Quotes by Ariel Rechtshaid

About Ariel Rechtshaid:

Ariel Rechtshaid is an American Grammy-winning record producer, audio engineer, mixing engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. His production, songwriting, and mixing credits include Brandon Flowers, HAIM, Vampire Weekend, Madonna, Tobias Jesso Jr., Usher, Beyonce, Cass McCombs, Solange Knowles, Murs, Sky Ferreira, We Are Scientists, Kylie Minogue, Glasser, Alex Clare, and Major Lazer. Rechtshaid co-wrote and produced Usher's 2012 single, "Climax", which won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance. Rechtshaid was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year and won a Grammy for his production on the Vampire Weekend album Modern Vampires of the City. He also produced the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1-charting single "Hey There Delilah" by the Plain White T's in 2007. Rechtshaid is the former lead singer and guitarist of the ska/pop-punk band The Hippos and the bassist and producer of indie folk-rock group Foreign Born.
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The best bands kept making records and had this evolution, where by the end, by their commercial phase or sellout phase, the records are from outer space.

Ariel Rechtshaid

I was never in the business of trying to put my name out there - I was really focused on music and records and being in the studio.

Ariel Rechtshaid

I think something I've been drawn to about the people I work with is that they seem to be - like me - people who are a little insane, and have to make music. It's not a choice they're making for the sake of vanity - like it's cool to be in a band.

Ariel Rechtshaid

If the chemistry between me and the artist is good, then that's half the battle.

Ariel Rechtshaid

It's been said to me that I'm self-destructive because I'll walk away from things that are good.

Ariel Rechtshaid

I try not to become friends with musicians, but life happens and dinner happens and going out happens - it becomes interwoven in L.A.

Ariel Rechtshaid

I just think that with music, it's kind of like life, and so the people you work with, you generally develop a relationship. You don't have to try to explain things. You just know. It's like you're in the band together and striving for the same goal.

Ariel Rechtshaid

I have a hard time repeating myself.

Ariel Rechtshaid

I have the utmost respect for synthesizers - Soft Cell, early Depeche Mode. But that's become a cliche for the '80s.

Ariel Rechtshaid

I would rather fall flat on my face than try to just make a quick dollar by making music that fits into the radio format right now. It does nothing for me.

Ariel Rechtshaid

I've always had this impression that notoriety came when you're trying to get notoriety.

Ariel Rechtshaid

I was a snot-nosed teenage skater at one point, who listened to only punk records and hung around people that had that idea of what is okay to do and what isn't okay to do.

Ariel Rechtshaid

It was very punk rock for me to take a stab at working with Justin Bieber. I don't know how people portray that, or 'Climax,' for that matter. But for me, it was the most adventurous thing I could have done at that exact moment.

Ariel Rechtshaid

The goal is to make something that sounds new and different.

Ariel Rechtshaid

I like to find an artist who inspires me and get into their world and challenge them.

Ariel Rechtshaid

Hip-hop has never had boundaries - the more adventurous it is, the more popular it seems to be.

Ariel Rechtshaid

I realized I liked being in the studio and working on translating the ideas into recordings.

Ariel Rechtshaid

I'm still an idealist. My manager is always trying to talk me out of it, but that's just the way I am.

Ariel Rechtshaid

Author Bio

  • NameAriel Rechtshaid
  • DescriptionAmerican record producer
  • BornMarch 23, 1979
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionRecord Producer