Matthew Schultz | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Matthew Schultz |
| Genres | Dark Ambient World Music Industrial |
| Occupation(s) | Artist |
| Instrument(s) | Anti Tank Guitar Keyboards |
| Labels | Lens Gein Invisible Records |
Matthew Schultz (born in Enid, Oklahoma on June 27, 1966) is an American musician, multi-media artist, film maker, graphic designer and sculptor. He is best know for his work with Lab Report, Pigface and for scoring music for director, Bernard Rose.
History
editIn 1990, Matthew Schultz and Eric Pounder founded the experimental, dark ambient, improvisational, music project Lab Report and were signed to Invisible Records.[1] Schultz was the creator of the A.T.G. or Anti Tank Guitar[2] This instrument was also used on the first three Pigface albums as well as the first four Lab Report albums. Schultz went on as the head of Lab Report and released four more albums with the label, Gein. [3] The projects music style broadened to cover a wide range and became increasingly more multi-media. Schultz also composed musical scores for Hollywood horror director, Bernard Rose. The movies include; Ivan's XTC and Snuff-Movie (film).[4] The forward of the two was voted one the ten best films of 2000 by Roger Ebert [5]
Currently
editMatthew Schultz is currently the curator and lead historian for the fraternal, hermetic, order of The Division. He has assembled the largest collection of artifacts surrounding this esoteric, brotherhood and is exhibiting them worldwide. [6] His latest music release is entitled Mantras, from his new project The Division. [7]
Education
editBA - Visual Arts - University of Illinois at Springfield
MFA - Sculpture - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Discography
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References
edit- ^ [Thompson, Dave (1994) The Industrial Revolution, LA CA, Cleopatra Pub, pg. 61, ISBN 0-96361-93-0-6.]
- ^ New York Times
- ^ [1]
- ^ International Movie Database
- ^ Roger Ebert Review
- ^ [Foster, Adrienne (2010) The History of The Division, San Antonio TX, VOA Pub, Vol. 17, Issue 1, pg. 36.]
- ^ [2]