Jeff \"Gitty\" Gitelman is a record producer, musician, and songwriter from Chișinău, Moldova. He is known for his work with the band the Stepkids, which formed in 2010 and for his composition, production, and providing instrumentation for J. Cole, H.E.R., Jennifer Lopez, Mac Miller and Anderson .Paak. Gitelman was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year for his work on H.E.R.'s 2019 album, I Used to Know Her.

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Jeff \"Gitty\" Gitelman (born February 5, 1982) is a record producer, musician, and songwriter from Chișinău, Moldova. He is known for his work with the band the Stepkids, which formed in 2010 and for his composition, production, and providing instrumentation for J. Cole, H.E.R., Jennifer Lopez, Mac Miller and Anderson .Paak. Gitelman was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year for his work on H.E.R.'s 2019 album, I Used to Know Her.\n

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Early life

Jeff Gitelman was born on February 5, 1982, to a Jewish family in Soviet-ruled Moldavia. He and his family emigrated from Chișinău in 1991 and moved to New Haven, Connecticut. His interest in music developed in his early childhood when he found a guitar in a trash can and his father refurbished it. He then learned to speak English through playing and listening to Western music, notably the Beatles.\n

Career

Performing

Gitelman's music career began while attending Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, Connecticut. After graduating from there he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. His first professional job was recording and touring with Lauryn Hill, leading to being hired as a touring guitarist for Alicia Keys and performances with Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Chance the Rapper, and others.\n

The Stepkids

In 2010, Gitelman, along with Tim Walsh and Dan Edinberg formed the Stepkids, a psychedelic soul band. They released their debut self-titled album The Stepkids in 2011 under Stones Throw Records. The band toured and collaborated with Kimbra, Mayer Hawthorne, and Aloe Blacc.\n

Independent work and production

After working with the Stepkids, Gitelman moved to Los Angeles to focus on production. His guitar, production, composition, and writing is featured on J. Cole's 2014 Forest Hills Drive, H.E.R.'s I Used to Know Her, Anderson .Paak's Oxnard, Donnie Trumpet's Surf, Mac Miller's Swimming and The Divine Feminine, and ASAP Ferg's Always Strive and Prosper. He has worked with Camila Cabello, Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih, Kid Ink, Trey Songz, Rick Ross, and others.\n

Education

Gitelman has worked in music education, serving on the panel of Music Industry Advisors at the 2015 Grammy Camp in Los Angeles, and conducting lectures and seminars on composition, production, music business, and performance. The camp works with young musicians throughout the U.S. In 2005, he co-founded the American Roots Music program, an initiative to teach young adults grades 1-12 the history of American music through performance and lecture. In 2015, he was inducted into his alma mater Amity High School's hall of fame. In 2016, Gitelman founded the Duality School of Music which began programming during the Fall 2017 semester at Amity High School.\n

Discography

With The Stepkids

The Stepkids (2011)
Direct To Disc – Stones Throw Records Live Album (2012)
Troubadour (2013)
Wanderers EP (2011)

Solo work

\"Karaoke\" ft. Trinidad James (2018)
\"Stranger Than Fiction\" (2017)

Production, composition, and writing discography

2023

Hozier - Eat Your Young

3. \"Through Me (The Flood)\"

2022

The Weeknd - Dawn FM

6. \"A Tale By Quincy\"

2021

Jorja Smith - Be Right Back

3. \"Bussdown\" (feat. Shaybo)
6. \"Burn\"

2020

Alina Baraz - It Was Divine

8. \"Night And Morning\"
14. \"Be Good\"
15. \"Until I Met You (feat. Nas)\"

Kelly Clarkson

1. \"I Dare You\"

KSI – Dissimulation\n

1. \"What You Been On\"

Mac Miller – Circles

13. \"Right\"

Chloe x Halle – Ungodly Hour

7. \"Busy Boy\"
11. \"Don't Make It Harder on Me\"

Usher

1. \"I Cry\"

2019

Allen Stone

\"Sweaters\"

Boogie – Everythings for Sale

01. \"Tired/Reflections\"

Brandy

\"Freedom Rings\"

Childish Major – Dirt Road Diamond

01. \"Necessary Pressure\"
02. \"To My Little Homies\"
04. \"For You\"

Dinah Jane

\"SZNS\" ft. A Boogie wit da Hoodie

Gallant – Sweet Insomnia

11. \"Sleep On It\"

H.E.R. – I Used to Know Her

01. \"Lost Souls\" ft. DJ Scratch
06. \"Can't Help Me\"
08. \"Feel A Way\"
09. \"21\"
10. \"Racks\" ft. YBN Cordae
15. \"Take You There\"
16. \"As I Am\"

JoJo

\"Joanna\"

SiR – Chasing Summer

02. \"John Redcorn\"

Terrace Martin

\"Intimidated\"

2018

Anderson .Paak – Oxnard

03. \"Tints\" ft. Kendrick Lamar

Camila Cabello – Camila

02. \"All These Years\"

Chic – It's About Time

TBA. \"Till the World Falls\" (ft. Mura Masa, Cosha and Vic Mensa)

Jacob Banks – Village

04. \"Prosecco\"

Mac Miller – Swimming

01. \"Come Back to Earth\"
07. \"Ladders\"

Nao – Saturn

10. \"Drive and Disconnect\"

2017

Trey Songz – Tremaine the Album

08. \"She Lovin It\"

Jeremih

\"Think of You\" (ft. Chris Brown & Big Sean)

Rick Ross – Rather You Than Me

10. \"Scientology\" (composition)

2016

Mac Miller – The Divine Feminine

05. \"Cinderella\" (ft. Ty Dolla Sign)

A$AP Ferg – Always Strive and Prosper

01. \"Rebirth\"
05. \"Psycho\"

2015

Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – Surf

01. \"Miracle\"
02. \"Slip Slide\"
03. \"Warm Enough\"
05. \"Wanna Be Cool\"
10. \"SmthnthtIwnt\"
11. \"Go\"

Karmin – Leo Rising

07. \"Along the Road\"

Logic – The Incredible True Story

18. \"The Incredible True Story\"

Outasight – Big Trouble

2014

Pharoahe Monch – PTSD

16. \"Eht Dnarg Noisulli\"

2011

Jennifer Hudson – I Remember Me

guitar

2009

Alicia Keys – The Element of Freedom

guitar

Awards and nominations

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References

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Jeff Gitelman

Broadcast History