Justin Goldner

Justin Goldner is an American music producer, songwriter, arranger and session musician originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1]

OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

OccupationsProducer, songwriter, musician, arranger

InstrumentsBass, guitar, mandolin, keyboards, electronics

Years active2007–present

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Justin Goldner
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupations	Producer, songwriter, musician, arranger
Instruments	Bass, guitar, mandolin, keyboards, electronics
Years active	2007–present
Website	funkybutter.com

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His performances have been featured on Grammy, Latin Grammy and Tony award-winning projects (Dear Evan Hansen),^[2][3][4] as well as the Golden Globe winning film The Greatest Showman, Disney's live-action Snow White,^[5] and television shows including Hazbin Hotel.^[6] He is a frequent contributor to projects by composers Pasek and Paul and Jason Robert Brown, including the latter’s Broadway musical The Bridges of Madison County.^[7][4]

Goldner has been featured in mandolin performances with Sting at Carnegie Hall and live on NBC’s Christmas at Rockefeller Center,^[8] as well as live performance with Ben Platt on the 60th Annual Grammy Awards telecast from Madison Square Garden.^[9][10] He also appears in Platt's Live from Radio City Music Hall concert special on Netflix.^[11]

As a music producer and songwriter, Goldner is known for drawing upon both acoustic and electronic textures.^[12] Since 2009, his work as producer and bandleader of Grace McLean & Them Apples has yielded two EPs and the full-length My Lovely Enemy, combining McLean’s vocal looping techniques with organic instruments, garnering recognition in Rolling Stone and the New York Times.^{[13][14][15][16]}

Goldner participated in developing the music for Pasek and Paul’s films The Greatest Showman, Spirited, and Lyle, Lyle Crocodile^[17], as well as their musical Dear Evan Hansen, which he ultimately performed on Broadway and in the 2021 film adaptation.^{[2][3][4][18]} He has been featured in other performances with Ricky Martin,^[19] Macy Gray, Tori Kelly,^[20] Cynthia Erivo,^[21] Donald Glover,^[22] Shawn Mendes,^[23] Ledisi,^[24] Bruce Springsteen,^[25] James Taylor,^[26] Natasha Bedingfield,^[27] Idina Menzel,^[28] Jordin Sparks,^[29] Jin (BTS),^[30] Aloe Blacc, Lizzy McAlpine, Anaïs Mitchell,^[31] JC Chasez & Lance Bass (*NSYNC),^[32] Renée Fleming,^[33] Max Martin,^[34] Ludwig Goransson, Ariana DeBose,^[35] Stephen Sondheim, Lin-Manuel Miranda,^[36] T Bone Burnett,^[37] Alan Menken,^[34] Chris Thile,^[34] Matisyahu, Amanda Brown,^[38] Steve Martin, John Turturro,^[39] Allison Williams, Jane Monheit,^[40] Twyla Tharp, Ryan Beatty,^[41] Darren Criss,^[42] Jesse McCartney, Emily Kinney,^[43] Audra McDonald,^[44] Jeremy Jordan, Milck,^[27] Lolo, Grace Weber, Elle Varner, Lawrence,^[34] and his mentor, Meshell Ndegeocello.^[17]

Other notable production and songwriting releases have included folk-pop trio Saint Adeline's eponymous debut album,^[45] Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio's Bubble Boy^[46][47][48], and "Destiny", included on Hasbro's Jem & The Holograms tribute album.^[49] Goldner has also performed classically with the Chelsea Symphony and Teatro Graticello, and performed live electronics and sound design with new acoustic crossover group 9 Horses.^[12] He is known as well for collaborations with global artists, including Bollywood composers Shankar Mahadevan and Vishal Bhardwaj, Latin Grammy-winning Venezuelan vocalist/trumpeter Linda Briceño^[50][51] and Cuban rock band Del Exilio.^[52][53]