Musical artist
Justin Louis Raisen is an American record producer and songwriter , audio engineer , mixing engineer , multi-instrumentalist, and a co-founder of KRO Records. His production, songwriting, and mixing credits include: Yves Tumor , David Bowie , Kim Gordon , Ariel Pink , Angel Olsen , Sky Ferreira , Sharron Van Etten , Charli XCX , Santigold , Lizzo , Joji , Lawrence Rothman , Marissa Nadler , Kills Birds, Empress Of , Miya Folick , Sunflower Bean , Hazel English , Overcoats , L Devine , Kylie Minogue , Ghost , Viagra Boys , Theophilus London , Health , Ex Cops, Michael Stipe , Rain Phoenix and Billy Corgan .[ 1]
Life and career
Raisen, a native of Massapequa, New York , now resides in Los Angeles where he owns a recording studio.[ 2] [ 3]
Productions
Raisen's credits indicate his frequent use of live musicians in his productions. His collaborators include Pino Paladino , Jim Keltner , Joey Warnoker , Carla Azar , Patty Schemel, Jenny Lee , Justin Meldal-Johnson , Gus Seyffert, Roger Manning Jr., Victor Indrizzo , Stella Mozgawa , Nick Zinner , Henry Schiff, Stewart Bronaugh, Joe Kennedy, Eva Gardner , Dennis Hamm, & Duff McKagan .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
KRO Records
In 2019, Raisen launched his own record label, KRO Records, with Lawrence and Yves Rothman.[ 9] KRO's first release included two tracks from River Phoenix's band, Aleka's Attic , along with a single from Rain Phoenix featuring Michael Stipe .[ 10] This was followed by a Double A-Side Single, "Poison " by Marissa Nadler feat. John Cale of The Velvet Underground .[ 11] Other releases in 2019 included Kills Birds' self-titled debut LP, Buzzy Lee's (Sasha Spielberg ) EP, "Close Encounters of Our Own Kind", and a single titled "Mother" by Courtney Love .[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] In 2020, KRO Records released Stephen Spielberg’s "The Turning " soundtrack under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment.[ 15] The film's soundtrack features tracks from Mitski , Kali Uchis , Soccer Mommy , Cherry Glazerr , Finn Wolfhard & Courtney Love.
Controversy
After the Lizzo single "Truth Hurts " reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019, Raisen, alongside his brother Jeremiah, accused Lizzo of plagiarizing a line from his song "Healthy" and asked to receive songwriting credits.[ 16] Instead, Lizzo filed a lawsuit in order to receive a declaratory judgment blocking the Raisens from receiving any songwriting credits.[ 3] The Raisens responded in February 2020 by filing a counterclaim , asking to receive royalties and songwriting credits for the song.[ 17]
Producer and songwriter discography
2021
Song Title
Artist
Album
Credits
Label
Collaborators
"Girls & Boys"
Viagra Boys
Welfare Jazz
Producer, Mixer
YEAR0001
Pelle Gunnerfeldt, Daniel Fagerström, Matt Sweeney , Patrik Berger, Jeremiah Raisen
2020
Song Title
Artist
Album
Credits
Label
Collaborators
"American Landfill" (feat. David Bowie)
Kristeen Young
The Turning: Kate's Diary (EP)
Producer, Engineer
KRO Records/Sony
Kristeen Young, Tony Visconti
"Shaking"
Hazel English
"Wake Up!"
Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Writer
Polyvinyl
Hazel English, Blake Stranathan
"Combat"
Hazel English, Gianluca Buccellati
"Five and Dime"
Hazel English, Jeremiah Raisen, John Newman
"Waiting"
Hazel English
"Wake Up!"
"A Greater Love"
Yves Tumor
Heaven To a Tortured Mind
Executive Producer, Producer, Engineer, Musician
Warp
Yves Tumor, Mahssa Taghinia, Yves Rothman
"Medicine Burns"
"Strawberry Privilege"
"Super Stars"
"Gospel For A New Century"
Executive Producer, Producer, Engineer
"Identity Trade"
"Hasdallen Lights"
"Romanticist"
"Dream Palette"
"Folie Imposée"
"Asteroid Blues"
"Kerosene!"
Yves Tumor, Mahssa Taghinia, Yves Rothman, Jeremiah Raisen
"YJSTS"
Overcoats
The Fight
Producer, Engineer, Writer, Mixer
Loma Vista Recordings
Hana Elion, JJ Mitchell, Yves Rothman, Rob Cohen
"I'll Be There"
Producer, Engineer, Writer
"Fire and Fury"
"The Fool"
"Apathetic Boys"
"Leave If You Wanna"
"Keep The Faith"
"Drift"
"The Fight"
"New Shoes"
2019
Song Title
Artist
Album
Credits
Label
Collaborators
"Live Forever"
Nasty Cherry
I'm With The Band: Nasty Cherry Netflix Soundtrack
Producer, Writer
VROOM VROOM
"Music With Your Dad"
Gabriella Bechtel, Chloe Chaidez, Deborah Knox-Hewson, Georgia Somary, Blu De Tiger
"Cookie Butter"
Kim Gordon
No Home Record
Mixer
Matador
Kim Gordon , Shawn Everett
"Paprika Pony"
Producer, Writer, Mixer
Kim Gordon , Jeremiah Raisen
"Sketch Artist"
Kim Gordon
"Hungry Baby"
"Air Bnb"
"Get Your Life Back Yoga"
"12 Years Old"
Producer, Mixer
"Wash"
Liily
Single
Producer, Mixer
Flush Records
Liily
"Ow"
Kills Birds
Kills Birds
Producer, Writer
KRO Records
Nina Ljeti, Jacob Loeb, Fielder Thomas, Bosh Rothman
"Worthy Girl"
Producer
"Jesus Did"
"Volcano"
"New Friend"
"Only Yellow"
"Tear Up"
"High"
"OK Hurricane"
"Win"
Nasty Cherry
Win
Producer, Writer, Engineer
VROOM VROOM
Charli XCX , Gabby Bechtel, Chloe Chaidez , Georgia Somary, Debbie Knox-Hewson, Yves Rothman
"Poison" feat. John Cale
Marissa Nadler
"Poison"
Producer, Engineer
KRO Records
Marissa Nadler , John Cale
"If We Make It Through The Summer"
"Time is The Killer" feat. Michael Stipe
Rain Phoenix
Time Gone
Producer, Mixer
KRO Records
Rain Phoenix , Michael Stipe , Kirk Hellie
"King of The Dudes"
Sunflower Bean
King of The Dudes EP
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Mixer
Mom & Pop
Sunflower Bean
"Come For Me"
"Fear City"
"The Big One"
"Malibu Barbie"
Miya Folick
Malibu Barbie
Producer, Engineer, Writer
Interscope Records
"Sanctuary"
Joji
Sanctuary
Producer, Writer
88rising , 12Tone Music
Joji , Luke Niccoli, Daniel Wilson
2018
Song Title
Artist
Album
Credits
Label
Collaborators
"Faith In Nothing Except Salvation"
Yves Tumor
Safe in the Hands of Love
Producer, Engineer
Warp Records
Yves Tumor
"Economy of Freedom"
"Honesty"
"Noid"
"Licking an Orchid (feat. James K)
Yves Tumor , James K
"Lifetime"
Yves Tumor
"Hope In Suffering"
Yves Tumor , Oxhy, Puce Mary
"Recognizing the Enemy"
Yves Tumor
"Let the Lioness in You Flow Freely"
"I Can't Listen to Gene Clark Anymore (with Sharon Van Etten )"
Marissa Nadler
For My Crimes
Producer
Sacred Bones
Lawrence Rothman , Marissa Nadler , Sharon Van Etten
"Blue Vapor (with Kristin Kontrol )"
Lawrence Rothman , Marissa Nadler , Kristin Kontrol , Patty Schemel
"For My Crimes (with Angel Olsen )"
Lawrence Rothman , Marissa Nadler , Angel Olsen
"Peer Pressure"
L Devine
Peer Pressure
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician
Warner Bros Records UK
Sad Pony , Yves Rothman, L Devine
"Thingamajig"
Miya Folick
Premonitions
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician
Interscope Records
Yves Rothman, Luke Niccoli, Miya Folick
"Premonitions"
"Cost Your Love"
"Stock Image"
"Leave The Party"
"Stop Talking"
"Freak Out"
"Deadbody"
"Baby Girl"
"What We've Made"
"Decade"
Lawrence Rothman
Single
Writer
Downtown Records
Lawrence Rothman
"Cruelty of Nature"
Doe Paoro
Soft Power
Writer
Anti-
Doe Paoro
"Come For Me"
Sunflower Bean
Single
Producer, Writer, Mixer
Mom + Pop
Sunflower Bean
2017
Song Title
Artist
Album
Credits
Label
Collaborators
"Fly On Your Wall"
Angel Olsen
Phases
Producer, Engineer
Jagjaguwar
Angel Olsen
"Special"
"Descend"
Lawrence Rothman
The Book of Law
Executive Producer, Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician
Interscope Records
Lawrence Rothman , Yves Rothman, Sad Pony
"Wolves Still Cry"
Lawrence Rothman , Yves Rothman, Daniel Riordan, Johnnie Newman
"Shout"
Lawrence Rothman , Yves Rothman, Johnnie Newman
"Stand By"
Lawrence Rothman , Yves Rothman, Sad Pony , Johnnie Newman
"Jordan (feat. Kristin Kontrol )"
Lawrence Rothman , Yves Rothman, Kristin Kontrol
"Geek"
Lawrence Rothman , Yves Rothman
"Ascend"
"Die Daily"
Lawrence Rothman , Soko
"Walking My Tears Across Manhattan"
Lawrence Rothman , Yves Rothman
"California Paranoia (feat. Angel Olsen )"
Lawrence Rothman , Angel Olsen
"Ain't Afraid of Dying (feat. Marissa Nadler )"
Lawrence Rothman , Marissa Nadler
2016
Song Title
Artist
Album
Credits
Label
Collaborators
"Murdered Out"
Kim Gordon
Murdered Out
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician
Matador
Kim Gordon , Stella Mozgowa
"Intern"
Angel Olsen
My Woman
Producer, Engineer, Musician
Jagjaguwar
Angel Olsen
"Never Be Mine"
"Shut Up Kiss Me"
Producer, Engineer
"Give It Up"
"Not Gonna Kill You"
"Heart Shaped Face"
"Sister"
"Those Were the Days"
"Woman"
"Pops"
"Who I Thought You Were"
Santigold
99¢
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician
Atlantic Records
Sad Pony, Santigold
"H"
Lawrence Rothman
Single
Executive Producer, Producer, Engineer, Musician
Downtown Records
Sad Pony, Lawrence Rothman , Yves Rothman
"Designer Babies (feat. Kim Gordon )"
Single
Lawrence Rothman , Kim Gordon , Angel Olsen , Nick Zinner , Active Child
2015
2014
Song Title
Artist
Album
Credits
Label
Collaborators
"Picture Me Gone"
Ariel Pink
Pom Pom
Writer
4AD
Ariel Pink , Mary Raisen
"Sexual Athletics"
Guitar, Optigan, Musician
Ariel Pink , Shags Chamberlain, Kim Fowley
"Sucker"
Charli XCX
SUCKER
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician
Asylum Records UK
Charli XCX , Sad Pony
"London Queen"
Charli XCX , Sad Pony , Remi Nicole
"Hanging Around"
Charli XCX , Sad Pony , Rivers Cuomo
"Glimpse"
The Garden
"Glimpse 7""
Producer, Engineer
Big Love Records
Ariel Pink , Raw Deal
"Crystal Clear"
"Open Abyss"
"Lana Del Rey"
Jerry James
Lana Del Rey
Producer, Engineer
Independent
Ariel Pink , Raw Deal, Sad Pony
2013
Song Title
Artist
Album
Credits
Label
Collaborators
"Boys "
Sky Ferreira
Night Time, My Time
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician
Capitol Records
Ariel Rechtshaid , Sky Ferreira
"Ain't Your Right"
Ariel Rechtshaid , Jordan Benik, Sky Ferreira
"24 Hours"
Ariel Rechtshaid , Sky Ferreira
"Nobody Asked If I Was Okay"
Sky Ferreira
"I Blame Myself "
Producer, Writer, Mixer, Engineer, Musician
Dan Nigro , Sky Ferreira
"Omanko"
Sky Ferreira
"You're Not The One "
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician
Ariel Rechtshaid , Dan Nigro , Sky Ferreira
"Heavy Metal Heart"
Sky Ferreira
"Kristine"
"I Will"
Dan Nigro , Ariel Rechtshaid , Sky Ferreira
"Love In Stereo"
Ariel Rechtshaid , Sad Pony , Dan Nigro , Sky Ferreira
"Night Time, My Time"
Sky Ferreira
"I Can't Say No To Myself"
Sky Ferreira
Night Time, My Time B-Sides
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician
Capitol Records
Jordan Benik, Sad Pony , Ariel Rechtshaid , Sky Ferreira
"My Molly"
Sky Ferreira x Ariel Pink
My Molly 2.0
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician
Independent
Ariel Pink , Raw Deal, Sky Ferreira
"Nuclear Seasons "
Charli XCX
True Romance
Producer, Writer, Engineer, Musician
IAMSOUND Records
Ariel Rechtshaid , Charli XCX
"Take My Hand"
"Stay Away"
"Black Roses"
"How Can I"
"Lock You Up"
2012
2011
References
^ "Justin Raisen" . Discogs . Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
^ Pelly, Jenn. " "WTF Is Pop?": Justin Raisen on Producing the Future" . Pitchfork . Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
^ a b Gardner, Eriq. "Lizzo Faces Countersuit for Denying Songwriters a Share of "Truth Hurts" " . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
^ "LAWRENCE ROTHMAN ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM + NEW VIDEO" . Pressparty . Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
^ "Video: Lawrence Rothman, 'H' " . buzzbands.la . January 16, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
^ Yves Tumor (Ft. Diana Gordon) – Kerosene! , retrieved April 10, 2020
^ "Miya Folick - Premonitions" . Discogs . Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
^ Monroe, Jazz. "Lawrence Rothman Enlists Kim Gordon and Angel Olsen for New Song "Designer Babies" " . Pitchfork . Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
^ Blais-Billie, Braudie (February 13, 2019). "Rain Phoenix and Michael Stipe Share Video for New Song "Time Is the Killer": Watch" . Pitchfork . Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
^ Legaspi, Althea (January 24, 2019). "Rain Phoenix Teams With Brother River's Band, Michael Stipe for New Music" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
^ "Marissa Nadler and John Cale Team on New Song "Poison": Listen" . Pitchfork . Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
^ "Kills Birds | Big Hassle" . Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
^ "Buzzy Lee & Tommy Mandel Release New EP, 'Close Encounters Of Their Own Kind' Out Today Via KRO Records" . Tell All Your Friends PR . Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
^ "Courtney Love - "Mother" " . Stereogum . November 21, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
^ "Finn Wolfhard Starrer, The Turning, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Out January 24 On KRO Records / Sony Music Masterworks" . Sony Music Entertainment . Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (October 15, 2019). "Lizzo hit by second plagiarism claim over No 1 hit Truth Hurts" . The Guardian . Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
^ Sisario, Ben (February 28, 2020). "Lizzo Sued Back by Songwriters Over 'Truth Hurts' " . The New York Times . Retrieved March 24, 2020 .