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
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 |
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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
Production credits
References
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.