Birth name Yonatan Goldstein Role Record producer Name Johnny Goldstein | Years active 2004–present | |
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Born January 29, 1991 (age 33) ( 1991-01-29 ) Occupation(s) Singer, Songwriter, Producer Albums 9am to 5pm, 5pm to Whenever Music group The Young Professionals (Since 2009) Similar People The Young Professionals, Ivri Lider, Sagol 59, Anna F, Shaa'nan Streett | ||
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Yonatan "Johnny" Goldstein (Hebrew: יונתן "ג'וני" גולדשטיין; born January 29, 1991) is an Israeli record producer and singer specializing in electronic music, pop and hip hop. He has worked with a number of well-known artists in Israel. Alongside Ivri Lider, he is part of the Israeli musical and vocal duo TYP, also known as The Young Professionals.
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Goldstein, born in Israel to Yosef and Ora Goldstein, was interested in music from a very young age. He began playing drums at age nine and started writing and singing at 11. He was a member of a rock band in high school.
Using the nickname "Little Johnny" (ג'וני הקטן, Johnny haKatan in Hebrew), he recorded a song with the band Hadag Nahash. After sending a six-song demo to David Klemes (keyboard player for Hadag Nahash), they decided to work on one of the demos as the basis for an album by Goldstein. The project, to be called "My Neighborhood (השכונה שלי, haSkhuna Sheli), never materialized. In addition to the album project and his school load, Goldstein worked with an assortment of artists and musicians, including Avishai Cohen (bassist), Dana Adini, Ania Bukstein, Sagol 59 and Corinne Allal. In 2008, he released his debut album, The Johnny Show, through Helicon Records. It featured 14 tracks and a number of collaborators, including Muki, Hadag Nahash, Rami Fortis, Useless ID, Shlomi Shaban, Avishai Cohen (bassist), Adi Ulmansky, Sha'anan Street, Cohen@Mushon and Kutiman
Next, Goldstein collaborated with Ivri Lider in the formation of TYP. Their debut album, 09:00 to 17:00, 17:00 to Whenever, was released in Israel in 2011. It was greeted with critical and commercial success. TYP was named "Best Israeli Act" at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards. They signed with Universal Music Group/Polydor for international distribution, and also signed with events promoter Live Nation Entertainment.