Rostam Batmanglij

Rostam Batmanglij is, to me, the quiet architect behind a sound a lot of people love without knowing his name. As a founding member of Vampire Weekend he produced their first three albums, and that fingerprint, the bright, layered, almost orchestral pop, is unmistakable. What I admire is that he did not just stay the band's secret weapon; he stepped out as a solo artist and worked with Discovery too. The Columbia University School of the Arts training shows in how meticulous the records feel. A Washington, D.C. kid who became a producer's producer is a path I find genuinely compelling.

Name (English)

Rostam Batmanglij

Name (Japanese)

ロスタム・バトマングリ

Reading

ろすたむ・ばとまんぐり

Born

November 28, 1983 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Boar

Origin

Washington, D.C., United States

Occupation

songwriter / musician / record producer / composer / singer

University

Columbia University School of the Arts

• Official sitehttps://officialrostam.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/matsor/
• Xhttps://x.com/matsoR
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostam%20Batmanglij
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%88%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2917080

Tags

• songwriter
• musician
• record producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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