John Feldmann | |
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 Feldmann with his Martin acoustic at Foxy Studios | |
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| Birth name | John William Feldmann |
| Also known as | Feldy |
| Born | June 29, 1967 |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
| Member of | Goldfinger |
| Formerly of | Electric Love Hogs |
| Website | johnfeldmann |
John William Feldmann (born June 29, 1967) is an American musician and record producer. He serves as the lead singer/guitarist of the punk rock band Goldfinger.
Feldmann grew up in Saratoga, California. [1] He started writing songs around the age of 12. Around that time, he met the band Social Distortion, and was inspired to be like them. [1]
Feldmann's first band was Saratoga-based Family Crisis. [1] In 1988, he moved to Los Angeles, where he formed the band Electric Love Hogs and met future Goldfinger bassist Kelly LeMieux. [1] The Electric Love Hogs (which also included Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver and Bobby Hewitt of Orgy) put out one album, their self-titled 1992 debut, which was co-produced by Tommy Lee. [2]
Feldmann formed Goldfinger in Los Angeles in 1994 [1] after meeting original Goldfinger bassist Simon Williams in a shoe store where they were both working. Goldfinger played 385 shows in 1996, breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most concerts in one year for a touring band. [3] In 1999, Goldfinger's song "Superman" was featured in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game. [1] Starting with their self-titled debut album in 1996, Goldfinger has released eight studio albums, including Never Look Back , which was released on Big Noise on December 4, 2020. [1] [4]
In 1998, Feldmann began producing for other bands, starting with Showoff, producing their self-titled debut album, followed by Mest and The Used. [5] He produced Story of the Year's 2003 debut album Page Avenue , which was certified Gold by the RIAA and peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200, and included the hits "Anthem of Our Dying Day" and "Until the Day I Die". [6] He produced and co-wrote Blink-182's 2016 album California , which reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. [7] He co-wrote and co-produced "Made An America" by The Fever 333, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance. [8] He has also co-written and produced for All Time Low, 5 Seconds of Summer, Good Charlotte, Panic! at the Disco, Beartooth, Biffy Clyro, Korn, 311, Black Veil Brides, Avril Lavigne, Ashlee Simpson, Ashley Tisdale, Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore, and Papa Roach. [1] [2] [5] [7] The albums Feldmann has worked on have grossed more than 34 million sales worldwide. [2]
Starting in 1997, Feldmann has worked as an A&R executive at Warner Bros. Records, scouting talent and overseeing artist development. [9] [10] Feldmann is a former A&R consultant for Red Bull Records. In 2016, he became the Vice President of A&R at BMG. [11] He currently works with artists to produce albums released under the record label Big Noise, which he founded alongside Nick Gross and Jon Cohen in 2017. [12]
Feldmann, Travis Barker, and John Reese started Back to the Beach Festival at Huntington State Beach in 2018. The two-day ska and punk festival featured The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 311, and Sublime With Rome its first year, and was headlined by Blink-182 in 2019, but has not returned after that. [13]
Feldmann is published by Big Noise and managed by Lucas Keller and Nic Warner at Milk & Honey.
Feldmann was a long time vegan and vocal activist for animal rights. [14] [15] In an Instagram video, he showed himself getting his vegan tattoo covered with a portrait of his son, Julian. Feldmann, previously stated on an episode of the "One Life, One Chance" podcast that he was no longer vegan, that he had begun eating fish.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2017 | Alternative Press Music Award | Influencer | N/A | Won [16] |
| 2017 | Grammy Award | Best Rock Album | California by Blink-182 | Nominated [17] |
| 2018 | Grammy Award | Best Rock Performance | Made an America by The Fever 333 | Nominated [18] |
| 2022 | Juno Award | Album of the Year | Love Sux by Avril Lavigne | Nominated |
| 2022 | Juno Award | Single of the Year | Bite Me by Avril Lavigne | Nominated |
| 2022 | MTV VMA | Best Alternative | Love It When You Hate Me by Avril Lavigne | Nominated |
| Year | Artist | Album/song | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iann Dior | House On Fire | Writer/producer | |
| 2023 | The Used | Toxic Positivity | Writer/producer | |
| 2023 | Ruston Kelly | The Weakness | Producer/co-writer | |
| 2023 | Jasiah | 3 | Producer/co-writer | |
| 2022 | Avril Lavigne | "I'm a Mess" (featuring Yungblud) | Producer/co-writer | |
| 2022 | Iann Dior | "Live Fast Die Numb" | Producer/co-writer | |
| 2022 | 5 Seconds of Summer | 5SOS5 | Producer/co-writer | |
| 2022 | Jasiah | "Earthquake" (featuring Jxdn) | Producer/co-writer | |
| 2022 | Avril Lavigne | "Bite Me" | Producer/co-writer | Certified Gold |
| 2022 | Avril Lavigne | Love Sux | Producer/co-writer | |
| 2022 | Sueco | "Loser" | Producer/co-writer | Certified Gold |
| 2022 | Sueco | It Was Fun While It Lasted | Producer/co-writer | Certified Gold |
| 2021 | 5 Seconds of Summer | "2011" | Producer | |
| 2021 | Mod Sun | Internet Killed the Rockstar [19] | Producer/co-writer | |
| 2021 | Two Feet | Never Enough | Producer/co-writer | |
| 2021 | Sueco | Paralyzed | Producer/co-writer | Certified Gold |
| 2021 | Bryce Vine | "Empty Bottles" (featuring Mod Sun) | Producer | |
| 2020 | Poorstacy | The Breakfast Club (Deluxe Edition) | Producer/co-writer | |
| 2020 | Jxdn | So What! | Co-writer | Gold |
| 2020 | Goldfinger | Never Look Back | Writer/producer/engineer/mixer | |
| 2019 | Fever 333 | Strength in Numb333rs | Co-producer/co-writer | |
| 2019 | 311 | Voyager | Producer/co-writer | |
| 2019 | Blink-182 | Nine | Producer/co-writer | |
| 2019 | Korn | The Nothing | "This Loss" co-writer | |
| 2018 | The Struts | One Night Only | Writer | |
| 2018 | The Fever 333 | Made an America | Co-producer/co-writer | |
| 2018 | Godsmack | When Legends Rise | Co-writer | Certified Gold |
| 2017 | 311 | Mosaic | Producer/co-writer | |
| 2017 | Goldfinger | The Knife | Producer/writer | |
| 2016 | Biffy Clyro | Ellipsis | "Animal Style" co-producer/co-writer | |
| 2016 | Blink-182 | California | Producer/co-writer | Certified Gold |
| 2015 | One Ok Rock | 35XXXV | Producer/co-writer/mixer | |
| 2015 | All Time Low | Future Hearts | Producer/co-writer/mixer | |
| 2015 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Sounds Good Feels Good | Producer/co-writer/mixer | Certified Platinum |
| 2014 | Beartooth | Disgusting | "In Between" writer/A&R | Certified Gold |
| 2014 | The Word Alive | Real | Producer | |
| 2014 | 5 Seconds of Summer | 5 Seconds of Summer | Producer/co-writer/mixer | Certified Gold |
| 2014 | Avicii | The Nights | Co-writer | Certified Platinum |
| 2013 | We Came as Romans | Tracing Back Roots | Producer/mixer | |
| 2013 | Black Veil Brides | Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones | Producer/co-writer/mixer | Certified Gold |
| 2013 | Makua Rothman | Sound Wave | A&R/producer/co-writer/mixer | |
| 2012 | The Used | Vulnerable | Producer/mixer/writer | |
| 2012 | Papa Roach | The Connection | Producer/co-writer/mixer | |
| 2011 | We Came as Romans | Understanding What We've Grown to Be | Producer/mixer (deluxe edition) | |
| 2011 | Panic! at the Disco | Vices & Virtues | Producer/engineer/mixer/writer | Certified Gold |
| 2010 | Good Charlotte | Cardiology | Writer | Certified Gold |
| 2008 | Goldfinger | Hello Destiny... | Writer/producer/mixer | |
| 2007 | The Used | Lies for the Liars | Producer/engineer | Certified Gold |
| 2007 | Atreyu | Lead Sails Paper Anchor | Producer/engineer | Certified Gold |
| 2007 | The Veronicas | Hook Me Up | Writer/producer/mixer | Certified 2× Platinum |
| 2005 | Hilary Duff | Most Wanted | Writer/producer | Certified Platinum |
| 2005 | Goldfinger | Disconnection Notice | Writer/producer/engineer/mixer | |
| 2004 | Ashlee Simpson | Autobiography | Writer | Certified 3× Platinum |
| 2004 | Good Charlotte | The Chronicles of Life and Death | Writer | Certified Platinum |
| 2004 | The Used | In Love and Death | Producer/engineer/mixer | Certified Platinum |
| 2003 | Story of the Year | Page Avenue | A&R/writer/producer/mixer | Certified Platinum |
| 2003 | The Used | Maybe Memories | Writer/producer/mixer | Certified Platinum |
| 2002 | Goldfinger | Open Your Eyes | A&R/producer/engineer/mixer | |
| 2002 | Good Charlotte | The Young and the Hopeless | Writer | Certified 3× Platinum |
| 2002 | The Used | The Used | A&R/producer/engineer/mixer | Certified Platinum |
| 2000 | Goldfinger | Stomping Ground | Writer/producer | |
| 1999 | Goldfinger | Darrin's Coconut Ass: Live | Producer/engineer/mixer | |
| 1997 | Goldfinger | Hang-Ups | Writer/producer | |
| 1996 | Reel Big Fish | Turn the Radio Off | A&R | Certified Gold |
| 1996 | Goldfinger | Goldfinger | Writer/producer | Certified Gold |
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