Justin Goldner | |
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| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, songwriter, musician, arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Bass, guitar, mandolin, keyboards, electronics |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | funkybutter |
Justin Goldner is an American music producer, songwriter, arranger and session musician based in New York City, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1]
Contents
- Discography
- Production & Songwriting
- As a Performer
- Orchestration & Arranging
- References
- External links
His performances have been featured on Grammy, Latin Grammy and Tony award-winning projects ( Dear Evan Hansen ), [2] [3] [4] as well as the Golden Globe winning film The Greatest Showman and television shows including Hazbin Hotel. [5] He is a frequent contributor to projects by composers Pasek and Paul and Jason Robert Brown, including the latter’s Broadway musical The Bridges of Madison County . [6] [4]
Goldner has been featured in mandolin performances with Sting at Carnegie Hall and live on NBC’s Christmas at Rockefeller Center, [7] as well as live performance with Ben Platt on the 60th Annual Grammy Awards telecast from Madison Square Garden. [8] [9] He also appears in Platt's Live from Radio City Music Hall concert special on Netflix. [10]
As a music producer and songwriter, Goldner is known for drawing upon both acoustic and electronic textures. [11] Since 2009, his work as producer and bandleader of Grace McLean & Them Apples has yielded three albums, combining McLean’s vocal looping techniques with organic instruments, garnering recognition in Rolling Stone and the New York Times. [12] [13] [14] [15]
Goldner participated in developing the music for Pasek and Paul’s films The Greatest Showman, Spirited , and Lyle, Lyle Crocodile [16] , as well as their musical Dear Evan Hansen, which he ultimately performed on Broadway and in the 2021 film adaptation. [2] [3] [4] [17] He has been featured in other performances with Ricky Martin, [18] Macy Gray, Tori Kelly, [19] Cynthia Erivo [20] , Donald Glover, [21] Shawn Mendes, [22] Ledisi, [23] Bruce Springsteen, [24] James Taylor, [25] Natasha Bedingfield, [26] Idina Menzel, [27] Jordin Sparks, [28] Aloe Blacc, Lizzy McAlpine, Anaïs Mitchell [29] , JC Chasez & Lance Bass (*NSYNC) [30] , Renée Fleming, [31] Max Martin, [32] Ludwig Goransson, Ariana DeBose, [33] Stephen Sondheim, Lin-Manuel Miranda, [34] T Bone Burnett, [35] Alan Menken, [32] Chris Thile, [32] Matisyahu, Amanda Brown, [36] Steve Martin, John Turturro, [37] Allison Williams, Jane Monheit, [38] Twyla Tharp, Ryan Beatty [39] , Darren Criss [40] , Jesse McCartney, Emily Kinney, [41] Audra McDonald, [42] Jeremy Jordan, Milck, [26] Lolo, Grace Weber, Elle Varner, Lawrence, [32] and his mentor, Meshell Ndegeocello. [16]
Other notable production and songwriting releases have included folk-pop trio Saint Adeline's eponymous debut album, [43] Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio's Bubble Boy [44] [45] [46] , and "Destiny", included on Hasbro's Jem & The Holograms tribute album. [47] Goldner has also performed classically with the Chelsea Symphony and Teatro Graticello, and performed live electronics and sound design with new acoustic crossover group 9 Horses. [11] He is known as well for collaborations with global artists, including Bollywood composers Shankar Mahadevan and Vishal Bhardwaj, Latin Grammy-winning Venezuelan vocalist/trumpeter Linda Briceño [48] [49] and Cuban rock band Del Exilio. [50] [51]