John Feldmann
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Also known as | Feldy |
Born | June 29, 1967 |
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Years active | 1980–present |
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Website | johnfeldmann |
John Feldmann (born June 29, 1967) is an American musician, songwriter, singer, and record producer. He serves as the lead singer/guitarist of the band Goldfinger.
Early life[]
Feldmann grew up in Saratoga, California.[1] He started writing songs around the age of 13 or 14. Around that time, he met the band Social Distortion, and was inspired to be like them.[1]
Career[]
Feldmann's first band was Saratoga-based Family Crisis.[1] In 1988, he moved to Los Angeles, where he formed the band Electric Love Hogs and met future Goldfinger bassist Kelly LeMieux.[1] The Electric Love Hogs (which also included Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver and Bobby Hewitt of Orgy) put out one album, their self-titled 1992 debut, which was co-produced by Tommy Lee.[2]
Feldmann formed Goldfinger in Los Angeles in 1994[1] after meeting original Goldfinger bassist Simon Williams in a shoe store where they were both working. Goldfinger played 385 shows in 1996, breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most concerts in one year for a touring band.[3] In 1999, Goldfinger's song "Superman" was featured in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game.[1] Starting with their self-titled debut album in 1996, Goldfinger has released eight studio albums, including Never Look Back, which was released on Big Noise on December 4, 2020.[1][4]
In 1998, Feldmann began producing for other bands, starting with Showoff, producing their self-titled debut album, followed by Mest and The Used.[5] He produced Story of the Year's 2003 debut album Page Avenue, which was certified Gold by the RIAA and peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200, and included the hits "Anthem of Our Dying Day" and "Until the Day I Die".[6] He produced and co-wrote Blink-182's 2016 album California, which reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.[7] He co-wrote and co-produced "Made An America" by The Fever 333, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance.[8] He has also co-written and produced for All Time Low, 5 Seconds of Summer, Good Charlotte, Panic! at the Disco, Beartooth, Biffy Clyro, Korn, 311, Black Veil Brides, Avril Lavigne, Ashlee Simpson, Ashley Tisdale, Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore, and Papa Roach.[1][2][5][7] The albums Feldmann has worked on have grossed more than 34 million sales worldwide.[2]
Starting in 1997, Feldmann has worked as an A&R executive at Warner Bros. Records, scouting talent and overseeing artist development.[9][10] Feldmann is a former A&R consultant for Red Bull Records. In 2016, he became the Vice President of A&R at BMG.[11] Along with Jon Cohen and Nick Gross, Feldmann started the record label Big Noise in 2017.[12]
Feldmann, Travis Barker, and John Reese started Back to the Beach Festival at Huntington State Beach in 2018. The two-day ska and punk festival featured The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 311, and Sublime With Rome its first year, and was headlined by Blink-182 in 2019, but has not returned after that.[13]
Feldmann is published by Big Noise and managed by Lucas Keller and Nic Warner at Milk & Honey.
Personal life[]
Feldmann is a former vegan (now pescatarian) and vocal activist for animal rights.[14][15]
Awards[]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2017 | Grammy Award | Best Rock Album | California by Blink-182 | Nominated[16] |
Alternative Press Music Award | Influencer | Himself | Won[17] | |
2018 | Grammy Award | Best Rock Performance | "Made an America" by The Fever 333 | Nominated[18] |
Selected production discography[]
Year | Artist | Album | Role |
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1996 | Reel Big Fish | Turn the Radio Off | A&R |
1996 | Goldfinger | Goldfinger | Writer/Producer |
1997 | Goldfinger | Hang-Ups | Writer/Producer |
1999 | Goldfinger | Darrin's Coconut Ass: Live | Producer/Engineer/Mixer |
1999 | Showoff | Showoff | A&R/Producer/Engineer/Mixer |
2000 | Goldfinger | Stomping Ground | Writer/Producer |
2000 | Mest | Wasting Time | A&R/Producer/Mixer |
2001 | Mest | Destination Unknown | Producer/Mixer |
2002 | Goldfinger | Open Your Eyes | A&R/Producer/Engineer/Mixer |
2002 | Good Charlotte | The Young and the Hopeless | Writer |
2002 | The Used | The Used | A&R/Producer/Engineer/Mixer |
2003 | Story of the Year | Page Avenue | A&R/Writer/Producer/Mixer |
2003 | Mest | self-titled | Producer/Engineer/Mixer |
2003 | The Used | Maybe Memories | Writer/Producer/Mixer |
2004 | Ashlee Simpson | Autobiography | Writer |
2004 | Good Charlotte | The Chronicles of Life and Death | Writer |
2004 | The Used | In Love and Death | Producer/Engineer/Mixer |
2005 | Hilary Duff | Most Wanted | Writer/Producer |
2005 | Mest | Photographs | Producer |
2005 | Goldfinger | Disconnection Notice | Writer/Producer/Engineer/Mixer |
2006 | The Matches | Decomposer | Co-Producer |
2007 | City Sleeps | Not An Angel | A&R/Producer/Engineer/Mixer |
2007 | The Used | Lies for the Liars | Producer/Engineer |
2007 | Atreyu | Lead Sails Paper Anchor | Producer/Engineer |
2007 | The Veronicas | Hook Me Up | Writer/Producer/Mixer |
2008 | Cute is What We Aim For | Rotation | |
2008 | Escape the Fate | This War Is Ours | Writer/Producer/Engineer/Mixer |
2008 | Goldfinger | Hello Destiny... | Writer/Producer/Mixer |
2008 | Anthony Green | Avalon | Writer/Producer/Mixer |
2008 | Josephine Collective | We Are the Air | Producer |
2009 | Hedley | The Show Must Go | Writer/Producer/Engineer/Mixer |
2009 | Saosin | In Search of Solid Ground | Writer/Producer/Engineer |
2009 | After Midnight Project | Let's Build Something to Break | Producer/Co-Writer |
2010 | Neon Trees | Habits | Writer |
2010 | Plain White T's | Wonders of the Younger | Writer |
2010 | Foxy Shazam | Foxy Shazam | A&R/Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Writer |
2010 | Four Year Strong | Enemy Of The World | Mixer |
2010 | Good Charlotte | Cardiology | Writer |
2010 | Allstar Weekend | Suddenly Yours | Producer/Mixer/Composer/Vocals/Bass |
2011 | Panic! at the Disco | Vices & Virtues | Producer/Engineer/Mixer/Writer |
2011 | Allstar Weekend | All the Way | Producer/Mixer/Composer |
2011 | Get Scared | Best Kind of Mess | Writer/Producer/Engineer/Mixer Composer/Programming/Vocals[19] |
2011 | The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | Am I The Enemy | Producer/Arranger/Composer/Engineer Mixing/Programming/Vocals[20] |
2011 | Attack Attack! | Attack Attack! (deluxe edition) | Producer, Co-writer[21][22] |
2011 | The Cab | Symphony Soldier | Writer/Mixer/Producer[23] |
2011 | All Time Low | Dirty Work | Writer |
2011 | Hedley | Storms | Writer |
2012 | The Used | Vulnerable | Producer/Mixer/Writer |
2012 | King Blues | Long Live The Struggle | Producer/Mixer/Writer |
2012 | Megan & Liz | Bad For Me | Producer/Co-Writer/Mixer |
2012 | Papa Roach | The Connection | Producer/Co-Writer/Mixer |
2013 | Escape the Fate | Ungrateful | Writer/Producer/Engineer/Mixer |
2013 | We Came As Romans | Tracing Back Roots"[24] | Producer/Co-Writer/Mixer |
2013 | Black Veil Brides | Wretched and Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones | Producer/Co-Writer/Mixer |
2013 | One Ok Rock | Jinsei×Boku= | Mixer |
2013 | Makua Rothman | Sound Wave | A&R/Producer/Co-Writer/Mixer |
2014 | Itch | The Deep End | A&R/Producer/Co-Writer/Mixer |
2014 | The Used | Imaginary Enemy | Producer/Co-Writer/Mixer |
2014 | Beartooth | Disgusting | Writer/A&R |
2014 | 5 Seconds of Summer | 5 Seconds of Summer | Producer/Co-Writer/Mixer |
2014 | Stick to Your Guns | Disobedient | Producer/Co-Writer/Mixer |
2014 | Avicii | The Nights | Co-Writer |
2014 | We Are the In Crowd | Weird Kids | Producer/Co-Writer |
2015 | One Ok Rock | 35XXXV | Producer/Co-Writer/Mixer |
2015 | Sleeping With Sirens | Madness | Producer/Co-Writer/Mixer |
2015 | All Time Low | Future Hearts | Producer/Co-Writer/Mixer |
2015 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Sounds Good Feels Good | Producer/Co-Writer/Mixer |
2015 | Disturbed | Immortalized | "Open Your Eyes" and "What Are You Waiting For" Producer/Co-writer |
2016 | Andy Black | The Shadow Side | Producer/Co-writer/Vocals |
2016 | Biffy Clyro | Ellipsis | "Animal Style" Co-Producer/Co-writer |
2016 | Good Charlotte | Youth Authority | Producer/Co-Writer |
2016 | Blink-182 | California | Producer/Co-Writer |
2017 | One Ok Rock | Ambitions | Producer |
2017 | 311 | Mosaic | Producer/Co-Writer |
2017 | Goldfinger | The Knife | Producer/Writer |
2018 | Ded | Mis•an•thrope | Producer/Writer |
2018 | The Struts | One Night Only | Writer |
2018 | Black Veil Brides | Vale | Producer/Co-Writer |
2018 | Mayday Parade | Sunnyland | Producer/Co-Writer |
2018 | The Fever 333 | Made an America | Co-Producer/Co-Writer |
2018 | Godsmack | Every Part Of Me | Co-Writer |
2018 | Godsmack | When Legends Rise | Co-Writer |
2018 | State Champs | Living Proof | Producer/Co-Writer |
2018 | Atreyu | In Our Wake | Producer/Co-Writer |
2018 | The Faim | Summer Is a Curse | Producer/Co-Writer |
2019 | Fever 333 | Strength in Numb333rs | Co-Producer/Co-Writer |
2019 | Ashley Tisdale | Symptoms | Producer/Co-Writer |
2019 | The Faim | State Of Mind | Producer/Co-Writer |
2019 | 311 | Voyager | Producer/Co-Writer |
2019 | blink-182 | NINE | Producer/Co-Writer |
2019 | Korn | The Nothing | Producer/Co-Writer |
2019 | Arrested Youth | Sobville (Episode I) | Producer/Co-Writer |
2019 | New Politics | An Invitation To An Alternate Reality | Producer/Co-Writer |
2020 | Dune Rats | Hurry Up and Wait | Co-Producer |
2020 | Poorstacy | The Breakfast Club (Deluxe Ed.) | Producer/Co-Writer |
2020 | Five North | Scumbag | Producer/Co-Writer |
2020 | The Used | Heartwork | Producer/Mixer |
2020 | jxdn | So What! | Co-Writer |
2020 | Fever 333 | Wrong Generation | Producer/Co-Writer |
2020 | The Hunna | I'd Rather Die Than Let You In | Producer/Co-Writer |
2020 | Girlfriends | Girlfriends | Producer/Co-Writer |
2020 | Goldfinger | Never Look Back | Writer/Producer/Engineer/Mixer |
2021 | Mod Sun | Internet Killed the Rockstar[25] | Producer/Co-writer |
2021 | Escape the Fate | Chemical Warfare | Producer/Co-Writer |
2021 | Arrested Youth | Nonfiction | Producer/Co-writer |
2021 | Lil Lotus | Producer/Co-writer |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Pearlman, Mischa. "We would steal everything from our friends' parents' room and trade it for cocaine". Kerrang.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Stocks, Matt. "John Feldmann: The Man With The Midas Touch". loudersound.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "John "Goldfinger" Feldmann Chooses Telefunken USA Matched Pair". June 19, 2006.
- ^ "Never Look Back". distortedsoundmag.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Sherman, Maria. "Meet The One Man Responsible For All Your Favorite Pop-Punk Records". Buzzfeed.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ Gracie, Bianca. "Story of the Year & Producer John Feldmann Reflect on Debut Album 'Page Avenue' 15 Years Later". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "No, Seriously, Blink-182 Is Teaching Rock Bands to Age Gracefully". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "The Fever 333". Grammy.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "John Feldmann Is Tired of Doing It For Other People". altpress.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "John Feldmann sells Bel-Air-area home". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "BMG Signs Grammy-Nominated Blink-182 Producer John Feldmann To A&R/Publishing Deal". All Access. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "Three Industry Vets Join Forces To Launch Big Noise Collective". All Access. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ Shanley, Patrick. "Back to the Beach Offers "Upbeat, Positive" Ska Fest Post-Coachella". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ Obert, Alex (August 22, 2014). "On The Line with John Feldmann of Goldfinger". Journey of a Frontman. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ Friedman, David. "Take notice: Goldfinger's back". NewsTimes. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ "Blink-182". grammy.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "APMAS Influencer Feldmann". altpresss.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "The Fever 333". grammy.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Best Kind of Mess - Get Scared". AllMusic. July 12, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Am I the Enemy? - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus". AllMusic. August 30, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ^ "Which tracks did Feldmann produce?". Formspring.me. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Why'd you guys decide to record with John Feldman this time instead of Joey Sturgis?". Formspring.me. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Official Twitter of Alexander DeLeon". May 18, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ "We Came As Romans Detail New Album "Tracing Back Roots"". The PRP. May 20, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ Dowd, Rachael. "WATCH MOD SUN LET GO OF THE PAST IN HIS MGK-DIRECTED VIDEO FOR "KARMA"". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
External links[]
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- Living people
- Punk rock record producers
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