Rewind: Jack Antonoff | How to Pick the Artists Who'll Define Your Career

Rewind: Jack Antonoff | How to Pick the Artists Who'll Define Your Career

From And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan by And The Writer Is

May 12, 2026 · 1h 13m

About this episode

Jack Antonoff discusses his unique approach to artist development and the decisions that shape his career as a producer.

Today's guest is a Grammy Producer of the Year who's tied with Babyface for the only three-in-a-row run in the award's history — and whose real story isn't the trophies, the radio, or the run of hits. It's the decision he makes once every few years that almost no other producer at his level makes: which artist he'll spend the next decade building. From frontman of touring indie band Steel Train to one of the most decorated producers of his generation, he built his career against almost every modern industry instinct. This is one of the more honest conversations about what it actually takes to bet a decade of your career on one person. When you're quietly refusing the industry's playbook from inside the room — who do you become? And The Writer Is... Jack Antonoff! In this episode of And The Writer Is, we go deep on: • The importance of finding your people • Why "Album is God" — and what a single actually is • The Sabrina Carpenter origin: a random run-in two weeks after a Bleachers show • "Workaholics aren't disciplined. They're sad." — why he refuses all-nighters • The "Getaway Car" bridge moment Taylor's documentary caught in real time • 5 voices that feel like 100 — the "Please…

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