Career Greg Kurstin

1 career

1.1 1994–2004: geggy tah, studio , session work
1.2 2004–2010: bird , bee, lily allen, sia
1.3 2011–2016: kelly clarkson, shins, pink, adele
1.4 2016-present: producer of year, liam gallagher, foo fighters, no expectations

career
1994–2004: geggy tah, studio , session work

kurstin continued perform hutcherson, coleman, mcpherson , others following graduation. in 1994, formed geggy tah tommy jordan, whom had met @ la jam. friend passed demo recorded on david byrne, signed them label, luaka bop. incorporate many disparate elements sound 1 senses new sensibility afoot , byrne said in 1997.

geggy tah released debut album grand opening in 1994; kurstin played bass, clavinet, guitar, organ, piano, synthesizers , drums, , credited songwriter, producer, programmer, , backup vocalist. in 1996 band released sacred cow. included song whoever , became hit in 2001, after used in television spot mercedes benz. song ascended charts, geggy tah released final album, oh.

in addition playing geggy tah, kurstin did session work, one-offs , tours artists including beck, ben harper, , red hot chili peppers. in 2001, released album under name action figure party on verve-affiliated label blue thumb records. flea, sean lennon, soul coughing s yuval gabay musicians performed beck, air, gil-scott heron , garbage appeared on record.

kurstin signed worldwide publishing deal emi (now sony/atv) in 2002. while had consistently written songs since age of 12, intensified efforts, working day , night, pumping out songs . in addition writing on own, collaborated songwriters , artists including sia, whom met through beck in 2003.

2004–2010: bird , bee, lily allen, sia

in 2004, kurstin introduced singer inara george mutual friend, mike andrews. producing george s solo debut, andrews hired kurstin pianist album. kurstin , george clicked musically in studio , formed bird , bee (stylized bird , bee ). shortly thereafter, signed blue note records chairman bruce lundvall. described entertainment weekly space-age pop cunningly combines bossa nova languidity beach boys-style lushness , have since released 4 albums , ep. kurstin nominated grammy award best engineered album bird , bee s 2015 release, recreational love.

after working on tracks artists including peaches, saints, pink, flaming lips, , kylie minogue, kurstin introduced lily allen. along other musicians, co-writers, producers , engineers, worked on 2006 debut, alright, still, went on achieve platinum status. second album s not me, s you, allen worked exclusively kurstin; co-wrote every song , played of instruments on record, engineered , produced. album s first single, fear , spent 4 weeks @ number 1 in uk, , album hit number 5 in , charted in top 10 in 8 other countries. allen, kurstin won 3 ivor novello awards work on double-platinum s not me, s you. based in part on album s success, work on bird , bee record, kurstin nominated first producer of year grammy in 2010.

kurstin s first commercially available collaboration sia death chocolate , released on 2008 album people have real problems. in 2010, produced sia s fifth album, born. reached number 2 in australia , number 37 in us. won aria music awards best pop album , best independent release.

2011–2016: kelly clarkson, shins, pink, adele

in 2012, kurstin earned first number 1 song in united states , 2 grammy award nominations kelly clarkson s stronger (what doesn t kill you) , co-wrote , produced. reunited clarkson in 2013 (on wrapped in red) , in 2015 (on piece piece). think makes him stand out producer skill musician , clarkson said. can play phenomenally. abilities musician give him advantage, because doesn’t have rely on else interpret vision. in 2012 kurstin produced , wrote or co-wrote 5 songs grammy-nominated pink album, truth love, including first single, blow me (one last kiss) . album pink s first number 1 in united states; charted in top 10 in 31 countries, , of 2016 had been certified seven-times platinum. later in 2012, began production on tegan & sara s heartthrob , worked closely shins james mercer on port of morrow, debuted @ number 3 on billboard 200.

kurstin in 2013

in addition clarkson, in 2013 , 2014 kurstin wrote , produced songs appeared on albums lana del rey, foster people, ellie goulding, lykke li, katy perry, , charli xcx. co-wrote , produced ellie goulding s burn , number 1 single in uk 3 consecutive weeks, teamed again allen, , collaborated sia on 1000 forms of fear. successful album date, 1000 forms of fear debuted @ number 1 on billboard 200 , charted @ number 1 in australia , canada , reached top 5 charts in denmark, new zealand, norway, sweden, switzerland, , united kingdom. 1000 forms of fear earned 3 aria music awards. kurstin nominated record of year grammy album s lead single, chandelier , , once again nominated producer of year.

kurstin scored 2014 adaptation of film annie , served soundtrack s executive producer. sia, created new arrangements broadway musical s original tracks , co-wrote several new songs film, including opportunity , received golden globe nomination.

kurstin began working beck on follow grammy-winning morning phase in 2015. co-wrote , produced dreams , first single album colors .

kurstin co-wrote , produced 3 songs on adele s 2015 album, 25, including first single, hello . in interview rolling stone, adele said: song massive breakthrough me writing because d been pretty slow point, , felt after worked greg [kurstin] on this, poured right out of me. kurstin played bass, guitar, drums, piano , keyboards on hello , reached number 1 in 28 countries. first record exceed 1 million in digital sales on 7-day period. of february 2016, album has sold more 20 million copies worldwide.

2016-present: producer of year, liam gallagher, foo fighters, no expectations

kurstin s fourth album sia, acting, released in january 2016.

in february 2017, kurstin won 4 grammy awards. adele s 25, won song of year, album of year, , record of year work on adele s 25. won producer of year (non-classical) in recognition of work tegan , sara, sia , ellie goulding.

in march 2017, bbc reported kurstin working paul mccartney on new studio album. kurstin co-produced song love on kendrick lamar s album damn, released in march 2017. on june 1, 2017, single liam gallagher entitled wall of glass released. track written gallagher , kurstin.

kurstin produced foo fighters album, concrete , gold, released on september 15, 2017. in interview music week, dave grohl said: “if want survive have kind of push little bit. imagined sound moving outwards. not alternative instrumentation , shit that, sonically push out. greg fucking genius. he’s brilliant producer , has sonic intuition have never seen in else.

in 2017, kurstin launched no expectations, publishing joint venture sony/atv. first artists signed no expectations jesse shatkin , wendy wang.