Jacob Portrait

Jacob Portrait
Portrait performing with Unknown Mortal Orchestra in 2013
Background information
Birth nameJacob Martin Portrait
Also known asJake Portrait
BornPortland, Oregon, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Multi-instrumentalist
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1999–present
Member of

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

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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

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Selected production discography

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Year Artist Title Role
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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