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Matt Bayles (BAY-less; born October 19, 1972) is an Americanrecord producer,mixer,engineer, and musician, based inSeattle, Washington. Bayles is known for his work with bands such asThe Classic Crime,Isis,Soundgarden,Pearl Jam,Botch,Mastodon,Minus the Bear,Burnt by the Sun, andNorma Jean and as the keyboardist for Americanindie rock bandMinus the Bear.

Bayles' career began with interning inNashville, Tennessee. Eventually moving on to engineering country demo sessions with session musician, Bayles learned the ropes of the recording studio. After deciding Nashville wasn't the place to land, Bayles moved to Seattle, Washington.^{[citation needed]}

Bayles began working withBrendan O'Brien, eventually assisting for O'Brien onPearl Jam'sNo Code andYield. Later, Bayles earned an assistant engineer credit onDeftones'Around The Fur after linking up with producerTerry Date.^{[citation needed]}

Bayles handled synthesizer and electronics in Seattle-based indie rock bandMinus the Bear from the band's inception. He left them in January 2006 to focus on his production work. Following his departure from Minus the Bear, he produced two of their albums,Planet of Ice andInfinity Overhead.

Some of Bayles' early work includes producing, engineering, and mixing the seminal albumsOceanic by Isis andWe Are the Romans by Botch.

Later, he also produced and engineeredBlood Mountain by Mastodon, which was one of the most critically acclaimed albums of 2006, ranking at 9th inRolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2006.^[1] More recently, Bayles has worked with St. Louis indie rock bandFoxing, handling the production and mixing of their 2015 LP,Dealer.^[2]

p – produced,m – mixed,e – engineered,a – assistant

• A Wilhelm Scream –A Wilhelm Scream (m)
• Alice in Chains –Alice in Chains (a)
• Botch –American Nervoso (p/m/e)
• Botch –We Are the Romans (m/e)
• Botch –An Anthology of Dead Ends (c-p/m/e)
• Caspian –Waking Season (c-p/m/e)
• Caspian –Hymn for the Greatest Generation (p/m/e)
• Caspian –Dust & Disquiet (c-p/m/e)
• Cursive –I Am Gemini (p)
• Deftones –Around the Fur (a)
• Fall River –Lights Out (m)
• Fallow Land –Slow Down, Rockstar (p/m/e)
• Foxing –Dealer (p/m)
• Gibraltar –Storms (m)
• Gibraltar –The New Century (p/m)
• Gibraltar –Elegant Alibis EP (p/m/e)
• Gibraltar –Lets Get Beautiful (p/m/e)
• Isis –Celestial (p/m/e)
• Isis –SGNL>05 (p/m/e)
• Isis –Oceanic (p/m/e)
• Isis –Panopticon (p/m/e)
• Isis –In the Absence of Truth (p/m/e)
• KEN mode –Entrench (p)
• Make Do and Mend –End Measure Mile (m)
• Make Do and Mend –Everything You Ever Loved (p/m/e)
• Mastodon –Remission (p/m/e)
• Mastodon –Leviathan (p/m/e)
• Mastodon –Blood Mountain (p/e)
• Meg Myers –Sorry (e)
• Minus The Bear –They Make Beer Commercials Like This (p/m/e)
• Minus the Bear –Menos El Oso (p/m/e)
• Minus the Bear –Planet of Ice (p/m/e)
• Minus the Bear –Infinity Overhead (p w/ band)
• Murder City Devils –Thelema (p/m/e)
• Norma Jean –O God, the Aftermath (p/m/e)
• Norma Jean –Masters of Horror (Soundtrack) (p/m/e "ShaunLuu")
• Nothink –Hidden State (p/m/e)
• Pearl Jam –Yield (e "Do the Evolution" & "All Those Yesterdays")
• Pearl Jam –Binaural (e)
• Pearl Jam –Lost Dogs (m)
• Polar Bear Club –Chasing Hamburg (p/m/e)
• Screaming Females –Rose Mountain (c-p)
• Screaming Females –All at Once (c-p/m)
• Soundgarden –Down on the Upside (a)
• Soundgarden –The Classic Album Selection (e)
• Spark Is a Diamond –Keep Your Eyes Off the Prize (m)
• Spark Is a Diamond –Try This On for Size (m)
• The Blood Brothers –This Adultery Is Ripe (p/m/e)
• The Blood Brothers –March On Electric Children (p/m/e)
• The Classic Crime –Seattle Sessions (p)
• The Fall of Troy –Manipulator (p/m/e)
• The Sword –Warp Riders (p/m/e)
• These Arms Are Snakes –This Is Meant to Hurt You (p/m/e)
• These Arms Are Snakes –Oxeneers or The Lions Sleeps When It's Antelope Go Home (p/m/e)
• Vanna –Curses (p/m/e)

• Mattbayles.com – Bayles' official website
• Red Room Studios – Red Room Studios website

• 1972 births
• Living people
• Record producers from Washington (state)
• Mixing engineers
• Minus the Bear members
• Businesspeople from Seattle

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