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Ariel Rechtshaid

アリエル・レヒトシェイド　/　ありえる・れひとしぇいど

American record producer

March 23, 1979 (age 47)　・　Los Angeles, California, United States

California
record producer
songwriter

My Take

Ariel Rechtshaid is exactly the kind of behind-the-board figure I love to champion. He started fronting a ska-punk band, The Hippos, then quietly became one of the defining producers of his generation, with three Grammys to show for it. His work with Vampire Weekend, Haim and others has a tactile, slightly imperfect signature that resists the glossy sameness of modern pop. What I admire is the choice itself: trading the spotlight for the craft of shaping someone else's song. Producers like him draw the secret outline of contemporary music, and I think he deserves far more recognition than the credits usually give.

Overview

Ariel Zvi Rechtshaid ( REK-shyde;) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixing engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. His accolades include three Grammy Awards for music production. Rechtshaid was the lead singer and guitarist of the ska/pop-punk band The Hippos, and the bassist and producer of indie folk-rock group Foreign Born.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ariel Rechtshaid
Name (Japanese): アリエル・レヒトシェイド
Reading: ありえる・れひとしぇいど
Born: March 23, 1979 (age 47)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Goat
Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: record producer / songwriter

2. Background

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High school: Alexander Hamilton High School
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4. Personality

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