Sam Wishkoski

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Samuel Benjamin Wishkoski
Also known asSam Wish, SWISH
Origin Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres R&B, soul, hip-hop
Occupation(s)
  • Songwriter
  • producer
  • keyboardist
  • strings
Years active2011–present

Sam Wishkoski is an American R&B producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for writing and/or producing "Good Old Days", "What If I Told You That I Love You", "Dance Off", and "It's You".

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Wishkoski became a protege of producer Jake One after one of his high-school teachers (coincidentally a mutual friend of the producer) made the introduction. [1] He began to work with local Seattle group The Physics in 2011 as a keyboardist appearing on acclaimed single "Seward Park", while also playing keyboards on several Brother Ali projects and producing or writing alongside Jake One. [2] Wishkoski and Jake One became known for "Swish And Chips": a popular online series of musical samples for upcoming producers to make their own musical creations from. Wishkoski moved to Los Angeles after graduating from University of Washington in 2015. [1]

Selected songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Spotify, and AllMusic.

TitleYearArtistAlbum
"French Inhale" (Featuring Mike Posner)2011 Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Mac & Devin Go to High School OST
"Designer Drug"2013 Mayer Hawthorne Where Does This Door Go
"Do It" (Featuring Mayer Hawthorne) Pitbull Meltdown (EP)
"Poor Decisions" (Wale Featuring Rick Ross & Lupe Fiasco) Maybach Music Group Self Made Vol. 3
"The Great Americans" (Rick Ross Featuring Gunplay, Rockie Fresh & Fabolous)
"True Colors"2016 The Weeknd Starboy
"Dance Off" (Featuring Anderson .Paak & Idris Elba) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis This Unruly Mess I've Made
"Good Old Days" (Featuring Kesha)2017 Macklemore Gemini
"Corner Store" (Featuring Dave B & Travis Thompson)
"Don't Sleep on Me" (Featuring Future & 24hrs) Ty Dolla Sign Beach House 3
"Bad Business" 21 Savage Issa Album
"It's You"2019 Ali Gatie You (EP)
"Hit My Phone" (Featuring Kehlani)2020 Megan Thee Stallion Suga (EP)
"What If I Told You That I Love You" Ali Gatie The Idea of Her (EP)
"Miss Me" Lil Tecca Virgo World
"Can You Blame Me" (Featuring Lucky Daye) Kehlani It Was Good Until It Wasn't
"Overpriced Steak" Nasty C Zulu Man with Some Power
"How Many Times"
"Clouded" Brent Faiyaz Fuck the World (EP)
"Been Away"
"The Other Side"2021 Jazmine Sullivan Heaux Tales
"Someone like U" (interlude) Ariana Grande Positions (Deluxe Edition)
"Trust Fall" Bebe Rexha Better Mistakes
"Roster"2022 Jazmine Sullivan Heaux Tales, Mo Tales: The Deluxe
"BPW"
"Price of Fame" Brent Faiyaz Wasteland
"Any Given Sunday" (Featuring Blxst) Kehlani Blue Water Road
"1984"2023 Macklemore Ben
"Mad in Love"2024 Jennifer Lopez This Is Me... Now

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAwardResultRef
2019 ASCAP Pop Awards Award-Winning Songs ("Good Old Days")Won [3]

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