John Feldmann

John William Feldmann (born 1967) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He serves as the lead singer/guitarist of the punk rock band Goldfinger. Feldman has written and produced for many acts including Good Charlotte, All Time Low, The Used, Panic! At The Disco, blink-182, FEVER 333, Beartooth, Biffy Clyro, Korn and 311.

Early life Feldmann grew up in Saratoga, California. As a child, his father only allowed him to listen to musicals. He struggled during middle school. He started writing songs around the ages of 13-14. The first album he owned was the Star Wars soundtrack, which he credits to influencing his melodies. Around that time, he met the band Social Distortion, and was inspired to be like them.

Feldmann formed Goldfinger in Los Angeles in 1994 In 1999, Goldfinger's song "Superman" was featured in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game. He produced Story of the Year's 2003 debut album Page Avenue, which was certified Gold by the RIAA and peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200, and included the hits "Anthem of Our Dying Day" and "Until the Day I Die". He produced and co-wrote Blink-182's 2016 album California, which reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. He co-wrote and co-produced "Made An America" by The Fever 333, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance. He has also co-written and produced for All Time Low, 5 Seconds of Summer, Good Charlotte, Panic! at the Disco, Beartooth, Biffy Clyro, Korn, 311, Black Veil Brides, Avril Lavigne, Ashlee Simpson, Ashley Tisdale, Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore, and Papa Roach. Feldmann is a former A&R consultant for Red Bull Records. In 2016, he became the Vice President of A&R at BMG. He currently works with artists to produce albums released under the record label Big Noise, which he founded alongside Nick Gross and Jon Cohen in 2017.

Feldmann, Travis Barker, and John Reese started Back to the Beach Festival at Huntington State Beach in 2018. The two-day ska and punk festival featured The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 311, and Sublime With Rome its first year, and was headlined by Blink-182 in 2019, but has not returned after that.

Feldmann is published by Big Noise and managed by Lucas Keller and Nic Warner at Milk & Honey.

Personal life Feldmann is a vegan and is a vocal activist for animal rights.

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Selected production discography