Patrick Wimberly

Patrick Wimberly
Wimberly performing at Treefort Music Fest in March 2016
Wimberly performing at Treefort Music Fest in March 2016
Background information
Birth nameJonathan Patrick Wimberly
Born (1983-05-29) May 29, 1983 (age 41)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Drums
  • bass guitar
  • keyboard
Years active2005–present
Labels
Websitechairlifted.com

Jonathan Patrick Wimberly (born May 29, 1983)[1] is an American record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and mixing engineer best known as being one-half of the synth-pop duo Chairlift. The band parted ways in 2017 so Wimberly and former bandmate Caroline Polachek could focus on their careers as producers/songwriters.[2]

Wimberly has worked on Grammy-winning albums such as Beyoncé's self-titled album and A Seat at the Table by Solange, both of which topped the Billboard charts, and produced Joji's five-times Platinum-certified song "Slow Dancing In The Dark", as well as MGMT's album Little Dark Age and the new fifth studio album Let's Start Here by Lil Yachty.[3][4][5] He also has writing and production credits on critically lauded albums by Blood Orange, Ellie Goulding, Paloma Faith, Empress Of, Wet, and many others.[6][7] In addition, Wimberly has scored for both film and television, with an example being High Maintenance on HBO.[8]

  1. ^ "Jonathan Patrick Wimberly". Discogs. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Finished Business: An Exit Interview with Chairlift, April 21, 2017, retrieved February 15, 2018
  3. ^ "Chairlift Talk New Album Moth, "Ch-Ching", Working With Beyoncé". Pitchfork. October 22, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "meet the collaborators behind beyonce's lemonade and solange's seat at the table". Vice. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Joji – Slow Dancing In The Dark". AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2022. "MGMT's Pop Adventure: How Duo Bounced Back 11 Years After Debut". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 20, 2018."Lil Yachty Enlisted An MGMT Member And Many Other Psychedelic Collaborators To Help Bring His New Album To Life". Uproxx. January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Women of Blood Orange's Freetown Sound". Pitchfork. June 29, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "meet the collaborators behind beyonce's lemonade and solange's seat at the table". Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  8. ^ ""High Maintenance" Globo (TV Episode 2018) - Full Cast & Crew - Sophia Brous". IMDb. Retrieved February 20, 2018.