Jack Antonoff

Not to be confused with Jack Abramoff.

Jack Antonoff
A black and white picture of a man sitting in a music studio.
Antonoff in 2023
Background information
Birth nameJack Michael Antonoff
Born (1984-03-31) March 31, 1984 (age 40)
Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • multi-instrumentalist
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
  • drums
  • keyboards
  • cello
  • bass guitar
  • mandolin
Years active2000–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly of
Spouse
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(m. 2023)​

Jack Michael Antonoff (born March 31, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Antonoff is the lead vocalist of rock band Bleachers. He was previously the guitarist and drummer for the pop rock band Fun and the lead vocalist for the indie rock band Steel Train. Aside from his work with the three groups, Antonoff has been prolific in songwriting and production for various music industry acts, including Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, P!nk, Sara Bareilles, the 1975, Lorde, St. Vincent, Florence and the Machine, Lana Del Rey, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, Fifth Harmony, Sia, Kevin Abstract, Carly Rae Jepsen, the Chicks, Tegan and Sara, and Clairo. Antonoff is credited with impacting the sound of popular music throughout the 2010s and 2020s.[1][2]

Antonoff has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won eleven Grammy Awards, including the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Grammy for Producer of the Year, being the second person to win three Producer of the Year awards consecutively (after Babyface). He has also won Grammy Awards for his work with Fun, for production on Swift's albums 1989 (2014), Folklore (2020), and Midnights (2022), for production on St. Vincent's album Daddy's Home (2021), and for co-writing the title track on St. Vincent's Masseduction (2017).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TheRinger was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^
    • "Jack Antonoff has redefined pop music. Here's how". BBC News. August 4, 2021.
    • Horn, Olivia (July 22, 2021). "Jack Antonoff Doesn't Want to Just Take up Space". The New York Times.
    • "Jack Antonoff: The Most Sought-After Producer in the Pop Industry". August 5, 2021.
    • "Jack Antonoff is the Gift That Won't Stop Giving to the Pop Music Industry". August 25, 2021.
    • "Indie-pop impresario Jack Antonoff and his band Bleachers wow the crowd at a sold-out Anthem". The Washington Post. September 25, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
    • "10 Songs You Didn't Know Bleachers' Jack Antonoff Helped Make: From Taylor Swift to Carly Rae Jepsen". Billboard. April 28, 2017.