Composer
Rostam Batmanglij
American musician
b. 1983
4 works in the index
- Born
- 1983
- Birthplace
- Washington, D.C.
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Rostam Batmanglij (Persian: رستم باتمانقلیج, IPA: [rosˈtæm bɒːtmɒːŋɢeˈliːdʒ]) also known mononymously as Rostam, is an American musician, record producer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the band Vampire Weekend, whose first three albums he produced. Rostam also works as a solo artist and is a member of electro-soul group Discovery. He produced his first number-one album, Vampire Weekend's Contra, when he was 26 years old.
Batmanglij has been nominated for three Grammy Awards: twice for Best Alternative Music Album with Vampire Weekend (winning for Modern Vampires of the City) and once for Album of the Year as producer of Haim's Women in Music Pt. III.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- songwriter; musician; record producer; composer; singer; Liedermacher
- Instruments played
- keyboard instrument; voice; guitar; musical keyboard
- Genres
- art rock
- Official website
- http://officialrostam.com/
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 308181314; 230515450
- ISNI
- 0000000131397133
- GND ID
- 119276286X
- Library of Congress ID
- no2014047005
- MusicBrainz ID
- 66a7117a-4b67-4a85-83bf-94491340d22d
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Vocal, Voice
- Genres represented
- pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 4
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giving Up The Gun | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | — | 2 |
| Cousins | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 2 |
| Campus | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 1 |
| Oxford Comma | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 230515450. Portrait: Moses, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.