Noah Goldstein | |
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| Born | Philadelphia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | GOOD |
Noah Goldstein is an American record producer, composer, engineer, and mixer, and also works in A&R. He won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for his work on Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and has been nominated for six others.[1]
Early life
Goldstein was born and raised in Philadelphia.[2] He graduated from Temple University with a master's degree in media studies. After graduating, he did a three-month internship at Greenhouse Studios in Iceland, and then moved to New York. He began working at Electric Lady Studios, where his first session was with Patti Smith.[3][4]
Career
Goldstein has produced, mixed, and engineered on songs and albums including Arcade Fire's Grammy-winning album The Suburbs,[5] Frank Ocean's album Blonde[3] (which Pitchfork named the best album of the 2010s),[6] the single "FourFiveSeconds" by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney,[5] Travis Scott's album Rodeo,[7] Anohni's album Hopelessness,[7] and Pusha T's album Daytona,[7] and for artists including Drake, FKA Twigs, Nas, Jay-Z, RZA, and Bon Iver.[3][8][9]
In 2010, he began working regularly with Kanye West and GOOD Music as a producer, mixer, and engineer, on albums including Watch the Throne, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Yeezus, The Life of Pablo, Kids See Ghosts, and Ye.[3][8][9][10] Following his departure from West in 2018, Goldstein was named SVP of A&R at Columbia Records.[9] In 2021, he began production on Rosalía's album Motomami.[11]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Grammy Award | Best Rap Album | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West | Won[1] |
| 2014 | Grammy Award | Best Rap Song | "New Slaves" by Kanye West | Nominated[1] |
| 2015 | Grammy Award | Best Rap Song | "Bound 2" by Kanye West | Nominated[1] |
| 2016 | Grammy Award | Album of the Year | Beauty Behind the Madness by the Weeknd | Nominated[1] |
| Grammy Award | Best Rap Song | "All Day" by Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney | Nominated[1] | |
| 2017 | Grammy Award | Best Rap Song | "Ultralight Beam" by Kanye West | Nominated[1] |
| Grammy Award | Best Rap Song | "Famous" by Kanye West | Nominated[1] | |
| 2022 | Latin Grammy Award | Album of the Year | Motomami by Rosalía | Won |
| Best Alternative Music Album | Won | |||
| Record of the Year | "La Fama" by Rosalía with the Weeknd | Nominated | ||
| Song of the Year | "Hentai" by Rosalía | Nominated | ||
| Best Alternative Song | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Grammy Award | Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album | Motomami by Rosalía | Won |
Discography
Production credits
| Year | Artist(s) | Album | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Secret Machines | Secret Machines | Engineer |
| 2009 | Elvis Perkins | Elvis Perkins in Dearland | Engineer |
| Lloyd Banks | H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More 2) | Engineer | |
| 2010 | Daniel Merriweather | Love & War | Engineer |
| Kanye West | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | Engineer | |
| T.I. | No Mercy | Engineer | |
| Hole | Nobody's Daughter | Engineer | |
| Arcade Fire | The Suburbs | Engineer | |
| 2011 | Snoop Dogg | Doggumentary | Engineer |
| Big Sean | Finally Famous | Vocal engineer, recording | |
| Jay-Z and Kanye West | Watch the Throne | Producer, engineer, mixing | |
| 2012 | Compilation | Cruel Summer | Producer, engineer, mixing, keyboards, vocals |
| 2 Chainz | Based on a T.R.U. Story | Engineer | |
| DJ Khaled | Kiss the Ring | Engineer | |
| Fun | Some Nights | Engineer | |
| RZA | The Man with the Iron Fists | Engineer | |
| WZRD | WZRD | Engineer, mixing | |
| 2013 | Big Sean | Hall of Fame | Composer, engineer |
| John Legend | Love in the Future | Engineer | |
| Pusha T | My Name Is My Name | Engineer, mixing, programming | |
| Kanye West | Yeezus | Producer, engineer, mixing, programming | |
| 2014 | Future | Honest | Engineer |
| Rick Ross | Mastermind | Engineer | |
| Kanye West feat. Paul McCartney | "Only One" | Composer, producer | |
| 2015 | Kanye West | "All Day" | Composer, producer, engineer, mixer |
| A$AP Rocky | At.Long.Last.A$AP | Engineer | |
| The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness | Engineer | |
| Tyler, the Creator | Cherry Bomb | Engineer | |
| Big Sean | Dark Sky Paradise | Composer, engineer | |
| Paul McCartney, Rihanna, Kanye West | "FourFiveSeconds" | Composer, engineer | |
| Travis Scott | Rodeo | Producer, engineer, composer, mixing | |
| Pusha T | King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude | Engineer | |
| 2016 | Frank Ocean | Endless | Mixing |
| Frank Ocean | Blonde | Mixing | |
| Gucci Mane | Everybody Looking | Engineer | |
| Kanye West | The Life of Pablo | Producer, composer, engineer | |
| Schoolboy Q | Blank Face LP | Engineer, composer | |
| Sia | This Is Acting | Composer, producer | |
| 2017 | Drake | More Life | Composer |
| 2018 | Kids See Ghosts | Kids See Ghosts | Producer, engineer |
| Teyana Taylor | K.T.S.E. | Composer | |
| Christina Aguilera | Liberation | Composer, engineer, producer | |
| Nas | Nasir | Producer, composer, engineer | |
| Swizz Beats | Poison | Engineer | |
| Muse | Simulation Theory | Producer | |
| Kanye West | Ye | Producer, composer, engineer | |
| 2019 | Bon Iver | I, I | Composer, engineer |
| FKA Twigs | Magdalene | Producer, composer, engineer | |
| Dirty Projectors | Sing the Melody | Composer | |
| Frank Ocean | "DHL" | Producer | |
| 2021 | Why Don't We | The Good Times and the Bad Ones | Composer |
| 2022 | Denzel Curry | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Producer |
| Omar Apollo | Ivory | Producer, composer | |
| Rosalía | Motomami | Producer, composer | |
| 2023 | Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro | RR | Producer |
| Yves Tumor | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Producer, composer | |
| Travis Scott | Utopia | Producer |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Noah Goldstein". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ↑ Robertson, Emma. "NOAH GOLDSTEIN: "I'VE ALWAYS TRUSTED MY TASTE"". The Talks. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 Thomas, Chris. "NOAH GOLDSTEIN IS THE PRODUCER & ENGINEER BEHIND YOUR FAVORITE ALBUMS". High Snobiety. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ↑ Stairiker, Kevin (December 4, 2012). "Kanye West hires alumnus as main audio engineer". Temple News. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- 1 2 "Kanye West Producer Noah Goldstein Signs With Milk & Honey for Management". Variety. October 19, 2020. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ↑ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. October 8, 2019. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Noah Goldstein on Good A&R, Working With Kanye West, and Why He 'Stopped Feeling Pressure a Long Time Ago'". Music Business Worldwide. July 21, 2022. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- 1 2 Ness, Jimmy (August 29, 2013). "Question in the Form of An Answer: An Interview with Engineer Noah Goldstein (Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nas, etc.)". Passion of the Weiss. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- 1 2 3 "KANYE WEST COLLABORATOR NOAH GOLDSTEIN NAMED SVP OF A&R AT COLUMBIA RECORDS". Music Business Worldwide. August 17, 2018. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ↑ Dombal, Ryan (June 24, 2013). "The Yeezus Sessions". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ↑ Aswad, Jem (March 18, 2022). "Rosalia Moves to the Head of the Class With the Dazzling 'Motomami'". Variety. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
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