Justin Raisen

Justin Louis Raisen
Background information
Birth name	Justin Louis Raisen
Born	Miami, Florida, United States
Occupation(s)	Producer, Songwriter, Entrepreneur
Instruments	Multi-Instrumentalist
Associated acts	Yves Tumor, Angel Olsen, Sky Ferreira, Kim Gordon, John Cale, Lawrence Rothman, Charli XCX, Ariel Pink, Santigold
Website	www.pauliemusic.com

Justin Louis Raisen is a critically acclaimed American Record Producer, songwriter, mixer, and multi-instrumentalist. He has worked with notable artists such as Yves Tumor, Angel Olsen, Sky Ferreira, Kim Gordon, John Cale, Ariel Pink, Lawrence Rothman, Charli XCX, Marissa Nadler, Santigold, Billy Corgan, & Miya Folick.

Life and Career

Raisen, a native of Massapequa, NY, now resides in Los Angeles, California. “It’s this alchemy—West Coast free-spiritedness and a no-bullsh*t New York Edge—that makes Raisen magnetic…He is eccentric and electric, prone to spirited stream-of-consciousness monologues such as the conspiracy of radio, ’70s Krautrock, and the virtues of golfing. Methods he uses in recording include Brian Eno’s “Oblique Strategies” deck, the “power of manifestation,” and using the Self Realization Fellowship near his home in L.A.” -Pitchfork^[1]

Raisen has his own specific vision: “we’re addicted to being told what we want. Which is why I need to talk to the artists about their lives. Ask them what’s wrong. I’m trying to X-Ray the whole situation. I’m really keen to find out what a person has gone through, their philosophy on life, & how they feel about the modern world. Then I say ’we’re going to capture this moment in time, and it’s going to spin on until time ends’.”^[1]

His affinity for live musicianship is shown by his collaborations with the likes of Jim Keltner, Pino Paladino, Patty Schemel, Duff McKagan, Joey Warnoker, Stella Mozgawa, Victor Indrizzo, Nick Zinner, Jenny Lee, Justin Meldal-Johnson, Eva Gardner, Dennis Hamm, and many more.

Some of Raisen’s notable credits include Sky Ferreira’s “Night Time My Time” (2013), Angel Olsen’s “My Woman” (2016)^[2], Lawrence Rothman’s “The Book of Law” (2017), and Yves Tumor’s “Safe in the Hands of Love” (2018), which received best new music & a score of 9.1 from Pitchfork.^[3]

His upcoming releases include Miya Folick’s debut LP “Premontions” & Marissa Nadler’s “For My Crimes.”

Producer and songwriter discography