Pete Steinkopf is an American guitarist, songwriter and music producer who is a founder of the punk rock band The Bouncing Souls.
Career Steinkopf founded The Bouncing Souls in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1989. Since that time, the band released ten studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, nine ep/singles and eight split releases. In 2010, with the Build & Burn album from The Loved Ones, Steinkopf began his career in producing and engineering albums. Since then, he has worked with Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem, Dave Hause, Beach Slang, Nathan Gray of Boy Sets Fire and The Menzingers.
Steinkopf primarily works out of his studio, Little Eden, as well as The Lake House studio, both in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Discography BandAlbumLabelCreditYearBouncing SoulsThe Good the Bad and The Argyle BYO Records Guitarist, Writer1994Bouncing Souls Maniacal Laughter BYO Records Guitarist, Writer1996Bouncing SoulsSelf Titled Epitaph Records Guitarist, Writer1997Bouncing Souls Hopeless Romantic Epitaph Records Guitarist, Writer1999Bouncing Souls How I Spent My Summer vacation Epitaph Records Guitarist, Writer, Producer2001Bouncing Souls Anchors Aweigh Epitaph Recirds Guitarist, Writer, Producer2003Hot Water Music The New What's Next Epitaph Records Guitarist2004Bouncing Souls Live Chunksaah Records Guitarist, Writer, Producer2005Bouncing Souls The Gold Record Epitaph Records Guitarist, Writer2006The Loved Ones Build and Burn Fat wreck Chords Producer, guitarist2007Bouncing Souls Ghosts On The Boardwalk Chunksaah Records Guitarist, Writer2009Detournament Awaken With Millions Pirates Press Producer, engineer, mixer2009Loved Ones Distractions Fat Wreck Chords Producer, engineer, mixer2009Lenny Lashleys Gang Of One Viva Rock N Roll Hold Fast Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Guitarist2010Dirty Tacticts The Divine Muddle Kiss Of Death Producer, engineer2010Dave Hause Resolutions Rise Records Producer, engineer, mixer, Guitarist, K2011Brian Fallon Revival Tour Collection Ten Four Records Producer, engineer, mixer, Guitarist2011Houseboat 21st Century Breakroom Bloated Cat Records Producer, engineer, mixer2011Bouncing Souls Comet Rise Records Guitarist, Writer2012Luther Let's Get You Somewhere Else Chunksaah Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer2012Dave Hause 7 inch Series Jade tree/SideOneDummy/Bridge 9Producer, engineer, mixer2012The Scandals Trench Knife Gongervitus Records Producer, engineer, mixer2012Born Annoying Living How Yoire Not Reaper Records Producer, engineer, mixer2012Organ Thieves ST Independent Producer, engineer, mixer2013The Battery Electric Weaving Spiders Little Dickman Producer, engineer, mixer2013Menzingers Shocking Chunksaah records Producer, engineer, mixer2013Lenny Lashleys Gang Of One Illuminator Pirates Press Records Producer, engineer, mixer, Guitarist, /B/K2013TwoPointEightFrom Wires I Scream Records Mixer, engineer, guitarist2014Smalltalk Plus!Chunksaah Records Engineer, mixer, producer, Guitarist, Writer2014Sammy Kay Fourth Street Singers Panic State Engineer, Mixer, Producer, Guitarist, Writer, K/B2015Northcote Invisible Diamonds Xtra mile Recordings Producer, engineer, mixer2015Brian McGee Ruin Creek Creep Records Producer, engineer, mixer, Guitarist2015Morningside Lane Mellow Drama Super Sick Records Producer, engineer, mixer2015Battery Electric The Heart And The Thrill Little Dickman Producer, engineer, mixer2015Vansaders Jumping At Shadows Independent Producer, engineer, mixer2015Local Summer Cheery Vaneer Independent Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Guitarist2015Protagonist Jean Jackets In June Smart Punk Producer, Engineer2015The Moms Snow Bird Bar None Records Producer, engineer, mixer2016Almost People Songs For Best Friends Anchorless Producer, engineer, mixer2016Plow United Three It's Alive Records Producer, engineer, mixer2016Up For Nothing Swindled It's Alive Records Producer, engineer, mixer2016The Attack On Condition Paper and Plastik Producer, engineer, mixer2016Lost In Society Modern Illusions Handsome Stranger Producer, engineer, mixer2016Beach Slang I Made This For You Polyvinyl Producer, engineer, mixer2017Seaside Caves Hope Chunksaah Records Producer, engineer, mixer2017Vansaders No Matter What Independent Producer, engineer, mixer2017Vansaders This Time Around Independent Producer, engineer, mixer2017Hot Blood Overcome part 1Producer, engineer, mixer2015Hot Blood Overcome Part 2 Producer, engineer, mixer2016Nathan Gray Feral Hyms End Hit Records Producer, engineer, mixer, Guitarist2018The Ratchets First Light Pirates Press Producer, engineer, mixer2018Bouncing SoulsSimplicityRise RecordsGuitarist, Writer2018Crazy & The BrainsOut In The WeezHovercraft RecordsProducer, engineer, mixer2018Dylan Disaster and The RevelryAll RoadsTravel Well RecordsProducer, engineer, mixer2023
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