Ariel Rechtshaid
Ariel Rechtshaid (born March 23, 1979) is an American Grammy-winning record producer, audio engineer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is the former lead singer and guitarist of the ska/pop-punk band The Hippos, and the indie folk-rock group Foreign Born. He produced the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1-charting single, "Hey There Delilah", by Plain White T's in 2007, and has since produced for Kylie Minogue, Murs, We Are Scientists, Cass McCombs, Glasser, Alex Clare, Sky Ferreira, Major Lazer, Charli XCX, Usher, Justin Bieber, Haim and Vampire Weekend. Rechtshaid co-wrote 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. On the 24th of November the re-release of BEYONCÉ (Platinum Edition) will feature the song "Ring Off", which has been produced by Ariel. According to DrownedMadonna, Ariel Rechshaid is now working with Madonna on her upcoming album.