Ariel Rechtshaid is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixing engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. His production, songwriting, and mixing credits include Brandon Flowers, HAIM, Vampire Weekend, Madonna, Tobias Jesso Jr., Usher, Adele, Cass McCombs, Solange Knowles, Murs, Sky Ferreira, We Are Scientists, Kylie Minogue, Glasser, Alex Clare, and Major Lazer.

Born in Los Angeles, California on March 23, 1979, he attended Hamilton High School in the Los Angeles Unified School District, where he formed, in 1995, his first band, called the Hippos.
Later in 2003, he joined the band Foreign Born, which is currently on indefinite hiatus.

Rechtshaid’s production, songwriting, and mixing is found on a wide range of albums and genres. He has written with and produced for Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Usher, Blood Orange, Charli XCX, Sky Ferreira, Vampire Weekend, HAIM, Plain White T’s, Cass McCombs, Theophilus London, Glasser, We Are Scientists, Major Lazer, Foreign Born, Valencia, and Murs. He is also a partner in music publishing and production company Heavy Duty.

Arial Rechtshaid co-wrote and produced Usher’s 2012 single, “Climax”, which won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance. He was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year and won a Grammy for his production on the Vampire Weekend album Modern Vampires of the City. He also produced the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1-charting single “Hey There Delilah” by the Plain White T’s in 2007.