Matthew Schultz
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Matthew Schultz is an American musician, multi-media artist, film maker, graphic designer and sculptor. He is best known for his work with Lab Report
, Pigface
and for scoring music for director, Bernard Rose
.
and were signed to Invisible Records
. Schultz was the creator of the A.T.G. or Anti Tank Guitar
Schultz used this instrument on the first four Lab Report
albums as well as on the first three Pigface
albums. Schultz went on as the head of Lab Report and released four more albums with his own record label, Gein. The music style of these projects broadened and became increasingly more multi-media. Schultz finally went solo and released five more albums under his own name. He also composed musical scores for Hollywood horror director, Bernard Rose
. The movies include Ivans Xtc
and Snuff-Movie
. The forward of the two was voted one the ten best films of 2000 by Roger Ebert
MFA - Sculpture - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Lab Report
Lab Report was an improvisational, dark ambient, band created by Matthew Schultz, Eric Pounder and Chris Blazen in 1989. The experimental project gained notoriety as one of the earliest dark ambient musical projects stemming from the Industrial music genre....
, Pigface
Pigface
Pigface is an industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin.-History:Pigface was formed from Ministry's The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste tour, which produced the In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up live album and video. For the tour, Al Jourgensen brought...
and for scoring music for director, Bernard Rose
Bernard Rose
Bernard Rose may refer to:*Bernard Rose , South African long-distance runner*Bernard Rose , British film director*Bernard Rose , British organist and composer...
.
History
In 1990, Matthew Schultz and Eric Pounder founded the experimental, dark ambient, improvisational, music project Lab ReportLab Report
Lab Report was an improvisational, dark ambient, band created by Matthew Schultz, Eric Pounder and Chris Blazen in 1989. The experimental project gained notoriety as one of the earliest dark ambient musical projects stemming from the Industrial music genre....
and were signed to Invisible Records
Invisible Records
Invisible Records is a Chicago based record label founded by Martin Atkins to support and distribute the works of artists who preferred to work with a smaller, artist driven label.-Artist Roster:* Ashtrayhead* Attrition* Bagman* Bizarre Sex Trio...
. Schultz was the creator of the A.T.G. or Anti Tank Guitar
Anti Tank Guitar
The A.T.G. or Anti Tank Guitar is a large multi-stringed instrument that can express tones including and beyond the chromatic scale.- History :...
Schultz used this instrument on the first four Lab Report
Lab Report
Lab Report was an improvisational, dark ambient, band created by Matthew Schultz, Eric Pounder and Chris Blazen in 1989. The experimental project gained notoriety as one of the earliest dark ambient musical projects stemming from the Industrial music genre....
albums as well as on the first three Pigface
Pigface
Pigface is an industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin.-History:Pigface was formed from Ministry's The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste tour, which produced the In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up live album and video. For the tour, Al Jourgensen brought...
albums. Schultz went on as the head of Lab Report and released four more albums with his own record label, Gein. The music style of these projects broadened and became increasingly more multi-media. Schultz finally went solo and released five more albums under his own name. He also composed musical scores for Hollywood horror director, Bernard Rose
Bernard Rose (director)
Bernard Rose is an English actor and film director most famous for his direction of the 1992 urban horror film Candyman and the 1994 historical romance film Immortal Beloved....
. The movies include Ivans Xtc
Ivans XTC
Ivansxtc is an independent film directed by Bernard Rose shot on digital camera about the last day in the life of LA agent Ivan Beckman, played by Danny Huston. It is based on Leo Tolstoy's novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich. The film also stars Peter Weller as Beckman's megastar client Don West...
and Snuff-Movie
Snuff-Movie (film)
Snuff-Movie is a 2005 gothic horror film by British director Bernard Rose. It stars Jeroen Krabbé as a horror film maker named Boris Arkadin, whose pregnant wife was brutally murdered by a Manson-like gang of hippy psychopaths during the 1960s...
. The forward of the two was voted one the ten best films of 2000 by Roger Ebert
Currently
Matthew 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. His latest music release is entitled Mantras, from his new project The Division.Education
BA - Visual Arts - University of Illinois at SpringfieldMFA - Sculpture - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Solo work
- Blue Lady (2000)
- Subla Kahn Nine One One (2002)
- Foundspaces (2005)
- Loops (2007)
- The Division Mantras (2010)
with Lab Report
- Fig X-71 (1991)
- Unhealthy (1993)
- Terminal (1995)
- Excision (1997)
- All Your Little Pieces, Make Me a Whole (1998)
- -Classical -Atmospheres (1999)
- 2000 After Death Live (2000)
with Pigface
- Lean Juicy PorkLean Juicy Pork-Personnel:* Martin Atkins* Bill Rieflin* Chris Connelly* En Esch* Nivek Ogre* Paul Raven* Matt Schultz* William Tucker...
(1990) - GubGubGub is the second release and first LP by Pigface. It is notable for featuring contributions from Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails before Nine Inch Nails achieved mainstream success....
(1991) - Welcome to Mexico... Asshole (1991)
- Fook (1992)
- Truth Will OutTruth Will Out-Personnel:* Martin Atkins* Genesis Breyer P-Orridge* Boozie* Gooch* Jim Marcus* Flour* En Esch* Barb Ruchoft* Nivek Ogre* Andrew Weiss* Hope Nicholls* Matt Schultz* Fil* William Tucker* Jolly* Theo Van Rock-External links:...
(1993)