Noah Goldstein
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]
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| Born | Philadelphia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | GOOD |
Early life edit
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 edit
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 edit
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 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 edit
Production credits edit
| 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 edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Noah Goldstein". Grammy.com. from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ Robertson, Emma. "NOAH GOLDSTEIN: "I'VE ALWAYS TRUSTED MY TASTE"". The Talks. from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Thomas, Chris. "NOAH GOLDSTEIN IS THE PRODUCER & ENGINEER BEHIND YOUR FAVORITE ALBUMS". High Snobiety. 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. from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kanye West Producer Noah Goldstein Signs With Milk & Honey for Management". Variety. October 19, 2020. from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. October 8, 2019. from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c "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. from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ a b 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. from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c "KANYE WEST COLLABORATOR NOAH GOLDSTEIN NAMED SVP OF A&R AT COLUMBIA RECORDS". Music Business Worldwide. August 17, 2018. from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ Dombal, Ryan (June 24, 2013). "The Yeezus Sessions". Pitchfork. 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. from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
External links edit
- Noah Goldstein at AllMusic