Jacob Portrait
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Birth name | Jacob Martin Portrait |
Also known as | Jake Portrait |
Born | Portland, Oregon, United States |
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Years active | 1999–present |
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Jacob Martin Portrait is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He is the bassist of the New Zealand psychedelic rock band Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and a current member of the Portland-based alternative rock band Blouse.
Career[edit]
Portrait is from Portland, Oregon.
Portrait started the psychedelic rock band Unknown Mortal Orchestra in 2010 along with Ruban Nielson, and is currently playing with the band as their bassist.[1] He has worked with the band on their albums Multi-Love (2015), Sex & Food (2018), and IC-01 Hanoi (2018).
Portrait teamed up with singer-guitarist Charlie Hilton and bassist Patrick Adams to form the alternative rock band Blouse in Portland.[2][3] The band's self-titled first album was released in 2011, and the band's second album Imperium was released in 2013.[4]
Portrait has produced music for several artists. In 2016 he produced the album Palana by Charlie Hilton of Blouse.[5] Porches' album Ricky Music was co-produced by Portrait.[6] He co-produced and recorded Someone New by Helena Deland.[7][1] He also collaborated with Okay Kaya on her album Watch This Liquid Pour Itself.[8]
Portrait has worked with Alex G as a mixing engineer on his albums Beach Music (2015),[9] Rocket (2017),[10][11] House of Sugar (2019),[12][13] and God Save the Animals (2022).[14] God Save the Animals was co-produced by Portrait with Alex G.[15] He also worked as an audio engineer on Whitney's Forever Turned Around in 2019.[16]
In 2020, Portrait co-wrote the lyrics of "I'd Die for You" on Paloma Faith's Infinite Things alongside Faith and Patrick Wimberly.[17] In 2021, he worked as a producer and writer on Cloves' Nightmare on Elmfield Road.[18] Several tracks on Claud's debut album Super Monster were composed and produced by Portrait.[19][20]
Awards[edit]
- 2015 - APRA Silver Scroll Awards - Nominated (Song: "Can't Keep Checking My Phone" - Songwriter)[21]
- 2018 - APRA Silver Scroll Awards - Nominated (Song: "Hunnybee" - Songwriter)[22]
Selected production discography[edit]
Year | Artist | Title | Role |
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2023 | Lil Yachty | Strike (Holster) | Composer, Musical Producer, Producer, Recording[23] |
2023 | Lil Yachty | Let's Start Here | Composer[24] |
2022 | Empath | Visitor | Producer[25] |
2022 | JayWood | Slingshot | Bass, Drum Machine, Fender Rhodes, Guitar (Bass), Organ, Producer, Synthesizer, Wah Wah Bass[26] |
2022 | Whitney | SPARK | Mixing[27] |
2022 | Sunflower Bean | Head Full of Sugar | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Composer[28] |
2022 | Alex G | God Save the Animals | Producer, Engineer, Mixing[29] |
2022 | Claud (singer) | Super Monster | Composer, Producer[30] |
2021 | Portugal. The Man | Oregon City Sessions | Engineer, Mixing[31] |
2021 | Cloves | Nightmare on Elmfield Road | Composer, Producer, Programming[32] |
2020 | Nick Hakim | Will This Make Me Good | Additional Production[33] |
2020 | Okay Kaya | Watch This Liquid Pour Itself | Mixing, Additional Production[34] |
2020 | Helena Deland | Someone New | Bass, Drums, Keyboards[35] |
2020 | Porches | Ricky Music | Producer, Engineer, Mixing[36] |
2020 | Paloma Faith | Infinite Things | Composer[37] |
2019 | Alex G | House of Sugar | Mixing, Drum Engineering[38] |
2019 | Whitney | Forever Turned Around | Engineer[39] |
2018 | Sunflower Bean | Twentytwo in Blue | Producer, Mixing[40] |
2018 | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Sex & Food | Bass, Composer, Engineer, Producer, Synthesizer[41] |
2018 | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | IC-01 Hanoi | Engineer[42] |
2017 | Pixx | The Age of Anxiety | Producer[43] |
2017 | Alex G | Rocket | Mixing[44] |
2017 | Alex Cameron (musician) | Forced Witness | Mixing[45] |
2017 | EMA | Exile in the Outer Ring | Producer, Mixing, Cover Photo, Drum Programming, Drums, Piano, Soloist, Synthesizer Bass[46] |
2016 | Whitney | Light Upon the Lake | Mixing[47] |
2016 | Wild Nothing | Life of Pause | Mixing, Additional Production[48] |
2016 | DIIV | Is the Is Are | Mixing, Mixing Engineer[49] |
2015 | The Alchemist / Oh No | Welcome to Los Santos | Additional Production[50] |
2015 | Moon King | Secret Life | Mixing[51] |
2015 | King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | Paper Mâché Dream Balloon | Engineer[52] |
2015 | Gardens & Villa | Music for Dogs | Composer[53] |
2015 | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Multi-Love | Additional Production, Bass, Co-Producer, Composer, Engineer, Producer[54] |
2015 | Alex G | Beach Music | Mixing[55] |
2014 | Bass Drum of Death | Rip This | MProducer, Engineer, Mixing[56] |
2014 | TOPS | Picture You Staring | Mixing[57] |
2014 | Wampire | Bazaar (album) | Producer, Engineer, Mixing[58] |
2013 | Gauntlet Hair | Stills (Gauntlet Hair album) | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Bass[59] |
2013 | Blouse | Imperium | Producer, Bass, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Guitars, Noise, Piano[60] |
2013 | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | II | Bass[61] |
2013 | Wampire | Curiosity | Producer, Engineer, Mixing[62] |
2011 | STRFKR | Reptilians | Producer, Engineer, Mixing[63] |
2011 | Blouse | Blouse | Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, Bass, Group Member, Composer, Drones, Percussion, Programming, Synthesizer Bass, Wurlitzer[64] |
2010 | The Dandy Warhols | The Capitol Years 1995-2007 | Mixing[65] |
2009 | The Mint Chicks | Screens | Producer, Mixing[66] |
2008 | The Dandy Warhols | ...Earth to the Dandy Warhols... | Producer, Mixing[67] |
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- ^ "Porches announces new album 'Ricky Music' out march 13". V2 Records. January 23, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
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