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Justin Goldner
Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)
Producer, songwriter, musician, arranger
Instrument(s)
Bass, guitar, mandolin, keyboards, electronics
Years active
2007–present
Website
funkybutter.com
Musical artist
Justin Goldner is an American music producer, songwriter, arranger and session musician based in New York City, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
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 recognized for his mandolin performances with Sting at Carnegie Hall and live on NBC’s Christmas at Rockefeller Center,[7] as well as his 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, celebrated as "sophisticated" and "brilliant" by Rolling Stone, and "deliver[ing] an auditory experience unlike any other".[12][13] Consecutive performances at Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series in 2015 and 2016 garnered recognition in the New York Times, in which Stephen Holden wrote: “In the tradition of Bobby McFerrin, [Grace McLean] is also a sonic wizard who multiplies her voice in electronic loops that can turn a singer into a one-person chorus and rhythm section. […] The electronics wove in and out of polyrhythmic jazz and swing arrangements conceived mostly by Justin Goldner, her musical director and bassist.”[14]
Goldner participated in developing the music for Pasek and Paul’s films The Greatest Showman, Spirited, and Lyle, Lyle Crocodile[15], as well as their musical Dear Evan Hansen, which he ultimately performed on Broadway and in the 2021 film adaptation.[2][3][4][16] He has been featured in other performances with Ricky Martin,[17] Macy Gray, Tori Kelly,[18] Donald Glover,[19] Shawn Mendes,[20] Ledisi,[21] Bruce Springsteen,[22] James Taylor,[23] Natasha Bedingfield,[24] Idina Menzel,[25] Jordin Sparks,[26] Aloe Blacc, Renée Fleming,[27] Max Martin,[28] Ludwig Goransson, Ariana DeBose,[29] Stephen Sondheim, Lin-Manuel Miranda,[30] Alan Menken,[28] Chris Thile,[28] Matisyahu, Amanda Brown,[31] Steve Martin, John Turturro,[32] Allison Williams, Jane Monheit,[33] Jesse McCartney, Emily Kinney,[34] Audra McDonald,[35] Jeremy Jordan, Cynthia Erivo,[36] Milck,[24] Lolo, Grace Weber, Elle Varner, Lawrence,[28] and his mentor, Meshell Ndegeocello.[15]
Other notable production and songwriting releases have included folk-pop trio Saint Adeline's eponymous debut album,[citation needed] Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio's Bubble Boy[37][38][39], and "Destiny", included on Hasbro's Jem & The Holograms tribute album.[40] 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[41][42] and Cuban rock band Del Exilio.[43][44]
^"Clinton Curtis Band". American Music Abroad. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
^ abLeague, The Broadway. "Dear Evan Hansen – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
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^ren598 (2017-04-26), A Musical Appreciation of George Michael "One More Try" Ledisi, retrieved 2018-03-30{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Springsteen and Friends, "Joy To The World", Carnegie Hall, December 14, 2016, retrieved 2021-09-26
^Springsteen and Friends, "Joy To The World", Carnegie Hall, December 14, 2016, retrieved 2021-09-26
^ ab"Video Natasha Bedingfield and MILCK tackle gun violence, mental illness with new song". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^The Final Bow- The Revlon Concert for The Rainforest Fund, Carnegie Hall, December 14, 2016, retrieved 2021-09-26
^ren598 (2017-12-07), One Night with the Stars "I Who Have Nothing" Jordin Sparks, retrieved 2018-04-01{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Songs for Hope: Aloe Blacc sings "Wake Me Up", retrieved 2023-09-29
^Holden, Stephen (2015-09-17). "Review: Will Swenson Brings His Broadway Voice to 54 Below". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
^jenn the broadway nerd (2016-09-06), You Will Be Found (Dear Evan Hansen) - Cynthia Erivo - Elsie Fest 2016, retrieved 2018-03-30
^"What to Expect From the Musical by the Creators of Despicable Me | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
^BWW News Desk. "BUBBLE BOY Original Cast Recording Pops Today; Watch Caroline Bowman Sing 'Falling for the Boy'!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
^"REVIEW: Bubble Boy, Original Cast Recording ✭✭✭✭✭". British Theatre. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
^"Jem and the Holograms Tribute Album to be Released Friday: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
^Ella Bric (2018-03-23), 11 Feat Ella Bric & The Hidden Figures, retrieved 2018-04-15
^"19a Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY". Latin GRAMMYs (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-16.
^Benavides, Jose Luis (2013-03-05). "Album Review: Panamericano by Del Exilio". Gozamos. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
^"Singer David Sandoval and bassist Justin Goldner of the group Delexilio perform during the Latin GRAMMY Street Parties at Inwood Hill Park on September 25, 2011 in New York City". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
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including Ben Cohn (piano), Jamie Eblen (drums), JustinGoldner and Dillon Kondor (guitars), Rob Jost (bass), Justin Smith, Todd Low and Adele Stein (strings)...
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recording was released on Sh-K-Boom Records in 2017 produced by Paul, JustinGoldner & Kurt Deutsch. On January 29, 2018, Paul and Daurio were hired to write...
album of the 2021 film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen, produced by JustinGoldner. On November 2, 2021, she published her first book, The Curly Girl Blues...
debut album, Echo, on April 2, 2012, produced by Dominick Amendum and JustinGoldner. The album debuted in the top 100 of the iTunes pop charts. On April...
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Backwards. In 2021, Tori Kelly recorded a cover of the song, produced by JustinGoldner, for the soundtrack album of the 2021 film adaptation. Donelson, Marcy...
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instrumental album Morning Drone, featuring collaborations with Zane Carney, JustinGoldner, Isamu McGregor, Sean Erick and Daniel Tirer, performing songs from...
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