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

Musical artist

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

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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

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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

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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

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### Production credits

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Year  | Artist(s)  | Album  | Role

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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

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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.
3. ^ 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.
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.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. October 8, 2019. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ 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.
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.

## External links

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* Noah Goldstein at AllMusic