Jacob Portrait

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 Portrait was born in Greenbrae, California. Growing up, he has lived in Vancouver, Washington as well as Eugene, Medford and Portland, Oregon. Portrait is currently based in Brooklyn, New York, where he runs a private recording studio.

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. He has worked with the band on their albums Multi-Love (2015), Sex & Food (2018), IC-01 Hanoi (2018), V (2023), and IC-02 Bogotá (2025).

Portrait teamed up with singer-guitarist Charlie Hilton and bassist Patrick Adams to form the alternative rock band Blouse in Portland. The band's self-titled first album was released in 2011, and the band's second album Imperium was released in 2013.

Some of Portrait’s most recent writing and production credits include Lil Yachty’s album Let’s Start Here. (2023) and Montell Fish's album CHARLOTTE (2024). In 2024, he’s also written and produced on Marc Rebillet’s “Vibes Alright”, Christopher Owens’ “This Is My Guitar”, Still Woozy’s “Rid of Me”, and “Slay Bitch (Bonus Track)” on Remi Wolf’s album Big Ideas.

In 2016 he produced the album Palana by Charlie Hilton of Blouse. Porches' album Ricky Music was co-produced by Portrait. He co-produced and recorded Someone New by Helena Deland.

Portrait has worked with Alex G as a mixing engineer on his albums Beach Music (2015), Rocket (2017), House of Sugar (2019), and God Save the Animals (2022). God Save the Animals was co-produced by Portrait with Alex G. He also worked as an audio engineer on Whitney's Forever Turned Around in 2019.

In 2021, he worked as a producer and writer on Cloves' Nightmare on Elmfield Road. Several tracks on Claud's debut album Super Monster were composed and produced by Portrait.

Awards 2015 - APRA Silver Scroll Awards - Nominated (Song: "Can't Keep Checking My Phone" - Songwriter) 2018 - APRA Silver Scroll Awards - Nominated (Song: "Hunnybee" - Songwriter)

Selected production discography

Year Artist Title Role 2023 Lil Yachty Strike (Holster) Composer, Musical Producer, Producer, Recording 2023 Lil Yachty Let's Start Here Composer 2022 Empath Visitor Producer 2022 JayWood Slingshot Bass, Drum Machine, Fender Rhodes, Guitar (Bass), Organ, Producer, Synthesizer, Wah Wah Bass 2022 Whitney SPARK Mixing 2022 Sunflower Bean Head Full of Sugar Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Composer 2022 Alex G God Save the Animals Producer, Engineer, Mixing 2022 Claud (singer) Super Monster Composer, Producer 2021 Portugal. The Man Oregon City Sessions Engineer, Mixing 2021 Cloves Nightmare on Elmfield Road Composer, Producer, Programming 2020 Nick Hakim Will This Make Me Good Additional Production 2020 Okay Kaya Watch This Liquid Pour Itself Mixing, Additional Production 2020 Helena Deland Someone New Bass, Drums, Keyboards 2020 Porches Ricky Music Producer, Engineer, Mixing 2020 Paloma Faith Infinite Things Composer 2019 Alex G House of Sugar Mixing, Drum Engineering 2019 Whitney Forever Turned Around Engineer 2018 Sunflower Bean Twentytwo in Blue Producer, Mixing 2018 Unknown Mortal Orchestra Sex & Food Bass, Composer, Engineer, Producer, Synthesizer 2018 Unknown Mortal Orchestra IC-01 Hanoi Engineer 2017 Pixx The Age of Anxiety Producer 2017 Alex G Rocket Mixing 2017 Alex Cameron (musician) Forced Witness Mixing 2017 EMA Exile in the Outer Ring Producer, Mixing, Cover Photo, Drum Programming, Drums, Piano, Soloist, Synthesizer Bass 2016 Whitney Light Upon the Lake Mixing 2016 Wild Nothing Life of Pause Mixing, Additional Production 2016 DIIV Is the Is Are Mixing, Mixing Engineer 2015 The Alchemist / Oh No Welcome to Los Santos Additional Production 2015 Moon King Secret Life Mixing 2015 King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Paper Mâché Dream Balloon Engineer 2015 Gardens & Villa Music for Dogs Composer 2015 Unknown Mortal Orchestra Multi-Love Additional Production, Bass, Co-Producer, Composer, Engineer, Producer 2015 Alex G Beach Music Mixing 2014 Bass Drum of Death Rip This MProducer, Engineer, Mixing 2014 TOPS Picture You Staring Mixing 2014 Wampire Bazaar (album) Producer, Engineer, Mixing 2013 Gauntlet Hair Stills (Gauntlet Hair album) Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Bass 2013 Blouse Imperium Producer, Bass, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Guitars, Noise, Piano 2013 Unknown Mortal Orchestra II Bass 2013 Wampire Curiosity Producer, Engineer, Mixing 2011 STRFKR Reptilians Producer, Engineer, Mixing 2011 Blouse Blouse Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, Bass, Group Member, Composer, Drones, Percussion, Programming, Synthesizer Bass, Wurlitzer 2010 The Dandy Warhols The Capitol Years 1995-2007 Mixing 2009 The Mint Chicks Screens Producer, Mixing 2008 The Dandy Warhols ...Earth to the Dandy Warhols... Producer, Mixing