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Blake Slatkin

Blake Slatkin
2022 by Daniel Prakopcyk
Born
Blake Slatkin

(1997-10-16) October 16, 1997 (age 27)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer

Blake Slatkin (born October 16, 1997) is an American record producer and songwriter.[1] He has produced songs for high-profile music industry artists including Justin Bieber,[1] Lil Nas X,[1] Lizzo,[2] The Kid Laroi,[1] Sam Smith,[3] and SZA. Slatkin has produced seven Billboard Hot 100-top ten singles, four of which peaked at number one.[1][4]

Career

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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[5][6] and Omar Apollo[1][7] 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, Omer 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",[8][9][10][11] 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.[12][13]

Forbes included him in their annual 30 Under 30 List in 2022[14][4] and was a Pop Song of the Year honoree at the 2022 BMI Pop Awards for his work on "Mood",[15][16][17] and was nominated at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards for Producer of the Year.[18]

At the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards, Slatkin earned "Record of the Year" for his work on Lizzo's "About Damn Time". In addition, he won awards for Best Remixed Record and best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Unholy" with Sam Smith and Kim Petras.

In 2021, Slatkin was added to Variety's annual Hitmakers of the Year list.[1][19]

Production discography

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Title Year Artist Album Songwriting Producing
"Ignorin" 2018 Omar Apollo Stereo checkY
"Erase" checkY checkY
"Heart" checkY checkY
"Six Speed" Role Model Non-album single checkY checkY
"Ashamed" 2019 Omar Apollo Friends checkY checkY
"There For Me (Interlude)" checkY checkY
"So Good" checkY
"Trouble" checkY checkY
"Facts" Kevin Gates I'm Him checkY checkY
"Mean It" Gracie Abrams Non-album single checkY checkY
"Chip On My Shoulder" Rod Wave Ghetto Gospel checkY checkY
"Bad Energy" 2020 Juice Wrld Legends Never Die checkY checkY
"Clear Bones" Jean Dawson Pixel Bath checkY checkY
"Friend" Gracie Abrams Minor checkY checkY
"Under / Over" checkY checkY
"Tehe" checkY checkY
"I Miss You, I'm Sorry" checkY
"Long Sleeves" checkY checkY
"Minor" checkY checkY
"Miss Me" Lil Tecca Virgo World checkY checkY
"The Bakery" Melanie Martinez After School checkY checkY
"I'm Amazing" Omar Apollo Apolonio checkY checkY
"Without You" The Kid Laroi F*ck Love (Savage) checkY checkY
"Brush Fire" Gracie Abrams Non-album single checkY checkY
"Unlearn"
(with Gracie Abrams) 		2021 Benny Blanco Friends Keep Secrets 2 checkY checkY
"You"
(with Marshmello and Vance Joy) 		checkY checkY
"Care"
(with Omar Apollo) 		checkY checkY
"Company"
(featuring Future) 		24kGoldn El Dorado checkY checkY
"Outta Pocket" checkY checkY
"Butterflies" checkY checkY
"Breath Away" checkY checkY
"Yellow Lights" checkY checkY
"3, 2, 1" checkY checkY
"Empty"
(featuring Swae Lee) 		checkY checkY
"Cut It Off" checkY checkY
"Mood"
(featuring Iann Dior) 		checkY checkY
"Mess It Up" Gracie Abrams Non-album single checkY checkY
"Stay"
(with Justin Bieber) 		The Kid Laroi F*ck Love 3: Over You checkY checkY
"Don't Leave"
(featuring G Herbo and Lil Durk) 		checkY
"Thats What I Want" Lil Nas X Montero checkY checkY
"Sun Goes Down" checkY
"Feels Like" Gracie Abrams This Is What It Feels Like checkY checkY
"Camden" checkY
"The Bottom" checkY checkY
"Older" checkY
"Painkillers" checkY
"Alright" checkY checkY
"Doom" Juice Wrld Fighting Demons checkY
"What Would You Do?" 2022 Tate McRae I Used to Think I Could Fly checkY checkY
"Hate Myself" checkY checkY
"About Damn Time" Lizzo Special checkY checkY
"Grrrls" checkY checkY
"I Love You Bitch" checkY checkY
"Bad Decisions" Benny Blanco, BTS, and Snoop Dogg Non-album single checkY checkY
"Too Well" Reneé Rapp Everything to Everyone checkY checkY
"What Can I Do" checkY checkY
"Special" SZA SOS checkY checkY
"I Can't Go Back to the Way It Was (Intro)" 2023 The Kid Laroi Non-album single checkY checkY
"Lose You" Sam Smith Gloria checkY checkY
"Unholy"
(with Kim Petras) 		checkY checkY
"How to Cry" checkY checkY
"Happy" Kesha Gag Order checkY
"Pretty Girl" Ice Spice & Rema Non-album single checkY checkY
"Too Much" The Kid Laroi, Central Cee, Jungkook The First Time checkY checkY
"What Just Happened" The Kid Laroi The First Time checkY checkY
"Bleed" checkY checkY
"Where Do You Sleep?" checkY checkY
"You" checkY checkY
"Call Me Instead"
(featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again) 		checkY checkY
"J Christ" 2024 Lil Nas X TBD checkY
"Where Do We Go Now?" checkY checkY
"Heaven" The Kid Laroi The First Time (Deluxe Version) checkY checkY
"Calling After Me" Wallows Model checkY checkY
"Spite" Omar Apollo God Said No checkY checkY
"360" Charli xcx Brat checkY
"365" checkY
"360 featuring robyn and yung lean" Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat checkY
"Dispose of Me" Omar Apollo God Said No checkY checkY
"Be Careful With Me" checkY checkY
"Done With You" checkY checkY
"Empty" checkY checkY
"How" checkY checkY
"Touch" KATSEYE SIS (Soft is Strong) checkY checkY
"Til The Morning" Royel Otis PRATTS & PAIN checkY
"Drinks or Coffee" Rosé Rosie checkY
"BMF" SZA LANA checkY checkY

References

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  2. ^ 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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  6. ^ "Interview: Gracie Abrams ready to move beyond heartbreak, play live". RIFF Magazine. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "It's July, But The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's "Stay" Is Your Song of the Summer". MTV. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  10. ^ "10 hip hop tracks that should appear on the triple j hottest 100". Tone Deaf. 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  11. ^ "Best New Music This Week: Vince Staples, Snoh Aalegra, Post Malone, and More". Complex. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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  13. ^ 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.
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  15. ^ 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.
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