston KellyThe WeaknessDaniel Powter "Bad Day"Selena GomezA Year Without RainSelena GomezWhen the Sun Goes DownOndaraSpanish Villager No. 3Comet Is ComingHyper-Dimensional Expansion BeamShabakaAfrikan CultureChicocurlyheadDiadreamerNina Simone"Feeling Good (remix)"Gwyn Dreamcrusher "I Beat U 2 It"Vienna Tang“We’ve Got You (i-Spark)” and “We’ve Got You (ii-Comfort)”Toby Fox Deltarune Original Game SoundtracksDead Sea Squirrelsoriginal music from the animated seriesVideo Game Jazz Orchestra Hang on to Your HatBleuEcho ChamberWilly Porter Humans in a RoomSlightly Stoopid"Got Me On The Run"Stephen Marley"I Shot The Sheriff"Norotious B.I.G."Notorious Thugs"StaindBreak The CycleArooj Aftab"Aey Nehin," "Whiskey"Sarah Kinsley"Lovegod," "Black Horse," "Sliver of Time," "Ascension"
Production and Mixer credits Artist Album name YearSlipknot"Arsenal"2026Willy PorterHumans in a Room2025MushroomheadCall the Devil2024Des RocsDream Machine2023The RevelriesThe Revelries 2022The ReplacementsDead Man's Pop2019The JacksThe Jacks2019 Nat & Alex Wolff Glue 2020 Mushroomhead A Wonderful Life 2020 Eric Gales The Bookends 2019 InCrest The Ladder The Climb The Fall 2018 New Beat Fund Sponge Fingerz 2016 Zen From Mars New Leaf 2015 Wagakki Band Hangeki no Yaiba 2015R5 Sometime Last Night2015Los Angelics Land of the Brave and Dangerous2015Faith No More Sol Invictus20153 Doors DownUs and the Night2015Andy Grammer "Co-Pilot" 2014Tommy & The High Pilots Only Human2013Pepper Pepper2013Trail To The Rest Of The World2012O.A.R. King 2011Nat & Alex Wolff Black Sheep 2011Blackberry Smoke The Whippoorwill2011Andy Grammer Andy Grammer2011Thirsty Merc Mousetrap Heart2010Ludo Prepare the Preparations2010The Dollyrots California Beach Boy2010Eye Alaska Genesis Underground2009The 88 Not Only... But Also2008Small MerciesBeautiful Hum2008O.A.R. All Sides2008Ludo You're Awful, I Love You2008Eva Avila Give Me the Music2008The Higher On Fire2007Fightstar One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours2007Udora Liberty Square2005Spin Doctors Nice Talking to Me2005Kyle Riabko Before I Speak2005Josh Kelley Almost Honest2005Virginia Coalition OK to Go2004Squad Five-O Late News Breaking2004Caleb Kane Go Mad2004Automatic Black De-Evolution2004As Fast As Open Letter to the Damned2004Mushroomhead XIII2003Wakefield American Made20036Gig Mind Over Mind2003Maroon 5Songs About Jane2002Sugarcult Start Static2001H2OGo2001Blues TravelerBridge2001Ultra V Bring on the Fuego2000Poe Haunted2000Peter Searcy Could You Please and Thank You2000Buffalo Nickel Long 33 Play2000Bowling for Soup Let's Do It for Johnny!2000Portable Secret Life1999Mars Electric Someday1999Khaleel People Watching1999Fenix TXFenix TX1999EverlastSo Long1999 DDT Urban Observer1999Weapon of Choice Nutmeg Phantasy1998TrainIf You Leave1998Imperial TeenWhat Is Not to Love1998Green Apple Quick StepNew Disaster1998The Honeyrods The Honeyrods1997Dog's Eye ViewDaisy1997Bic Runga Drive1997Weapon of Choice Highperspice1996Susanna Hoffs Susanna Hoffs1996Josh Clayton-Felt Inarticulate Nature Boy1996Howlin' MaggieHoneysuckle Strange1996Deftones Teething1996Chantal Kreviazuk Under These Rocks and Stones1996R.E.M. Revolution1995Ednaswap Ednaswap1995John Hiatt Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan?1994Paul Westerberg14 Songs1993School of FishHuman Cannonball1993John HiattPerfectly Good Guitar1993The Spent PoetsThe Spent Poets1992Faith No MoreAngel Dust1992The Toll Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones1991 Sons of Freedom Gump1991 Faith No MoreYou Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy1991 Chagall Guevara Chagall Guevara1991 The Wild Flowers Tales Like These1990 David Baerwald Bedtime Stories1990 Lock Up Something Bitchin' This Way Comes1989 The Replacements Don't Tell a Soul1989 Faith No MoreThe Real Thing1989Sons of FreedomSons of Freedom1988 New Monkees What I Want 1987 Faith No More Introduce Yourself 1987 Faith No More We Care a Lot 1985 Necropolis of Love The Hope 1984 Faith. No Man "Quiet in Heaven"/"Song of Liberty" 1983
Awards and nominations Artist Work / Recording name Award Result Credit Eric Gales The Bookends Blues Music Award: Blues Rock Artist of the Year Producer, Engineer, Co-Mixer Faith No More Sol Invictus Metal hammer Golden God Award Best Album Mixer Crash Parallel Sunset In Reverse Canadian Radio Music Award Best New Group Producer, Engineer Small Mercies Beautiful Hum ARIA Breakthrough Artist of the Year Producer Maroon 5 Songs About Jane Grammy Best New Artist Producer, Engineer, Mixer Maroon 5 This Love Grammy Best Pop Performance Producer, Engineer, Mixer Maroon 5 She Will Be Loved Grammy Best Pop Performance Producer, Engineer, Mixer Faith No More Angel Dust Grammy Best Hard Rock Performance Producer, Engineer, Mixer Faith No More The Real Thing Grammy Best Metal Performance Producer, Engineer, Mixer Faith No More The Real Thing Grammy Best Hard Rock Performance Producer, Engineer, Mixer Faith No More Falling to Pieces Grammy Best Visual Effects in a Video Producer, Engineer, Mixer
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