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Greg Kurstin

Greg Kurstin
Kurstin in 2017
Kurstin in 2017
Background information
Birth nameGregory Allen Kurstin
Born (1969-05-14) May 14, 1969 (age 55)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • guitar
  • bass
  • drums
  • vocals
DiscographyGreg Kurstin production discography
Member ofThe Bird and the Bee
Formerly ofGeggy Tah
Websitegregkurstin.com

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 Kylie Minogue, Sia, Kelly Clarkson, Halsey, Jonas Brothers, Kendrick Lamar, Maren Morris, Dido, Beck, Paul McCartney, Pink, Lily Allen, Harry Styles, and 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]

  1. ^ "Grammys, Complete Winners List". Billboard. February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Fekadu, Mesfin (October 26, 2015). "Adele producer: Keeping mum about 'Hello' was hard". AP News. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Millman, Ethan (May 11, 2021). "At Work With Greg Kurstin, the Quiet Producer Behind Two Decades of Hits". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Harris, LaTesha (October 14, 2021). "Adele, 'Easy On Me'". NPR. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Nolfi, Joey (October 20, 2021). "Adele's 'Easy on Me' debuts on Hot 100 after only 5 hours". EW.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ladies' Man: Greg Kurstin on Producing for Clarkson, Sia". February 3, 2015.
  7. ^ Sara, Quinn (February 29, 2012). "Greg Kurstin - Behind the Scenes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

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