Justin Raisen Explained
| Justin Raisen |
| Birth Name: | Justin Louis Raisen |
Justin Louis Raisen is an American record producer, songwriter, audio engineer, and mixing engineer. His early credits include working with Charli XCX and Sky Ferreira. He has also worked with Lawrence Rothman, Yves Tumor, Drake, and Lil Yachty.
Life and career
Raisen, a native of Massapequa, New York, lives in Los Angeles where he owns a recording studio.[1] [2] In 2019, he launched his record label, KRO Records, with Lawrence and Yves Rothman.[3] KRO's first release included two tracks from River Phoenix's band Aleka's Attic, along with a single from Rain Phoenix featuring Michael Stipe.[4] Next was the single "Poison" by Marissa Nadler featuring John Cale.[5] Other 2019 releases included Kills Birds' self-titled debut LP; Buzzy Lee's EP, "Close Encounters of Our Own Kind"; and a single titled "Mother" by Courtney Love.[6] [7] [8] In 2020, KRO Records released the soundtrack for Steven Spielberg's The Turning under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment.[9]
After the Lizzo single "Truth Hurts" was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019, Raisen, alongside his brother Jeremiah, accused Lizzo of plagiarizing a line from his song "Healthy" and asked to receive songwriting credits.[10] Instead, Lizzo filed a lawsuit in order to receive a declaratory judgment blocking the Raisens from receiving any songwriting credits. The Raisens responded in February 2020 by filing a counterclaim, asking for royalties and songwriting credits for the song.[11]
Discography
2024
!Song Title!Artist!Album!Credits!Label| "Bye Bye" | Kim Gordon | The Collective | Producer, Writer, Mixer, Engineer, Programmer | Matador |
| "The Candy House" |
| "I Don't Miss My Mind" |
| "I'm a Man" |
| "Trophies" |
| "It's Dark Inside" |
| "Psychedelic Orgasm" |
| "Tree House" |
| "Shelf Warmer" |
| "The Believers" |
| "Dream Dollar" |
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2023
!Song Title!Artist!Album!Credits!Label| "The Black Seminole" | Lil Yachty | Let's Start Here | Producer, Writer, Engineer | Quality Control / Motown |
| "The Ride" |
| "Running Out of Time" |
| "Pretty" |
| "Failure" |
| "The Zone" |
| "We Saw the Sun" |
| "Drive Me Crazy" |
| "Ive Officially Lost Vision" |
| "Say Something" |
| "Paint the Sky" |
| "Should I B?" |
| "The Alchemist" |
| "Reach the Sunshine" |
| "Angel" | Kid Cudi | Entergalactic | Producer, Writer, Engineer | Republic |
| "Isn't It Lovely" | Grace Ives | Janky Star | Producer, Engineer | True Panther Records / Harvest |
| "Loose" |
| "Burn Bridges" |
| "Angel Of Business" |
| "Lazy Day" |
| "Shelly" |
| "Back In LA" |
| "On The Ground" |
| "Win Win" |
| "Lullaby" |
| "Prophecy Of The Dragon" | The Voidz | Single | Producer | Cult Records |
| "Everlasting Days" | John Cale feat. Animal Collective | MERCY | Mixer | Domino |
| "The Legal Status of Ice" | John Cale feat. Fat White Family |
| "Out Your Window" | John Cale |
| "Toy Gun Store" | Mila Degray | Single | Writer, Producer, Engineer | Independent |
| "OK" | Teezo Touchdown | How Do You Sleep At Night? | Writer, Producer | Not Fit For Society / RCA |
| "Impossible" |
| "Neighborhood" |
| "Six Weeks" | Liv.e | Girl In The Half Pearl | Writer, Producer | AWAL |
| "Away From Home" | Drake | For All The Dogs | Writer, Producer | OVO | |
2022
!Song Title!Artist!Album!Credits!Label!Collaborators| "Fleez" | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Cool It Down | Producer, Engineer | Secretly Canadian | Anthony Paul Lopez |
| "Mars" | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Cool It Down | Writer, Producer, Engineer | Secretly Canadian | Karen O, Nick Zinner, Brian Chase |
| "Pieces" | John Legend | LEGEND | Writer, Producer | Republic Records | Johnnie Newman, Jeremiah Raisen, Daniel Maurice Wilson |
| "Baby" | Charli XCX | Crash | Producer, Mixer | Asylum Records, Warner UK | Charlotte Aitchison, Jeremiah Raisen |
| "Feels Alright" | Spoon | Lucifer On The Sofa | Producer | Matador Records | Spoon |
| "Tim Dillon" | Trick Gum | Single | Producer | Independent | Jordan Benik | |
2021!Song Title!Artist!Album!Credits!Label!Collaborators| "Girls & Boys" | Viagra Boys | Welfare Jazz | Producer, Mixer | YEAR0001 | Pelle Gunnerfeldt, Daniel Fagerström, Matt Sweeney, Patrik Berger, Jeremiah Raisen |
| "So Bored I Wanna Die" | Trick Gum | Single | Producer | Independent | Jordan Benik |
| "Bringing In The Dogs" | Trick Gum | Single | Producer | Independent | Jordan Benik |
| "You're All Caught Up" | Trick Gum | Single | Producer | Independent | Jordan Benik |
| "Hurts to Be a Head" | Trick Gum | Single | Producer | Independent | Jordan Benik |
| "Hot Rifle" | Trick Gum | Single | Producer | Independent | Jordan Benik |
| "Over Me !¡" | Lancey Foux | LIVE.EVIL | Writer, Producer | Universal Music | Fluxury, SADPONY | |
2020
!Song Title!Artist!Album!Credits!Label!Collaborators| "American Landfill" (feat. David Bowie) | Kristeen Young | The Turning: Kate's Diary (EP) | Producer, Engineer | KRO Records/Sony | Kristeen Young, Tony Visconti |
| "Shaking" | Hazel English | Wake Up! | Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Writer | Polyvinyl | Hazel English, Blake Stranathan |
| "Combat" | Hazel English, Gianluca Buccellati |
| "Five and Dime" | Hazel English, Jeremiah Raisen, John Newman |
| "Waiting" | Hazel English |
| "Wake Up!" |
| "A Greater Love" | Yves Tumor | Heaven To a Tortured Mind | Executive Producer, Producer, Engineer, Musician | Warp | Yves Tumor, Mahssa Taghinia, Yves Rothman |
| "Medicine Burns" |
| "Strawberry Privilege" |
| "Super Stars" |
| "Gospel For A New Century" | Executive Producer, Producer, Engineer |
| "Identity Trade" |
| "Hasdallen Lights" |
| "Romanticist" |
| "Dream Palette" |
| "Folie Imposée" |
| "Asteroid Blues" |
| "Kerosene!" | Yves Tumor, Mahssa Taghinia, Yves Rothman, Jeremiah Raisen |
| "YJSTS" | Overcoats | The Fight | Producer, Engineer, Writer, Mixer | Loma Vista Recordings | Hana Elion, JJ Mitchell, Yves Rothman, Rob Cohen |
| "I'll Be There" | Producer, Engineer, Writer |
| "Fire and Fury" |
| "The Fool" |
| "Apathetic Boys" |
| "Leave If You Wanna" |
| "Keep The Faith" |
| "Drift" |
| "The Fight" |
| "New Shoes" | |
2019
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Credits | Label | Collaborators |
|---|
| "Live Forever" | Nasty Cherry | I'm With The Band: Nasty Cherry Netflix Soundtrack | Producer, Writer | VROOM VROOM | |
| "Music With Your Dad" | |
| "Cookie Butter" | Kim Gordon | No Home Record | Mixer | Matador | Kim Gordon, Shawn Everett |
| "Paprika Pony" | Producer, Writer, Mixer | Kim Gordon, Jeremiah Raisen |
| "Sketch Artist" | Kim Gordon |
| "Hungry Baby" |
| "Air Bnb" |
| "Get Your Life Back Yoga" |
| "12 Years Old" | Producer, Mixer |
| "Wash" | Liily | Single | Producer, Mixer | Flush Records | Liily |
| "Ow" | Kills Birds | Kills Birds | Producer, Writer | KRO Records | Nina Ljeti, Jacob Loeb, Fielder Thomas, Bosh Rothman |
| "Worthy Girl" | Producer |
| "Jesus Did" |
| "Volcano" |
| "New Friend" |
| "Only Yellow" |
| "Tear Up" |
| "High" |
| "OK Hurricane" |
| "Win" | Nasty Cherry | Win | Producer, Writer, Engineer | VROOM VROOM | Charli XCX, Gabby Bechtel, Chloe Chaidez, Georgia Somary, Debbie Knox-Hewson, Yves Rothman |
| "Poison" feat. John Cale | Marissa Nadler | "Poison" | Producer, Engineer | KRO Records | Marissa Nadler, John Cale |
| "If We Make It Through The Summer" |
| "Time is The Killer" feat. Michael Stipe | Rain Phoenix | Time Gone | Producer, Mixer | KRO Records | Rain Phoenix, Michael Stipe, Kirk Hellie |
| "King of The Dudes" | Sunflower Bean | King of The Dudes EP | Producer, Writer, Engineer, Mixer | Mom & Pop | Sunflower Bean |
| "Come For Me" |
| "Fear City" |
| "The Big One" |
| "Malibu Barbie" | Miya Folick | Malibu Barbie | Producer, Engineer, Writer | Interscope Records | |
| "Sanctuary" | Joji | Nectar | Producer, Writer | 88rising, 12Tone Music | Joji, Luke Niccoli, Daniel Wilson | | |
2018
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Credits | Label | Collaborators |
|---|
| "Faith In Nothing Except Salvation" | Yves Tumor | Safe in the Hands of Love | Producer, Engineer | Warp Records | Yves Tumor |
| "Economy of Freedom" |
| "Honesty" |
| "Noid" |
| "Licking an Orchid (feat. James K) | Yves Tumor, James K |
| "Lifetime" | Yves Tumor |
| "Hope In Suffering" | Yves Tumor, Oxhy, Puce Mary |
| "Recognizing the Enemy" | Yves Tumor |
| "Let the Lioness in You Flow Freely" |
| "I Can't Listen to Gene Clark Anymore (with Sharon Van Etten)" | Marissa Nadler | For My Crimes | Producer | Sacred Bones | Lawrence Rothman, Marissa Nadler, Sharon Van Etten |
| "Blue Vapor (with Kristin Kontrol)" | Lawrence Rothman, Marissa Nadler, Kristin Kontrol, Patty Schemel |
| "For My Crimes (with Angel Olsen)" | Lawrence Rothman, Marissa Nadler, Angel Olsen |
| "Peer Pressure" | L Devine | Peer Pressure | Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician | Warner Bros Records UK | Sad Pony, Yves Rothman, L Devine |
| "Thingamajig" | Miya Folick | Premonitions | Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician | Interscope Records | Yves Rothman, Luke Niccoli, Miya Folick |
| "Premonitions" |
| "Cost Your Love" |
| "Stock Image" |
| "Leave The Party" |
| "Stop Talking" |
| "Freak Out" |
| "Deadbody" |
| "Baby Girl" |
| "What We've Made" |
| "Decade" | Lawrence Rothman | Single | Writer | Downtown Records | Lawrence Rothman |
| "Cruelty of Nature" | Doe Paoro | Soft Power | Writer | Anti- | Doe Paoro |
| "Come For Me" | Sunflower Bean | Single | Producer, Writer, Mixer | Mom + Pop | Sunflower Bean | |
2017
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Credits | Label | Collaborators |
|---|
| "Fly On Your Wall" | Angel Olsen | Phases | Producer, Engineer | Jagjaguwar | Angel Olsen |
| "Special" |
| "Descend" | Lawrence Rothman | The Book of Law | Executive Producer, Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician | Interscope Records | Lawrence Rothman, Yves Rothman, Sad Pony |
| "Wolves Still Cry" | Lawrence Rothman, Yves Rothman, Daniel Riordan, Johnnie Newman |
| "Shout" | Lawrence Rothman, Yves Rothman, Johnnie Newman |
| "Stand By" | Lawrence Rothman, Yves Rothman, Sad Pony, Johnnie Newman |
| "Jordan (feat. Kristin Kontrol)" | Lawrence Rothman, Yves Rothman, Kristin Kontrol |
| "Geek" | Lawrence Rothman, Yves Rothman |
| "Ascend" |
| "Die Daily" | Lawrence Rothman, Soko |
| "Walking My Tears Across Manhattan" | Lawrence Rothman, Yves Rothman |
| "California Paranoia (feat. Angel Olsen)" | Lawrence Rothman, Angel Olsen |
| "Ain't Afraid of Dying (feat. Marissa Nadler)" | Lawrence Rothman, Marissa Nadler | |
2016
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Credits | Label | Collaborators |
|---|
| "Murdered Out" | Kim Gordon | Murdered Out | Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician | Matador | Kim Gordon, Stella Mozgowa |
| "Intern" | Angel Olsen | My Woman | Producer, Engineer, Musician | Jagjaguwar | Angel Olsen |
| "Never Be Mine" |
| "Shut Up Kiss Me" | Producer, Engineer |
| "Give It Up" |
| "Not Gonna Kill You" |
| "Heart Shaped Face" |
| "Sister" |
| "Those Were the Days" |
| "Woman" |
| "Pops" |
| "Who I Thought You Were" | Santigold | 99¢ | Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician | Atlantic Records | Sad Pony, Santigold |
| "H" | Lawrence Rothman | Single | Executive Producer, Producer, Engineer, Musician | Downtown Records | Sad Pony, Lawrence Rothman, Yves Rothman |
| "Designer Babies (feat. Kim Gordon)" | Single | Lawrence Rothman, Kim Gordon, Angel Olsen, Nick Zinner, Active Child | |
2015
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Credits | Label | Collaborators |
|---|
| "Users" | Lawrence Rothman | Users | Executive Producer, Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician | Downtown Records | Lawrence Rothman, Yves Rothman |
| "Oz Vs. Eden" | |
2014
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Credits | Label | Collaborators |
|---|
| "Picture Me Gone" | Ariel Pink | Pom Pom | Writer | 4AD | Ariel Pink, Mary Raisen |
| "Sexual Athletics" | Guitar, Optigan, Musician | Ariel Pink, Shags Chamberlain, Kim Fowley |
| "Sucker" | Charli XCX | SUCKER | Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician | Asylum Records UK | Charli XCX, Sad Pony |
| "London Queen" | Charli XCX, Sad Pony, Remi Nicole |
| "Hanging Around" | Charli XCX, Sad Pony, Rivers Cuomo |
| "Glimpse" | The Garden | "Glimpse 7"" | Producer, Engineer | Big Love Records | Ariel Pink, Raw Deal |
| "Crystal Clear" |
| "Open Abyss" |
| "Lana Del Rey" | Jerry James | Lana Del Rey | Producer, Engineer | Independent | Ariel Pink, Raw Deal, Sad Pony | |
2013
| Song Title | Artist | Album | Credits | Label | Collaborators |
|---|
| "Boys" | Sky Ferreira | Night Time, My Time | Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician | Capitol Records | Ariel Rechtshaid, Sky Ferreira |
| "Ain't Your Right" | Ariel Rechtshaid, Jordan Benik, Sky Ferreira |
| "24 Hours" | Ariel Rechtshaid, Sky Ferreira |
| "Nobody Asked If I Was Okay" | Sky Ferreira |
| "I Blame Myself" | Producer, Writer, Mixer, Engineer, Musician | Dan Nigro, Sky Ferreira |
| "Omanko" | Sky Ferreira |
| "You're Not The One" | Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician | Ariel Rechtshaid, Dan Nigro, Sky Ferreira |
| "Heavy Metal Heart" | Sky Ferreira |
| "Kristine" |
| "I Will" | Dan Nigro, Ariel Rechtshaid, Sky Ferreira |
| "Love In Stereo" | Ariel Rechtshaid, Sad Pony, Dan Nigro, Sky Ferreira |
| "Night Time, My Time" | Sky Ferreira |
| "I Can't Say No To Myself" | Sky Ferreira | Night Time, My Time B-Sides | Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician | Capitol Records | Jordan Benik, Sad Pony, Ariel Rechtshaid, Sky Ferreira |
| "My Molly" | Sky Ferreira x Ariel Pink | My Molly 2.0 | Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician | Independent | Ariel Pink, Raw Deal, Sky Ferreira |
| "Nuclear Seasons" | Charli XCX | True Romance | Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician | IAMSOUND Records | Ariel Rechtshaid, Charli XCX |
| "Take My Hand" |
| "Stay Away" |
| "Black Roses" |
| "How Can I" |
| "Lock You Up" | |
2011
Notes and References
- News: Pelly . Jenn . "WTF Is Pop?": Justin Raisen on Producing the Future . March 24, 2020 . Pitchfork . en.
- Web site: Gardner . Eriq . Lizzo Faces Countersuit for Denying Songwriters a Share of "Truth Hurts" . The Hollywood Reporter . March 24, 2020 . en.
- News: Blais-Billie . Braudie . February 13, 2019 . Rain Phoenix and Michael Stipe Share Video for New Song "Time Is the Killer": Watch . en . Pitchfork . March 24, 2020.
- News: Legaspi . Althea . January 24, 2019 . Rain Phoenix Teams With Brother River's Band, Michael Stipe for New Music . Rolling Stone . March 24, 2020.
- Web site: Marissa Nadler and John Cale Team on New Song "Poison": Listen . April 10, 2020 . Pitchfork . en.
- Web site: Kills Birds Big Hassle . April 10, 2020 . en-US.
- Web site: Buzzy Lee & Tommy Mandel Release New EP, 'Close Encounters Of Their Own Kind' Out Today Via KRO Records . April 10, 2020 . Tell All Your Friends PR . en-US.
- Web site: November 21, 2019 . Courtney Love - "Mother" . April 10, 2020 . Stereogum.
- Web site: Finn Wolfhard Starrer, The Turning, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Out January 24 On KRO Records / Sony Music Masterworks . April 10, 2020 . Sony Music Entertainment . en-US.
- News: Beaumont-Thomas . Ben . Lizzo hit by second plagiarism claim over No 1 hit Truth Hurts . March 24, 2020 . The Guardian . October 15, 2019.
- News: Sisario . Ben . Lizzo Sued Back by Songwriters Over ‘Truth Hurts’ . March 24, 2020 . The New York Times . February 28, 2020.
