| Blake Slatkin | |
| Birth Name: | Blake Slatkin |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | New York University |
| Occupation: | 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, Lil Nas X, Lizzo,[2] The Kid Laroi, Sam Smith,[3] and SZA. Slatkin has produced seven Billboard Hot 100-top ten singles, four of which peaked at number one.[4]
Slatkin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and began playing guitar at 10 years old. He performed in bands and sang at venues around Los Angeles before discovering a career in production. 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[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] 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 annual Hitmakers of the Year list.[19]
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Songwriting | Producing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Ignorin" | 2018 | Omar Apollo | Stereo | ||
| "Erase" | |||||
| "Heart" | |||||
| "Six Speed" | Role Model | ||||
| "Ashamed" | 2019 | Omar Apollo | Friends | ||
| "There For Me (Interlude)" | |||||
| "So Good" | |||||
| "Trouble" | |||||
| "Facts" | Kevin Gates | I'm Him | |||
| "Mean It" | Gracie Abrams | ||||
| "Chip On My Shoulder" | Rod Wave | Ghetto Gospel | |||
| "Bad Energy" | 2020 | Juice Wrld | Legends Never Die | ||
| "Clear Bones" | Jean Dawson | Pixel Bath | |||
| "Friend" | Gracie Abrams | Minor | |||
| "Under / Over" | |||||
| "Tehe" | |||||
| "I Miss You, I'm Sorry" | |||||
| "Long Sleeves" | |||||
| "Minor" | |||||
| "Miss Me" | Lil Tecca | Virgo World | |||
| "The Bakery" | Melanie Martinez | After School | |||
| "I'm Amazing" | Omar Apollo | Apolonio | |||
| "Without You" | The Kid Laroi | F*ck Love (Savage) | |||
| "Brush Fire" | Gracie Abrams | ||||
| "Unlearn" | 2021 | Benny Blanco | Friends Keep Secrets 2 | ||
| "You" | |||||
| "Care" | |||||
| "Company" | 24kGoldn | El Dorado | |||
| "Outta Pocket" | |||||
| "Butterflies" | |||||
| "Breath Away" | |||||
| "Yellow Lights" | |||||
| "3, 2, 1" | |||||
| "Empty" | |||||
| "Cut It Off" | |||||
| "Mood" | |||||
| "Mess It Up" | Gracie Abrams | ||||
| "Stay" | The Kid Laroi | F*ck Love 3: Over You | |||
| "Don't Leave" | |||||
| "Thats What I Want" | Lil Nas X | Montero | |||
| "Sun Goes Down" | |||||
| "Feels Like" | Gracie Abrams | This Is What It Feels Like | |||
| "Camden" | |||||
| "The Bottom" | |||||
| "Older" | |||||
| "Painkillers" | |||||
| "Alright" | |||||
| "Doom" | Juice Wrld | Fighting Demons | |||
| "What Would You Do?" | 2022 | Tate McRae | I Used to Think I Could Fly | ||
| "Hate Myself" | |||||
| "About Damn Time" | Lizzo | Special | |||
| "Grrrls" | |||||
| "I Love You Bitch" | |||||
| "Bad Decisions" | Benny Blanco, BTS, and Snoop Dogg | ||||
| "Too Well" | Reneé Rapp | Everything to Everyone | |||
| "What Can I Do" | |||||
| "Special" | SZA | SOS | |||
| "I Can't Go Back to the Way It Was (Intro)" | 2023 | The Kid Laroi | |||
| "Lose You" | Sam Smith | Gloria | |||
| "Unholy" | |||||
| "How to Cry" | |||||
| "Happy" | Kesha | Gag Order | |||
| "Pretty Girl" | Ice Spice & Rema | Non-album single | |||
| "Too Much" | The Kid Laroi, Central Cee, Jungkook | The First Time | |||
| "What Just Happened" | The Kid Laroi | The First Time | |||
| "Bleed" | |||||
| "Where Do You Sleep?" | |||||
| "You" | |||||
| "Call Me Instead" | |||||
| "J Christ" | 2024 | Lil Nas X | TBD | ||
| "Where Do We Go Now?" | |||||
| "Heaven" | The Kid Laroi | The First Time (Deluxe Version) | |||
| "Calling After Me" | Wallows | Model | |||
| "Spite" | Omar Apollo | God Said No | |||
| "360" | Charli xcx | Brat | |||
| "365" | |||||
| "360 featuring robyn and yung lean" | Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat | ||||
| "Dispose of Me" | Omar Apollo | God Said No | |||
| "Be Careful With Me" | |||||
| "Done With You" | |||||
| "Empty" | |||||
| "How" | |||||
| "Touch" | KATSEYE | SIS (Soft is Strong) | |||
| "Til The Morning" | Royel Otis | PRATTS & PAIN |