Rostam Batmanglij

Rostam Batmanglij
Batmanglij performing in 2009
Batmanglij performing in 2009
Background information
Born (1983-11-28) November 28, 1983 (age 40)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
Instruments
  • Piano
  • keyboards
  • organ
  • vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
  • programming
  • percussion
LabelsXL
Formerly of
Websiteofficialrostam.com Edit this at Wikidata

Rostam Batmanglij (Persian: رستم باتمانقلیج, IPA: [rosˈtæm bɒːtmɒːŋɢeˈliːdʒ]; born November 28, 1983),[1] known mononymously as Rostam, is an American record producer, musician, singer, songwriter, and composer. He was a founding member of the band Vampire Weekend, whose first three albums he produced.[2][3][4] He has been described by Stereogum as one of the greatest pop and indie-rock producers of his generation.[5] Rostam also works as a solo artist and is a member of electro-soul group Discovery. He produced his first number-one album, Vampire Weekend's Contra, when he was 27 years old.[6]

Batmanglij has been nominated for three Grammy Awards: twice for Best Alternative Music Album with Vampire Weekend (winning for Modern Vampires of the City) and once for Album of the Year as producer of Haim's Women in Music Pt. III.[7]

  1. ^ HAPPY BIRthDAY Hottie Rostam Batmanglij « LaurenSList. Laurenslist.wordpress.com (November 28, 2009). Retrieved on May 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend". AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Contra - Vampire Weekend | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Modern Vampires of the City - Vampire Weekend | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Vampire Weekend's Debut Album Turns 10". Stereogum.com. January 29, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Vampire Weekend". Billboard.com.
  7. ^ "Rostam Batmanglij". Grammy.com. April 22, 2021.