Noah Goldstein is an American record producer, film composer, and audio engineer. He is known for his work withKanye West, having engineered his albumsMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010),Yeezus (2013) andThe Life of Pablo (2016). Additionally, he wonBest Rap Album for his work on the former, from six other Grammy nominations.[1]
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| Born | Philadelphia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | GOOD |
Early life
editGoldstein was born and raised inPhiladelphia.[2] He graduated fromTemple 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 atElectric Lady Studios, where his first session was withPatti Smith.[3][4]
Career
editGoldstein has produced, mixed, and engineered on songs and albums includingArcade Fire's Grammy-winning albumThe Suburbs,[5]Frank Ocean's albumBlonde[3] (whichPitchfork named the best album of the 2010s),[6] the single "FourFiveSeconds" byRihanna, Kanye West andPaul McCartney,[5]Travis Scott's albumRodeo,[7]Anohni's albumHopelessness,[7] andPusha T's albumDaytona,[7] and for artists includingDrake,FKA Twigs,Nas,Jay-Z,RZA, andBon Iver.[3][8][9]
In 2010, he began working regularly withKanye West andGOOD Music as a producer, mixer, and engineer, on albums includingWatch the Throne,My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,Yeezus,The Life of Pablo,Kids See Ghosts, andYe.[3][8][9][10] Following his departure from West in 2018, Goldstein was named SVP of A&R atColumbia Records.[9] In 2021, he began production onRosalía's albumMotomami.[11]
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2012 | Grammy Award | Best Rap Album | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy byKanye 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 bythe Weeknd | Nominated[1] |
| Grammy Award | Best Rap Song | "All Day" by Kanye West feat.Theophilus London,Allan Kingdom andPaul 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 byRosalía | 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
editProduction credits
editReferences
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- ^"The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. October 8, 2019.Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. RetrievedMay 4, 2022.
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- ^Dombal, Ryan (June 24, 2013)."The Yeezus Sessions". Pitchfork.Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. RetrievedMay 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. RetrievedMay 4, 2022.