Matt Drenik

“Because if the Flaming Lips had written an original song for
their Dark Side of the Moon live shows, this is what it might’ve sounded like.”
– Esquire Magazine
regarding Drenik’s composition, Lights, for Sons of Anarchy – Season 5 (FX).

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“Produced by multi-instrumentalist Matt Drenik… he brings out a new side of Post:
compared to her 90s work, Sleepwalker has more complex arrangements,
and its instrumentation goes beyond the guitar-bass-drums combination
associated with alt-rock…”
– Chicago Reader
regarding Drenik’s production of Post’s “Sleepwalker” (2023)

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As an artist, Drenik’s music has been critically acclaimed by Rolling Stone, Billboard, Magnet Magazine, Classic Rock Magazine, Metal Hammer, Paste Magazine, Consequence of Sound and many others. He’s toured the world, having shared stages with the likes of Metric, Arctic Monkeys, Veruca Salt, The Toadies, Blue Cheer, DMBQ, Monster Magnet and many others. His music has been featured in films, television and commercials, most notably FX’s Sons of Anarchy (where he was a contributing composer) as well as an appearance (Metal Heavy Lady) on Guitar Hero 3. His version of Neil Young’s “Hey Hey, My My” for SOA has over 55 million YouTube hits.

In 2015 he began building Get Loud in NE Portland with the hopes of recording more bands. His client list includes Louise Post (Veruca Salt), Charlie Hilton (Blouse), The Valley (Marina Darling, Evan Rachel Wood, Este Haim), Acid Tongue, Battleme, The Grizzled Mighty, Ivan Howard (Rosebuds), Chief White Lightning, Miller Campbell, Danny Dodge, and many more. In the beginning of 2018 he relocated with his wife to Los Angeles, California. In addition to recording and touring, he’s currently a Partner / Creative Director at South Music in Los Angeles, CA where he continues to produce and make records. His most recent work — a debut LP for Louise Post (Veruca Salt) wrapped in Jan 2023. Not only did he produce, but was a multi-instrumentalist and mixer. The single “Guilty” was released in April 2023. His most recent work with singer-songwriter, Miller Campbell, saw him not only in the production / mixing roles, but as co-writer for the 11 song LP. It’s release date is late 2024. Most recently, he produced a cover of Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” with LA indie rock group, Buckets, for an Apple / AT&T national television campaign.

As a writer, Drenik has contributed editorial pieces to Talkhouse, American Songwriter, Magnet Magazine and was a contributing writer at OPB Music (Portland, OR’s NPR affiliate) where he not only wrote editorials but conducted podcast interviews on music.

As a producer, the bands he’s worked with have been featured and premiered in Nylon, Rolling Stone, NME, Brooklyn Vegan, Spin, Consequence of Sound, Stereogum, American Songwriter, NPR, Paste, Flood Magazine, Magnet and others.

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Recent Highlights :

Chicago Reader covers the upcoming Louise Post show @ Lincoln Hall here.
Louise Post announces LP “Sleepwalker” produced by Matt Drenik — shares first single Guilty
Acid Tongue’s “Humpty Dumpty” hits 1million streams on Spotify!
Matt starts production on an upcoming Louise Post (Veruca Salt) solo record at SOUTH.
Matt wraps up producing The Valley, a new musical project featuring Evan Rachel Wood, Este Haim, and Marina Darling
Far Lands song, “There Be Monsters,” featured on NPR’s weekend playlist.
Danny Dodge single “Blue Ain’t What I Feel For You'“ premiere in Flaunt Magazine.
Talkhouse publishes Drenik Op-Ed on touring in the Trump Era.
“Lowlands” by Far Lands sync placement in HBO’s Here and Now and CSI.
“Testament” by Battleme picked as one of the year’s best by Classic Rock Magazine.
“Hot Mess” by Battleme sync placement in Showtime’s Shameless.
“Beyond the One I’m Making” by Far Lands sync placement in Showtime’s Shameless.
“City’s Alive” by Chief White Lightning featured in a Canon ad.
Battleme’s “Cult Psychotica” gets 8/10 on Allmusic.
“Humpty Dumpty” by Acid Tongue premiered at Nylon.