Marty Munsch
Marty Munsch (born Martin J. Munsch; August 12, 1967 in Summit, New Jersey) is an American music producer and recording engineer. Munsch works extensively with punk rock, post-punk, hardcore punk, Industrial, Gothic and Hip-Hop as well as sub-genre artists. He is known for albums by U.S. Chaos, Violent Society, T.S.O.L and a plethora of other artists that have become influential acts, including Discharge and Crazy and The Brains. His career has spanned over four decades and has produced over 40 albums. As a live sound engineer, Munsch has worked with Soundgarden, GBH, the Melvins, The Reverend Horton Heat, Babes in Toyland, Kyuss, Filter, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Murphy's Law, Everclear, the Sugar Hill, Slayer, White Zombie, U.S. Chaos, Lunachicks, Cypress Hill, CIV, Dropkick Murphys, the Mentors, and Pennywise.[1][2]
Marty Munsch | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Martin Munsch |
Born | Summit, New Jersey |
Genres | Punk Rock, Post Punk Gothic, |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, sound, studio recording engineer |
Years active | 1982–present |
Website | www.punkrockrecords.com |
Techniques and influences
As an engineer or producer, Martin Munsch, would utilize and push different ideas or theory in producing promoting and marketing music, such as heavy guerrilla ambush-style techniques. He was referred to as "The Phil Spector of Punk Rock" by the group The Pugilistics of Arizona. Who backed Cape Cod, Mass The Freeze and several other groups. His approach often includes but is never been limited to the use of "room-as-equipment", or "studio-as-instrument", to achieve reverb, delay and convolution with microphone rigging, unconventional stripped and minimal drum kits, heavily modified, rare vintage amplifiers a constant fondness of URI 1176 compression units.
Using available and surrounding alterations, to create unique sound or substitution for plate reverb utilities, with archaic and highly effective results working with reel to reel tape compression utilizing saturated input reference signals of well over +6 and as high as +14 with negligible distorted signals. Sometimes pushing a Tascam 1/2" , Studer 2" and especially Sony MCI reel to reel deck speed, from a bass effective curvy 15 i.p.s.; to an oddball + 18 I.p.s. or typical screaming 30 i.p.s, just as fast as the equipment could bear, to add extra headroom during the [3]Violent Society Not Enjoyin' It recording sessions. Just enough during his typical sessions to be overbearing; to give a harder, more apparently louder and crushing dynamic.
Without doubt, Marty Munsch is well known for his innovation and entrepreneurship as a marketing fanatic (as well as his extreme intolerance for unprepared employees). His influences by the early Joe Meek and Dub pioneer King Tubby. He also attributes some influences by Bill Price as well as Sandy Pearlman and guitarist Chris Spedding.
Starting as an assistant with live audio in the early 1980s at the Capitol Theater, in Passaic New Jersey. Later with CPI in NJ, with QC and Duplicate Masteing with a very considerable amount of Chicago's Wax Trax catalogue. Munsch also had his ears on the final Sex Pistols official release of "Pirates of Destiny'' for Skyclad Records while with CPI in 1989. When venturing to [[Tucson Arizona]] he wound up at The Downtown Performance Center, in Tucson, Arizona working live with The Melvin's, The Mentors and Nirvana for a brief time, before returning to place stakes in New Jersey and New York.
During the 1990s, Munsch had pressed further into recording and producing many well known Punk, Ska and Hardcore punk groups. During the early 1990s; the artist Violent Society, who released the single East Coast Assholes E.P, (1993) on Punk Rock Records. Not Enjoyin' It LPCD was self released in 1994 via it's members and was quoted by Maximum RocknRoll Magazine as being One of the top 10 best and most influential punk albums of the 1990.. Then again with the Washington D.C. group, The Suspects, to produce and co-engineer New Dawn In the 21ST Century In 1996 at legendary, Inner Ear Studios owned by Don Zintara. Going forward and immediately locked in work with The Trauma School Dropouts While in Albany NY, with Max Tracks. New York City, he had briefly worked with Joe Strummer on a significant amount of tape re-edit, punchy Clash dub material for reissue.
2000's saw The New York Rel-X in 2002.[4] Munsch had pushed long and protracted studio sessions with powerpop group The Stun Gunz, in 2007 that proved worthwhile until the group parted due to a "Too Much Too Soon" scenario. Eventually recruiting his 12 year old daughter Carolyn Munsch who would assist with The 2015, Accelerators ''On The Beach" E.P.[5]
A bulk of his recent recordings and productions, are recorded with Bob Both,[6] formerly of James Brown and Polygram Records. Munsch has also had several motion picture appearances in internationally acclaimed films. Marty (Martin) Munsch is listed in the Marquis Who's Who in Entertainment.
Affiliation
Munsch has been primarily affiliated with many mixing and tracking engineers such as: Bob Both of TWAIN Recording, who he had spent the larger portion of his career with, Max Castlenova of Clear-Cut Studios , Mike Davis, Don Zintara of Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA), CPI NJ (Wax Trax QC and DUP Mastering), and NY Electric Lady Studios, over the years at dozens of studios and many session hours.
Official production credits
- 1983 "With Sympathy" by Ministry – Post-Mastering Duplication Engineer
- 1985 "Revolution Rock Edits and Dubs" by The Clash – Post Engineer and Producer
- 1988 "Revolution in the Classroom" by Sex Pistols – Mastering Engineer -Skyclad records
- 1988 "Sex On Wheels" by My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult [1] QC Mastering Engineer
- 1991 "A Better Tomorrow" by Dysfunctional Youth – Producer and Mastering Engineer
- 1992 "Connected" Stereo MC's - Post Production Compilation Mastering, CPI
- 1994 "East Coast Assholes" by Violent Society / Infant Mortality - Punk Rock Records – Producer
- 1995 "Battalion Of Saints" Live At CBGB's NYC - Live Engineer - Mastering Engineer - Producer
- 1995 "East Coast Assholes" by Violent Society Punk Rock Records – Producer [7]
- 1995 "East Coast Assholes" by Violent Society Punk Rock Records – Dead Elvis records Producer, Mastering [8]
- 1995 "East Coast Assholes" by Violent Society Versions 2 Through Reissue Schuylkill Records – Producer [9]
- 1995 "More East Coast Assholes" Compilation Punk Rock Records – Producer Mastering Engineer [10]
- 1995 "Another Generation Lost" by Bomb Squadron – Mastering Engineer [11]
- 1995 "Not Enjoyin' It" by Violent Society – Producer
- 1995 "Negative Attention" by Violent Society on Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM (Originally Released on "Not Enjoyin' It") – Producer
- 1995 "Anthems For Arbor Day" By Heft 7" Producer Engineer Martin Munsch [12]- Bob Both Studio Engineer
- 1995 "Bang Bang Lu-Lu/England Belongs To Me" by Trauma School Dropouts – Producer - Arrangement
- 1995 "Some More East Coast Assholes" by Various
- 1995 "You're A Punk Slave" by The Rash – Producer - Mastering Engineer [13]
- 1996 "For Being Young / Last call For Alcohol EP" by U.S. Chaos – Producer, Mastering Engineer, Sound Engineer Bob Both Engineer Martin Munsch [14]
- 1996 "A !@#$ Scared Government" by Basic Skills – Producer, Mastering Engineer, and Sound Engineer
- 1996 "Yes, I Am Talking To You" by Terabithia – Producer Martin Munsch [15]
- 1996 "Punk Dwellings" U.S. Chaos, For Being Young – Post Producer Advisory, Produced By Martin Munsch [16]
- 1996 "Live At CBGB" by Peter and The Test Tube Babies – Live Sound Engineer, Producer, and Mastering Engineer
- 1996 "The Rise of Punk" by Violent Society – Producer
- 1996 "This City Sucks" by Trauma School Drop Out's Identity Crisis – Producer and Sound Engineer [17]
- 1996 "New Dawn In The 21'st Century" The Suspects - Engineer Producer
- 1997 "Scene and Heard" by The Mishaps – Producer and Mastering Engineer [18]
- 2003 "Unreachable" Single EP by The Dead Heroes - Producer, Mastering Engineer (Bob Both Studio Engineer) Rel. Headache Records, Punk Rock Records [19]vers. Time To Raise Some Hell. [20]
- 2005 "Broken Bones And Power Chords" Vol.1: New York's Finest (CD, Comp) by Various Artists Through Crosscheck Records [21]
- 2005 "I Told You Once" by Broken Heroes – Producer and Mastering Engineer, (Bob Both Studio Engineer)
- 2005 "Smashing Hippies" by Broken Heroes – Producer and Mastering Engineer (Cert. YouTube 100,000 Digital Release)
- 2006 "Live at CBGB's" by TSOL – Producer, Engineer
- 2006 "Busy Signal" Single by The Stun Gunz – Producer and Mix Engineer
- 2007 "The Girls Can't Get Enough" LP by The Stun Gunz – Producer and Mix Engineer [22]
- 2008 "Way Too Loud For Rock N’ Roll" by The Flair Up's – Producer and Mastering Engineer
- 2010 "A Marty Munsch Production" – 20 Years of Punk Rock Records
- 2011 "Stopping Evolution Dead In It's Tracks" by U.S. Chaos – Producer, Sound Engineer, and Mastering Engineer
- 2002 "She's Got A Gun" By New York Rel-X, Martin Munsch Producer, Engineer Bob Both.
- 2006 "Live at CBGB's", TSOL: Producer, Engineer [23]
- 2014 "Send It Out", The Antics: Producer, Engineer[24][25]
- 2015 "When I'm Alone", The Antics: Producer, Engineer (Bob Both)[26][27][28]
Compilation albums
- 2022 "Time To Raise Some Hell" EP (Punkrockrecords EMBN: 16734380 2022)
- Skins N' Pins CDLP (1996)[29]
- 1996 Punk Dwellings: New York's Finest Vol. 1 CD - songs "For Being You" and "Last Call For Alcohol" (Dwell, 1996), prod. Marty Munsch [30]
- 1997 No More Heroes: A Tribute to the Stranglers - song "Shut Up" (Elevator Music, 1998)[31]
- 1999 Broken Bones And Power Chords Vol. 1: New York's Finest CD - songs "For Being Young", prod. M. Munsch and "Last Call For Alcohol", Prod. M. Munsch. (Crosscheck, 2005)[32]
- 2010 A Marty Munsch Production EP (Punkrockrecords SG-63593, 2010, UPC: 846017048228)
- Time To Raise Some Hell EP (Punkrockrecords EMBN: 16734380 2022)
Film work
Munsch appears in the 2008 film All Grown Up: The Movie by Andrea Witting.[33]
Munsch produced and mastered the U.S. Chaos song "For Being Young" which appears on the soundtrack of film Pariah.
References
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Punk Cogan, Brian (2008). The Encyclopedia of Punk. Sterling. ISBN 978-1-4027-5960-4.
- ^ Sugar Buzz Magazine http://www.sugarbuzzmagazine.com/bands/uschaos/uschaos.html
- ^ "Marty Munsch". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ "Bob Both", Wikipedia, 2022-11-30, retrieved 2022-12-23
- ^ "Bob Both", Wikipedia, 2022-11-30, retrieved 2022-12-23
- ^ "Bob Both", Wikipedia, 2022-11-30, retrieved 2022-12-23
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{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Send It Out http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=176944
- ^ Palace of Rock http://rothnroll.blogspot.com/2014/08/i-antics-send-it-out.html
- ^ When I'm Alone Speak into My Good Eye
- ^ When I'm Alone http://groundsounds.com/2015/01/16/antics-when-alone/
- ^ Top40 Charts http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=105994
- ^ "Skins & Pins Vol. 1 CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Punk Dwellings CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "V/A - No More Heroes: A Tribute To The Stranglers". Interpunk.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "V/A - Broken Bones And Power Chords Vol. 1: New York's F". Interpunk.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ All Grown Up The Movie http://rockandrollreport.com/a-preview-of-the-upcoming-film-all-grown-up/