(1969-05-14) May 14, 1969 (age 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Record producer
multi-instrumentalist
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Keyboards
guitar
bass
drums
vocals
Discography
Greg Kurstin production discography
Member of
The Bird and the Bee
Formerly of
Geggy Tah
Website
gregkurstin.com
Musical artist
Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018,[1][2][3] and contributed to four songs which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
Kurstin collaborated with Adele on the albums 25 and 30. He co-wrote and produced "Easy on Me," [4] the first single from 30, which hit the US Hot 100 only five hours after its release and broke all-time records on Spotify with 24 million plays within the first 24 hours it was available.[5] He also co-wrote, produced and played most of the instruments on Adele's record-breaking 2015 single "Hello". Among others, he has worked with Sia, Kelly Clarkson, Halsey, Maren Morris, Dido, Beck, Paul McCartney, Pink, Lily Allen, Harry Styles, and the Foo Fighters. He often plays guitar, bass, keyboards and drums, and engineers and programs the music of which he produces.[2][6]
Kurstin began his career as a jazz pianist and later co-founded Geggy Tah. He worked with singer Inara George to form the collaborative duo the Bird and the Bee in 2004.[7]
^"Grammys, Complete Winners List". Billboard. February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
^ abc"Adele's Producer Greg Kurstin Says it Wasn't Easy Keeping Mum on Adele". Billboard. October 27, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016 – via AP.
^Millman, Ethan (May 11, 2021). "At Work With Greg Kurstin, the Quiet Producer Behind Two Decades of Hits". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
^Harris, LaTesha (October 14, 2021). "Adele, 'Easy On Me'". NPR. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
^October 20, Joey Nolfi; EDT, 2021 at 12:51 PM. "Adele's 'Easy on Me' debuts on Hot 100 after only 5 hours". EW.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^"Ladies' Man: Greg Kurstin on Producing for Clarkson, Sia". February 3, 2015.
^Sara, Quinn (February 29, 2012). "Greg Kurstin - Behind the Scenes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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