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]
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| Born | Blake Slatkin October 16, 1997 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer |
Career
editSlatkin 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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| "Ignorin" | 2018 | Omar Apollo | Stereo | 
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| "Erase" |
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| "Heart" |
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| "Six Speed" | Role Model | Non-album single |
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| "Ashamed" | 2019 | Omar Apollo | Friends |
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| "There For Me (Interlude)" |
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| "So Good" |
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| "Trouble" |
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| "Facts" | Kevin Gates | I'm Him |
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| "Mean It" | Gracie Abrams | Non-album single |
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| "Chip On My Shoulder" | Rod Wave | Ghetto Gospel |
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| "Bad Energy" | 2020 | Juice Wrld | Legends Never Die |
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| "Clear Bones" | Jean Dawson | Pixel Bath |
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| "Friend" | Gracie Abrams | Minor |
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| "Under / Over" |
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| "Tehe" |
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| "I Miss You, I'm Sorry" |
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| "Long Sleeves" |
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| "Minor" |
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| "Miss Me" | Lil Tecca | Virgo World |
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| "The Bakery" | Melanie Martinez | After School |
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| "I'm Amazing" | Omar Apollo | Apolonio |
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| "Without You" | The Kid Laroi | F*ck Love (Savage) |
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| "Brush Fire" | Gracie Abrams | Non-album single |
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| "Unlearn" (with Gracie Abrams) |
2021 | Benny Blanco | Friends Keep Secrets 2 |
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| "You" (with Marshmello and Vance Joy) |
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| "Care" (with Omar Apollo) |
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| "Company" (featuring Future) |
24kGoldn | El Dorado |
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| "Outta Pocket" |
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| "Butterflies" |
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| "Breath Away" |
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| "Yellow Lights" |
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| "3, 2, 1" |
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| "Empty" (featuring Swae Lee) |
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| "Cut It Off" |
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| "Mood" (featuring Iann Dior) |
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| "Mess It Up" | Gracie Abrams | Non-album single |
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| "Stay" (with Justin Bieber) |
The Kid Laroi | F*ck Love 3: Over You |
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| "Don't Leave" (featuring G Herbo and Lil Durk) |
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| "Thats What I Want" | Lil Nas X | Montero |
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| "Sun Goes Down" |
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| "Feels Like" | Gracie Abrams | This Is What It Feels Like |
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| "Camden" |
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| "The Bottom" |
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| "Older" |
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| "Painkillers" |
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| "Alright" |
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| "Doom" | Juice Wrld | Fighting Demons |
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| "What Would You Do?" | 2022 | Tate McRae | I Used to Think I Could Fly |
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| "Hate Myself" |
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| "About Damn Time" | Lizzo | Special |
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| "Grrrls" |
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| "I Love You Bitch" |
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| "Bad Decisions" | Benny Blanco, BTS, and Snoop Dogg | Non-album single |
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| "Too Well" | Reneé Rapp | Everything to Everyone |
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| "What Can I Do" |
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| "Special" | SZA | SOS |
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| "I Can't Go Back to the Way It Was (Intro)" | 2023 | The Kid Laroi | Non-album single |
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| "Lose You" | Sam Smith | Gloria |
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| "Unholy" (with Kim Petras) |
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| "How to Cry" |
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| "Happy" | Kesha | Gag Order |
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| "Pretty Girl" | Ice Spice & Rema | Non-album single |
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| "Too Much" | The Kid Laroi, Central Cee, Jungkook | The First Time |
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| "What Just Happened" | The Kid Laroi | The First Time |
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| "Bleed" |
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| "Where Do You Sleep?" |
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| "You" |
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| "Call Me Instead" (featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again) |
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| "J Christ" | 2024 | Lil Nas X | TBD |
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| "Where Do We Go Now?" |
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| "Heaven" | The Kid Laroi | Non-album single |
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| "Calling After Me" | Wallows | Model |
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| "Spite" | Omar Apollo | God Said No |
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| "360" | Charli xcx | Brat |
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| "365" |
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| "360 featuring robyn and yung lean" | Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat |
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| "Dispose of Me" | Omar Apollo | God Said No |
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| "Be Careful With Me" |
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| "Done With You" |
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| "Empty" |
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| "How" |
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| "Touch" | KATSEYE | SIS (Soft is Strong) |
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| "Til The Morning" | Royel Otis | PRATTS & PAIN |
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References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kim Petras Is the First Out Trans Artist to Hit No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". PAPER. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ a b "A Younger, Cooler Jack Antonoff". airmail.news. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ ClashMusic (2021-11-12). "In Her Feelings: Gracie Abrams Interviewed". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ "Interview: Gracie Abrams ready to move beyond heartbreak, play live". RIFF Magazine. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ Glicksman, Josh (2021-07-13). "How Blake Slatkin Went From Benny Blanco's Former Intern To A-List Producer". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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 hip hop tracks that should appear on the triple j hottest 100". Tone Deaf. 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ "Best New Music This Week: Vince Staples, Snoh Aalegra, Post Malone, and More". Complex. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ Trust, Gary (2022-04-01). "Ask Billboard: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's 'Stay' Makes History on the Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2022: Music". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Grein, Paul (2022-05-11). "Omer Fedi and Michael Pollack Tie for Songwriter of the Year at 2022 BMI Pop Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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- ^ "2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards: See The Full List of Nominees". iHeart. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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