Noah Goldstein is an American record producer, songwriter, audio engineer, publisher and film composer. He is known for his work with artists Frank Ocean, Jay-Z, Rosalía, Kanye West, and FKA Twigs. He has produced, written, and engineered on albums including Lux, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Motomami, Yeezus, The Life of Pablo, Blonde, Magdalene, Watch the Throne and many others. He has won multiple Grammy awards for his work.
Early life Goldstein was born and raised in Philadelphia. He graduated from Temple University with a master's degree in media studies. After graduating in 2006, 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.
Career Goldstein has produced, written, mixed, and engineered on songs and albums including Arcade Fire's Grammy-winning album The Suburbs, Frank Ocean's album Blonde (which Pitchfork named the best album of the 2010s), the single "FourFiveSeconds" by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney, Travis Scott's album Rodeo, Anohni's album Hopelessness, and Pusha T's album Daytona, and for artists including Drake, FKA Twigs, Nas, Jay-Z, RZA, and Bon Iver.
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. Following his departure from West in 2018, Goldstein was named SVP of A&R at Columbia Records. In 2021, he began production on Rosalía's album Motomami.
Awards Year Award Category Work Result 2012 Grammy Award Best Rap Album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West 2014 Grammy Award Best Rap Song "New Slaves" by Kanye West 2015 Grammy Award Best Rap Song "Bound 2" by Kanye West 2016 Grammy Award Album of the Year Beauty Behind the Madness by the Weeknd Grammy Award Best Rap Song "All Day" by Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney 2017 Grammy Award Best Rap Song "Ultralight Beam" by Kanye West Grammy Award Best Rap Song "Famous" by Kanye West 2022Latin Grammy AwardAlbum of the YearMotomami by Rosalía Best Alternative Music Album Record of the Year"La Fama" by Rosalía with the Weeknd Song of the Year"Hentai" by Rosalía Best Alternative Song 2023Grammy AwardBest Latin Rock or Alternative AlbumMotomami by Rosalía
Discography
Production credits 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 2025 Kid Cudi Free Programming Rosalía Lux Producer, composer References
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