Greg Kurstin

Biography

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, and contributed to five songs that peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. Kurstin worked closely with English singer Adele on her albums 25 (2015) and 30 (2021). He co-wrote and produced the former album's record-breaking lead single "Hello", as well as latter's lead single "Easy on Me," which entered the US Hot 100 five hours after its release, and broke all-time records on Spotify with 24 million plays within 24. Among others, he has worked with Kylie Minogue, Sia, Kelly Clarkson, Halsey, Jonas Brothers, Kendrick Lamar, Maren Morris, Beyoncé, Dido, Gorillaz, the Shins, Beck, Paul McCartney, Pink, Lily Allen, Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus, Liam Gallagher, Foo Fighters, PinkPantheress, Zayn and Wolf Alice. He often plays guitar, bass, keyboards and drums, as well as engineers and programs his musical productions. Kurstin began his career as a jazz pianist and later co-founded Geggy Tah. He worked with singer Inara George to form the indie pop duo the Bird and the Bee in 2004.

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