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Blake Slatkin

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Blake Slatkin (born October 16, 1997) is an American songwriter and record producer...[1]. He is best known for his work with Justin Bieber,[1] Lil Nas X,[1] Lizzo [2] The Kid Laroi,[1] Gracie Abrams,[1][3][4] and 24kGoldn.[1]. Slatkin has charted five Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 songs.[1][5]

Career[edit]

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[3][4] and Omar Apollo[1][6] 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, Omar 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,”[7][8][9][10] 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.[11][12]

At the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards, Slatkin earned a nomination for Album of the Year for his work as producer on Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ and songwriter [13] on the album’s song, “That’s What I Want.” [13]

In 2021, Slatkin was added to Variety’s annual Hitmakers of the Year list[1][14]. Forbes included him in their annual 30 Under 30 List in 2022 [15][16][17] and was a Pop Song of the Year honoree at the 2022 BMI Pop Awards for his work on “Mood”,[18][19][20] and was nominated at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards for Producer of the Year.[21]

Notable Credits[edit]

YEAR SONG TITLE ARTIST ROLE
2022 About Damn Time[22],[23][24] Lizzo Production, songwriting
What Would You Do?[25] Tate McRae Production, songwriting
Hate Myself[26] Production, songwriting
2021 Stay[27] The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber Production, songwriting
That’s What I Want[28] Lil Nas X Production, songwriting
Sun Goes Down[29] Songwriting
Without You (Remix)[30] The Kid Laroi, Miley Cyrus Production, songwriting
You[31][32] Benny Blanco, Marshmello, Vance Joy Production, songwriting
Mess It Up[33][34] Gracie Abrams Production, songwriting
Feels Like[35][36]
2020 Without You[37] The Kid Laroi Production, songwriting
Mood (Remix)[38] 24kGoldn, iann dior, Justin Bieber, J Balvin Production, songwriting
Mood[39] 24kGoldn, iann dior Production, songwriting
Bad Energy Juice WRLD Production, songwriting
I Miss You, I’m Sorry Gracie Abrams Production
Minor[40][41] Production, songwriting
Friend[42] Production, songwriting
Mean It[43][44] Production, songwriting
Long Sleeves[45][46] Production, songwriting
Under / Over[47],[48] Production, songwriting
Tehe[49] Production, songwriting
Miss Me[50] Lil Tecca Production, songwriting
2019 Chip On My Shoulder[51] Rod Wave Production, songwriting
2018 Erase[52] Omar Apollo Production, songwriting

References[edit]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Shafer, Ellise; Shafer, Ellise (2021-09-29). "Hitmaker of the Month: Blake Slatkin on Creating Chart-Topping Records With the Kid Laroi, Lil Nas X and 24kGoldn". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  2. Mims, Taylor; Mims, Taylor (2022-06-08). "Blake Slatkin Details His Work on Lizzo's 'About Damn Time' and Her New Album: 'She's a Creative Force'". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; ClashMusic (2021-11-12). "In Her Feelings: Gracie Abrams Interviewed". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Interview: Gracie Abrams ready to move beyond heartbreak, play live". RIFF Magazine. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. "A Younger, Cooler Jack Antonoff". airmail.news. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  6. Glicksman, Josh; Glicksman, Josh (2021-07-13). "How Blake Slatkin Went From Benny Blanco's Former Intern To A-List Producer". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  7. Molanphy, Chris (2021-08-19). "Is the Song of the Summer Still the Song of the Summer if You've Never Heard It?". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  8. "It's July, But The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's "Stay" Is Your Song Of The Summer". MTV. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  9. "10 hip hop tracks that should appear on the triple j hottest 100". Tone Deaf. 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  10. "Best New Music This Week: Vince Staples, Snoh Aalegra, Post Malone, and More". Complex. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  11. Trust, Gary; Trust, Gary (2022-04-01). "Ask Billboard: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Makes History on the Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  12. Trust, Gary; Trust, Gary (2022-06-20). "BTS Blasts In Atop Global Excl. U.S. Chart, Harry Styles Rebounds to Top of Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  13. 13.0 13.1 www.grammy.com https://www.grammy.com/artists/Blake-Slatkin/38463. Retrieved 2022-08-23. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. Wass, Chris Willman,Jem Aswad,Ellise Shafer,Michael Schneider,Charlie Amter,Michele Amabile Angermiller,Jonathan Cohen,Matt Diehl,Kyle Eustice,Alex Gonzalez,Brooke Mazurek,Lily Moayeri,Jordan Rose,Jessica Shalvoy,Ethan Shanfeld,Mark Sutherland,Leena Tailor,Roy Trakin,Mike; Willman, Chris; Aswad, Jem; Shafer, Ellise; Schneider, Michael; Amter, Charlie; Angermiller, Michele Amabile; Cohen, Jonathan; Diehl, Matt (2021-12-02). "Variety's 2021 Hitmakers and Hitbreakers Revealed". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  15. "Forbes 30 Under 30 2022: Music". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  16. "Forbes 30 Under 30 2022: Music". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  17. "A Younger, Cooler Jack Antonoff". airmail.news. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  18. Ju, Shirley; Ju, Shirley (2022-05-11). "BMI Pop Awards Honor Veterans Carole Bayer Sager and Mike Stoller as Next Gen of Songwriters Demands Fair Pay". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  19. Grein, Paul; Grein, Paul (2022-05-11). "Omer Fedi and Michael Pollack Tie for Songwriter of the Year at 2022 BMI Pop Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  20. "2022 BMI Pop Awards". BMI.com. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  21. "2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards: See The Full List of Nominees". iHeart. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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  24. Mims, Taylor; Mims, Taylor (2022-06-08). "Blake Slatkin Details His Work on Lizzo's 'About Damn Time' and Her New Album: 'She's a Creative Force'". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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