A recording artist himself for over twenty-five years, Matt has developed a progressive philosophy on recording, and a deep love for high quality independent music.  In recent years, Matt especially loves to record and produce artists who are “outside the Nashville box” and prides himself on helping them attain a major label sound on a reasonable budget.  Matt is able to achieve this by incorporating carefully selected pieces of high-end audio gear that are second-to-none, and by keeping his overhead low by working out of his home-based studio (see Matt's full GEAR LIST below).

Matt records on a Digidesign ProTools HD2 Accel System with the latest version of ProTools software HD 8 (see Matt's full GEAR LIST below). If you are in need of musicians to play on your record, or If you are coming into Nashville from out of town, Matt has an extensive pool of A-List session players to choose from to fill out your sound.

Wilderside Productions is available for all types of projects, including

• Recording & producing full-length releases & EP's (major or indie)
• Demo recordings
• Mixing
• Mastering

MICS

Large Diaphragm Condensor Mics

Neumann U47 (Serial #5646) (moded by Stephen Paul)
Wunder Audio CM7
Lawson L47
Lawson L251 (2)
Audio Technica 4047 (2)

Small Diaphragm Condensor Mics

Josephson C42
AKG C 451 B (2)
AKG C480B

Dynamic Mics

AKG D112
AKG D12
AKG D24E (2)
Shure SM7
Shure SM57 (several)
Shure SM58 (several)
Electro Voice EV PL20

Other Mics

Royer R-121 Ribbon (2)
Shure SM91

PRE-AMPS:

Chandler TG1 Channel w/EQ
API 512C (8 channels)
Fred Cameron Custom Tube Pre
Universal Audio 2-610 Dual Channel
Grace Design Model 101
Telefunken V72 Tube Pre

COMPRESSORS:

Fred Cameron Custom
Alan Smart C1
Thermeonic Culture Pheonix
Empirical Labs Distressor EL8
Gates Sta-Level (custom mod)
Groove Tube Glory Comp

EQ:

Manley Massive Passive
Chandler TG1 Channel
API 550B (8 channels)

RECORDING:

Digidesign ProTools HD2 Accel System

MONITORS:

ADAM Audio S3A
Dynaudio Acoustics
KRK S12 Subwoofer
KRK K-Rok

MIXER:

Chandler EMI Abbey Road Mini Rack Mixer (16 Channel)

DIGITAL AUDIO CONVERTERS:

Apogee Rosetta 800 AD/DA Converter (2)
AardSync Master Clock

MIDI INTERFACE:

MIDI Timepiece AV

POWER CONDITIONERS:

Monster Power Pro 3500 (2)

OUTBOARD EFFECTS:

Roland SRV-330 Reverb
Roland SDE-330 Dimensional Space Delay
Lexicon MPX-1

KEYBOARDS:

Roland Fantom-X8 88-Key Sampling Workstation
Roland Jupiter 6 Analog Synth
Roland Juno-106 Analog Synth
Roland D-50 Synth
Alesis Andromeda A6 Analog Synth
Kurzweil K2000 Keyboard Sampler
Kurzweil K2000R

GUITARS:

Parker Fly
Charvelle w/Roland guitar synth pickup
Gurian Rosewood Acoustic (1975)
Taylor Cutaway Acoustic

BASS:           

Fender P Bass (vintage)

AMPS:

Carr Mercury
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Mesa Boogie Rectifier (dual)

GUITAR PEDALS:

Extensive guitar pedal collection plus:

Gibson Echoplex
Roland VG-8 Guitar Synth (guitar outboard)

SOFTWARE & PLUGINS:

Pro Tools HD 8
Mac OSX Leopard
2 UAD cards w/most Universal Audio UAD Powered Plugins including:

LA-2A
1176
Pultec Pro
Fairchild 670
DreamVerb
Cambridge EQ
RealVerb Pro
Pultec EQ
CS-1
Nigel
Plate 140
Neve 88RS
SPL Transient Designer
Moog Multimode Filter
Precision Multiband

Waves Platinum Bundle (over 30 plugins)
Antares Auto-Tune Evo
Bomb Factory Moogerfooger Plugins including:

Analog Delay
Low Pass Filter
Phaser
Ring Modulator
Sans Amp PS1
Tel-Ray Delay
Slightly Rude Compressor
Voce Spin
Voce Chorus Vibrato
Joe Meek Meekquilizer
Joe Meek Compressor
Bomb Factory BF3A & BF76

Crane Song Phoenix Tape Saturation
Digidesign: all basic plugins plus ReVibe & the new Air plugins (20)
Chandler EMI Abbey Road TG12413
Focusrite D2/D3
AmpliTube LE
Line 6 Amp Pharm & Echo Pharm
Massenburg MDW 5B Parametric EQ
Massey Tape-Head
Nomad Factory Phaser, Sweeper & Tremolo
Princeton Digital Plate Reverb & Space Station
Sony Oxford 5-Band EQ & Inflator
SoundToys EchoBoy, Crystallizer, FilterFreak, PhaseMistress & Tremolator
Trillium Lane TL Space & TL EveryPhase
URS 1975-CLS

SOFTWARE INSTRUMENT COLLECTIONS:

Atmosphere
Omnisphere
Ivory
Lounge Lizard
Stylus RMX
MachFive 2
Hybrid
BFD Light
Mellowdine
Minigrande
Reason
Sample Tank 2
Strucure
Synchronic
TL Metro
Vacuum

Matt Wilder
Engineer, Producer, Mixer, Mastering

Matt Wilder has been a recording artist, engineer, and producer for over twenty-five years. He has worked with legendary producer Dan Hartman (Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, Steve Winwood, James Brown, etc), has written soundtracks for Sesame Street, and even founded the very first "school of rock" in 1992 called Group-Music.

After moving to Nashville in 2000, Matt built his own recording studio, and began producing demos for major labels & publishing companies such as Sony, Dreamworks, BMG, Atlantic, Word, Warner Brothers Records, Ten Ten Music Group, etc. By 2002, Matt had become increasingly focused on recording independent artists, and in 2005, Wilderside Productions was born. Matt also created his own artist showcase The Wilderside of Nashville, which featured artists "outside the Nashville box".

Since then, Matt has produced countless indie artists and is more excited than ever about nurturing and exposing great music in Nashville. He is currently expanding the Wilderside production studio by bringing in other talented engineers and producers. In 2009, Matt plans to expand his artist showcase, as well as create a TV & film licensing division to help the many artists he has worked with gain exposure. Matt also teaches a very popular class in audio technology at Vanderbuilt University, and has a song coming out in the upcoming Pixar film Dwegon.

Geoff Koval
Engineer, Producer, Mixer

Geoff Koval got his start as the guitar player for the 90's indie band The Fifth Wheel, warming up for such notable artists as The Cranberries, The Sundays, Alanis Morrissette, and Toad The Wet Sprocket. It was also during this time that Geoff realized his true love was behind the mixing board, and in 1993, landed his first engineering gig at Trent Reznor's studio Midtown Recording in Cleveland, Ohio. Geoff spent seven years at Midtown, learning the ropes as he worked with the band Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. In 1998, Geoff started working in Nashville for producer David Z., and in 2000 became Chief Engineer at Island Bound Publishing. At Island, Geoff got to work with practically every big songwriter in town, and in 2004, he built his own studio, Cylo Recording, where he produced indie rock projects for two years. Geoff then moved on to work at The Chateau in Franklin, before landing at Wilderside Productions in 2007. Geoff plays an integral role at Wilderside, working closely with Matt Wilder on all projects. Geoff also works occasionally at The Sound Kitchen in Franklin.

Click here to view Geoff's CLIENT LIST.

Matt's Fish Walls of Fame

When not in the studio, Matt is an avid fly fisherman & painter. Check out Matt's paintings on the walls of the Wilderside Studio!