Muzzle was an alternative rock band formed and disbanded in the late 1990s. They released two albums with Reprise Records: Betty Pickup (1996) and Actual Size (1999). The lineup for Betty Pickup was Ryan Maxwell (guitars & vocals), Burke Thomas (drums & vocals), Wesley Nelson (vocals & guitars), and Greg Collinsworth (bass & vocals). The album was produced, engineered, and mixed in Seattle, Washington by Phil Ek and the band. The lineup for Actual Size was Jim Wilding, Ryan Maxwell, Wesley Nelson, and Brad Nabors. The album was produced, engineered, and mixed by Lou Girodano in Hoboken, New Jersey and New York, New York as well as by David Bianco in Los Angeles and Sherman Oaks, California.