Noah Goldstein

Noah Goldstein
Noah Goldstein
Born	Philadelphia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; R&B; pop; rock; alternative;
Occupations	Record producer; composer; engineer; mixer;
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]
2016	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]
2017	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	Motomami by Rosalía	Won
		Record of the Year	"La Fama" by Rosalía with the Weeknd	Nominated
		Song of the Year	"Hentai" by Rosalía	Nominated
		Best Alternative Song	"Hentai" by Rosalía	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
2009	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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^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. Archived 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. Archived 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. 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.

External links

Noah Goldstein at AllMusic

[grammy-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Noah Goldstein". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

[2] Robertson, Emma. "NOAH GOLDSTEIN: "I'VE ALWAYS TRUSTED MY TASTE"". The Talks. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[snob-3] 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.

[4] 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.

[variety-5] "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.

[6] "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. October 8, 2019. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

[mbw2-7] "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.

[passion-8] 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.

[mbw-9] "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.

[pitchfork2-10] Dombal, Ryan (June 24, 2013). "The Yeezus Sessions". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

[11] 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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