Blake Slatkin

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Blake Slatkin
Born
Blake Slatkin

(1997-10-16) October 16, 1997 (age 26)
Alma mater New York University
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer

Blake Slatkin (born October 16, 1997) is an American record producer and songwriter. [1] He has produced songs for high-profile music industry artists including Justin Bieber, [1] Lil Nas X, [1] Lizzo, [2] The Kid Laroi, [1] Sam Smith, [3] and SZA. Slatkin has produced seven Billboard Hot 100-top ten singles, four of which peaked at number one. [1] [4]

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Career

Slatkin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and began playing guitar at 10 years old. [1] He performed in bands and sang at venues around Los Angeles before discovering a career in production. [1] At 16 he began an internship with producer Benny Blanco before moving to New York City to attend New York University.

As a student at NYU, Slatkin worked with Gracie Abrams [5] [6] and Omar Apollo [1] [7] as a producer and songwriter and served as an executive producer on both of their debut projects. Upon dropping out of NYU, Slatkin relocated to Los Angeles to work in music full time.

Slatkin worked with longtime collaborators The Kid Laroi, Lil Nas X, Omer Fedi, and 24kGoldn during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. He had his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year with 24kGoldn's "Mood" feat. Iann Dior. The song topped the chart for eight weeks. That year he also produced "Without You" by The Kid Laroi, followed by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber's "Stay," [8] [9] [10] [11] which also peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, along with the Billboard Global 200 and spent seven weeks at the top of the chart, becoming the second longest running song of all-time on the chart as well as spend the most weeks at No. 1 in pop radio history. [12] [13]

Forbes included him in their annual 30 Under 30 List in 2022 [14] [4] and was a Pop Song of the Year honoree at the 2022 BMI Pop Awards for his work on "Mood", [15] [16] [17] and was nominated at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards for Producer of the Year. [18]

At the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards, Slatkin earned "Record of the Year" for his work on Lizzo's "About Damn Time". In addition, he won awards for Best Remixed Record and best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Unholy" with Sam Smith and Kim Petras.

In 2021, Slatkin was added to Variety’s annual Hitmakers of the Year list. [1] [19]

Production discography

TitleYearArtistAlbumSongwritingProducing
"Ignorin"2018 Omar Apollo StereoYes check.svg
"Erase"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Heart"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Six Speed" Role Model Non-album singleYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Ashamed"2019 Omar Apollo Friends Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"There For Me (Interlude)"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"So Good"Yes check.svg
"Trouble"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Facts" Kevin Gates I'm Him Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Mean It" Gracie Abrams Non-album singleYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Chip On My Shoulder" Rod Wave Ghetto Gospel Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Bad Energy"2020 Juice Wrld Legends Never Die Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Clear Bones" Jean Dawson Pixel Bath Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Friend" Gracie Abrams Minor Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Under / Over"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Tehe"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"I Miss You, I'm Sorry"Yes check.svg
"Long Sleeves"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Minor"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Miss Me" Lil Tecca Virgo World Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"The Bakery" Melanie Martinez After School Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"I'm Amazing" Omar Apollo Apolonio Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Without You" The Kid Laroi F*ck Love (Savage) Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Brush Fire" Gracie Abrams Non-album singleYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Unlearn"
(with Gracie Abrams)
2021 Benny Blanco Friends Keep Secrets 2 Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"You"
(with Marshmello and Vance Joy)
Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Care"
(with Omar Apollo)
Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Company"
(featuring Future)
24kGoldn El Dorado Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Outta Pocket"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Butterflies"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Breath Away"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Yellow Lights"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"3, 2, 1"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Empty"
(featuring Swae Lee)
Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Cut It Off"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Mood"
(featuring Iann Dior)
Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Mess It Up" Gracie Abrams Non-album singleYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Stay"
(with Justin Bieber)
The Kid Laroi F*ck Love 3: Over You Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Don't Leave"
(featuring G Herbo and Lil Durk)
Yes check.svg
"Thats What I Want" Lil Nas X Montero Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Sun Goes Down"Yes check.svg
"Feels Like" Gracie Abrams This Is What It Feels Like Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Camden"Yes check.svg
"The Bottom"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Older"Yes check.svg
"Painkillers"Yes check.svg
"Alright"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Doom" Juice Wrld Fighting Demons Yes check.svg
"What Would You Do?"2022 Tate McRae I Used to Think I Could Fly Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Hate Myself"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"About Damn Time" Lizzo Special Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Grrrls"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"I Love You Bitch"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Bad Decisions" Benny Blanco, BTS, and Snoop Dogg Non-album singleYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Too Well" Reneé Rapp Everything to Everyone Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"What Can I Do"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Special" SZA SOS Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"I Can't Go Back to the Way It Was (Intro)"2023 The Kid Laroi Non-album singleYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Lose You" Sam Smith Gloria Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Unholy"
(with Kim Petras)
Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"How to Cry"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"Happy" Kesha Gag Order Yes check.svg
"Pretty Girl" Ice Spice & Rema Non-album singleYes check.svgYes check.svg
"TOO MUCH" The Kid Laroi, Central Cee, Jungkook The First Time Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"WHAT JUST HAPPENED" The Kid Laroi The First Time Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"BLEED"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"WHERE DO YOU SLEEP?"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"YOU"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"CALL ME INSTEAD"
(featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again)
Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"J CHRIST"2024 Lil Nas X TBDYes check.svg
"Where Do We Go Now?"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
"HEAVEN" The Kid Laroi Non-album singleYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Calling After Me" Wallows Non-album singleYes check.svgYes check.svg
"Spite" Omar Apollo TBDYes check.svgYes check.svg

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