John Feldmann

John Feldmann
Feldmann with his Martin acoustic at Foxy Studios
Background information
Also known as	Feldy
Born	(1967-06-29) June 29, 1967
Genres	Punk rock alternative rock pop punk ska punk skate punk
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Mojo Jive Warner Bros. Records Maverick SideOneDummy London Universal
Associated acts	Goldfinger Electric Love Hogs All Time Low The Used Panic! at the Disco Black Veil Brides 5 Seconds of Summer Stick to Your Guns One Ok Rock Sleeping With Sirens Blink-182 Biffy Clyro Story of the Year
Website	johnfeldmann.com

John William Feldmann (born June 29, 1967) is an American musician and producer. He is the lead singer/guitarist of the band Goldfinger. He is an animal rights advocate.^[1]

Music

Feldmann started playing music when he was 16 after hearing Mommy's Little Monster by Social Distortion. His first band was Saratoga-based Family Crisis. He moved to Los Angeles in 1988 and formed a band called Electric Love Hogs where he met future Goldfinger bassist Kelly LeMieux. The Electric Love Hogs (which also included Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver and Bobby Hewitt of Orgy) were signed to Polygram in 1990 and put out one album.

Feldmann formed Goldfinger in 1994 when he met original Goldfinger bassist Simon Williams in a shoe store where they were both working. The group was signed to Mojo/Universal in 1995.

During his time as an A&R Representative for Warner Bros. Records & Maverick Records, Feldmann signed The Used, Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows, Showoff, City Sleeps, Story of the Year, Foxy Shazam, and Mest.

He has done production work and songwriting for The Cab, The Veronicas, Good Charlotte, Mest, The Used, Story of the Year, Ashlee Simpson, ONE OK ROCK, Hilary Duff, Goldfinger, Showoff, The Matches, Atreyu, City Sleeps, Anthony Green, Beat Union, Cute Is What We Aim For, Escape the Fate, After Midnight Project, Foxy Shazam, All Time Low, Hit The Lights, Allstar Weekend, Panic! at the Disco, Boys Like Girls, Plain White T's, 5 Seconds of Summer, Blink-182, Black Veil Brides, Andy Black, Sleeping With Sirens, and Stick to Your Guns.

Feldmann is a former A&R Consultant for Red Bull Records. He has signed Itch (of King Blues), and Beartooth. In 2016, John became the Vice President of A&R at BMG and also inked a publishing deal with the company to sign and develop new talent.^[2]

Most recently he produced the seventh studio album for Blink 182 titled "California" which landed both he and the band their first Grammy nomination for "Best Rock Album". Also in July 2017 John was awarded the "Influencer" Award at the Alt Press Music Awards (APMAs).^[3]

Activism

Feldmann is a vegan and vocal activist for animal rights.^[4] He became a vegetarian after seeing the movie Babe in 1995.^[5] He usually has animal rights material to give out at Goldfinger shows. He has spoken on behalf of the animal rights organizations PETA and Action for Animals. Feldmann has appeared in the documentary films Behind The Mask and Skin Trade. He has also appeared in the film Bold Native.

Selected discography

References

External links

• Official website
• German Goldfinger fan site