Luis Federico Vindver (born 18 August 1982) is an Argentine record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California.
Vindver has produced along with Timbaland and worked with artists such as Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Coldplay, Yung Tory, Beto Cuevas, Tee Grizzley, Nathy Peluso, Meghan Trainor, Pablo Alborán, Brockhampton, Ludacris, the Blossom, New City and Wisin among others.
He has worked on records that have earned him Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards (including the Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year), and he was named Top 5 producer and writer by Billboard.
Early life Vindver was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a young man, he left the country during its financial crisis in 2002, visiting Spain and Mexico before receiving a full piano scholarship to the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami in Florida. While he studied jazz at college, he learned other musical genres elsewhere. He was playing in a practice room at UM when he was approached and asked if he would play in a local African-American church. There he learned about gospel, R&B and soul. He then became interested in technology and production.
"I was living in a practically destitute situation, because my parents couldn't help me financially and even though I had the full scholarship, I lived in a place where I didn't even have a bed," Vindver said. "At that time, an Argentine friend who lived in Miami gave me a computer that he didn't use, and there I downloaded cracked software to make music, and I started putting together the backing tracks for these gospel groups. As I did that, I started to like that a lot and I started to get more interested in producing, at first with the bands I played in."
Music career In 2008, while still in college, he briefly became keyboardist and show producer for Lauryn Hill.
After graduation in 2008, Vindver met Ricky Martin's musical director who connected him with Franco De Vita, and he worked with him as arranger and keyboardist. Then he co-wrote the song "Basta Ya" for Martin's Música + Alma + Sexo album, and toured to support it. Vindver continued to tour, playing keyboards with Latin artists Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, then joined his wife to live in Los Angeles, California. At that time, he decided to focus full-time on production. In 2017, through manager/music executive Gary Marella, Vindver met Timbaland and both started working together. They made tracks for rock band Muse, pop vocalist Noah Cyrus, R&B singer Zayn.
In December 2018, Vindver and Timbaland were producing rap artist Saweetie and Lil Mosey, when Kanye West came to the studio. The next summer Vindver and West met again, and bonded over their mutual Christian faith. His early experience playing gospel in Miami churches appealed to West, and they decided to work together on the latter's next album, Jesus Is King.
In October 2019, Kanye West released Jesus Is King, which featured 10 out of 11 songs produced by Vindver. Those 10 songs charted on the Billboard Hot 100. A month after the release of Jesus Is King, four songs he co-wrote and produced appeared on the Coldplay album, Everyday Life. West's album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States, while the Coldplay album entered the UK Album Chart at No. 1. Of the songs Vindver wrote on Everyday Life, two were released as singles and charted: "Orphans" went to No. 1 on Billboard'''s Rock Airplay chart, while "Everyday Life" hit No. 14 on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.
In the following years, Vindver wrote and produced for Pharrell Williams, Chance the Rapper, Armin Van Buuren, Tee Grizzley, ASAP Ferg, Brockhampton, Missy Elliott, Ant Clemons, among others.
In 2020, Vindver released an online platform for producers called BeatClub, that permits them to sell their music online and network with other producers and artists.
Vindver continued working with Timbaland, and that year the two producers joined Shucati, Rance, Angel Lόpez, and Sucuki, in working with Chance the Rapper on his track, "Found You", featuring Ludacris.
In November 2020, Josh Groban's album, Harmony, was produced by Bernie Herms, but Vindver produced an additional song for the project—"The Fullest (Feat. Kirk Franklin)."
In 2021, Vindver co-wrote the single, "Higher Power" for Coldplay. The song was produced by Max Martin. Also that year, he wrote and produced "We're In This Together" for Justin Bieber's Freedom'' EP. '
Throughout his career, Vindver maintained a foothold in the Latin community, producing and writing for artists Ricky Martin ("Basta Ya"), Pablo Alborán ("Hablemos de amor"), C. Tangana ("Te Olvidaste feat. Omar Apollo"), Lali ("Fascinada", "Laligera"), Yendry ("Ya"), and many more.
Awards Award Year Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Grammy Awards 2021 Jesus Is King Best Contemporary Christian Music Album 2022 Donda Album of the Year 2023 Music of the Spheres 2026 Papote Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album Latin Grammy Awards 2021 "Te Olvidaste" Record of the Year Best Alternative Song "Sana Sana" Best Rap/Hip Hop Song El Madrileño Best Engineered Album 2022 Tinta y Tiempo Album of the Year Aguilera Best Traditional Pop Album "Pa' Mis Muchachas" Record of the Year "El Día Que Estrenaste el Mundo" Best Alternative Song "Cuando Me Dé la Gana" Best Regional Mexican Song 2023 "No Es Que Te Extrañe" Record of the Year 2024 "Derrumbe" 2025 Papote Album of the Year Best Alternative Music Album "#Tetas" Record of the Year Song of the Year Best Alternative Song "El Día Del Amigo" Record of the Year Song of the Year Best Pop Song Producer of the Year 2026 Free Spirits Album of the Year "Ha Ha" Record of the Year "Hasta Jesús Tuvo un Mal Día" Song of the Year Best Pop/Rock Song Producer of the Year
Discography
YearArtistAlbumSingleLabelCredit2011Ricky MartinMás Música + Alma + Sexo"Basta Ya"Sony LatinWriter2013WisinEl Regreso del Sobreviviente"Adrenalina" (featuring Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin)Sony LatinProducer2014SensatoOn The Rise"Que Lo Que"Mr. 305 RecordsWriter2015WisinLos Vaqueros La Trilogia"Que Se Siente El Deseo"Sony LatinProducerPitbullDale"Que Lo Que" (Sensato featuring Pitbull, Papayo and El Chevo)Mr. 305 RecordsProducer2016Brian CrossDarkness to Light"Faces & Lighters"Sony EspañaProducerTyron HapiYour Fool"Your Fool"Hussie RecordingsProducerCNCOPrimera Cita"Primera Cita"Sony LatinProducer2017Thomas GoldDreamer"Dreamer"Amada Music B.V.ProducerAlx VelizHigher"Higher"Universal Music CanadaProducerVintage TroubleChapter II - EP II (Live)"Knock Me Out"McGee EntertainmentWriter, producerNew City"Dirty Secrets", "Coachella"Universal CanadaWriter, producer2018Mariah CareyCaution"8th Grade"EpicWriterMuseSimulation Theory"Propaganda"Warner Music UKWriter, producerNatalia OreiroMi Pobedim"Mi Pobedim"Warner Music ArgentinaWriter, producerNoah CyrusTeam"Team" (A Timbaland Productions Remix)ColumbiaProducerLos Unidades / Pharrell WilliamsE-Lo"E-Lo" (featuring Jozzy)Parlophone RecordsProducerBruno MartiniYoungr (Remixes)"Youngr"AfterCluvWriter, producerLittle MixLM5"More Than Words"SycoWriterThe InternetHive Mind"Come Over" (Timbaland Remix)ColumbiaProducer2019Kanye WestJesus Is King"Every Hour," "Selah", "Closed on Sunday," "On God", "Everything We Need," "Water," "God Is", "Hands On," "Use This Gospel," "Jesus Is Lord"GOOD Music/Def JamWriter, producerColdplayEveryday Life"Orphans", "Everyday Life", "Champion of the World", "Church"Parlophone UKProducerMissy ElliottIconology"Why I Still Love You"Goldmind/AtlanticWriter, producerChance the RapperThe Big Day"Big Fish"IndependentProducerSharleneViaje"Yo Pago Lo Mio"UMG LatinoWriter, producerMayraVoices"Monster"AfterCluvWriterYung ToryStill Here"Lola", "Me & You", "Picture Me", "Said You Love Me"Mosley Music Group/Def JamWriter, producerCarson LuedersLonely"Lonely"Mosley Music Group/Def JamWriter, producerFitz and the TantrumsAll the Feels"Ready Or Not"ElektraProducerBeto CuevasColateral"Rosas En El Lodo", "La Señal", "Por Donde Vas", "La Mitad"Warner Music MexicoWriter, producerFor King & CountryBurn The Ships"God Only Knows" (Timbaland Remix)Curb/WordWriterTee GrizzleyScriptures"God's Warrior", "Sweet Things", "Million Dollar Foreign", "Locksmith", "Heroes", "More Than Friends", "Scriptures"300 EntertainmentWriter, producerDean LewisA Place We Knew"Waves Remix'Universal AustraliaProducer Lali Libra "Laligera" Sony Writer, producer2020Josh GrobanHarmony"The Fullest" (featuring Kirk Franklin)Reprise RecordsProducerNathy PelusoCalambre"Sana Sana", "Trio", "Business Woman", "Delito"SonyProducerSaweetieBack to the Streets"Back to the Streets" (featuring Jhené Aiko)WarnerWriter, producerMeghan TrainorA Very Trainor Christmas"The Christmas Song", "Sleigh Ride", "My Only Wish"Epic RecordsProducerTeyana TaylorThe Album"Boomin"Def JamProducerDon DiabloKill Me Better"Kill Me Better"HexagonProducerLudacris (featuring Chance the Rapper)Found You"Found You"DTP RecordsProducerPablo AlboranVertigo"Hablemos de amor", "Corazon Descalzo", No esta en tus planes"Warner SpainProducerTeyana TaylorThe Album"Boomin" (featuring Missy Elliott)Def JamWriter, producer Lali Libra "Fascinada" Sony Writer, producerLudacrisS.O.L.T. (Silence of the Lambs)"S.O.T.L." (featuring Lil Wayne)Disturbing Tha Peace RecordsProducerASAP FergFloor Seats"Hummer Limo"RCA RecordsWriter producer2021Trippie ReddPegasus"Leaders"1400Writer, producerC. TanganaEl Madrileno"Te Olvidaste" (featuring Omar Pello)SonyWriter, producerBrockhamptonRoadrunner: New Light New Machine"The Light Pt. II", "I'll Take You On" (featuring Charlie Wilson)SonyWriter, producerThe Blossom97 Blossom"Hardcore Happy" "Black Eye"Video Store Writer, producerColdplay"Higher Power"ParlophoneProducerJustin BieberFreedom EP"We're in This Together"Def JamProducerYendry"Ya"RCA/Sony LatinProducer, writerAlicia Keys"Underdog Remix" (featuring Nicky Jam, Rauw Alejandro)SonyProducer2022Paulo LondraBack to the Game"Noche de Novela"Warner Music Latina/Asylum RecordsProducer2023LauvLove U Like ThatUniversal Music GroupWriter, Producer2024Justin TimberlakeEverything I Thought It Was"Fuckin' Up the Disco", "No Angels", "Technicolor", "Infinity Sex", "Love & War", "What Lovers Do", "Paradise"RCA RecordsWriter, Co-producer2025Maroon 5Love Is Like"All Night", "Priceless", "California"222 Records, Interscope RecordsProducer, Writer, Engineer, KeyboardsLe Sserafim"Spaghetti" (featuring J-Hope of BTS)Source Music, Geffen RecordsProducer, Writer
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