Gabe Simon is an American songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is best known for co-writing and producing Noah Kahan's breakthrough album Stick Season (2022). Simon has additional credits with Koe Wetzel, Lana Del Rey, Dua Lipa, Jessie Murph, Maroon 5, Halsey, Myles Smith (singer) and James Bay.
Early life and education Simon graduated from Belmont University in 2011 with degrees in music business and entrepreneurship. While at Belmont he co-founded the indie-rock band Kopecky (originally the Kopecky Family Band) and served as its frontman, vocalist, and guitarist. The band released Kids Raising Kids (2012) on ATO Records and toured extensively before Simon transitioned into songwriting and production.
Career After leaving Kopecky, Simon signed a publishing deal with Pulse Music Group in 2015. His early production work included tracks for Dua Lipa's debut era. He rose to prominence through his collaboration with Noah Kahan, serving as executive producer, co-writer, and producer on the 2022 album Stick Season (and its deluxe editions). The project debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, generated multiple platinum singles, and earned Kahan a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. Simon's contributions placed him at No. 1 on Billboards Top Rock & Alternative Producer chart. Simon went on to write and produce most of Noah Kahan's most recent album The Great Divide. The album went #1 in The US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Ireland .
He has since produced and co-written for Koe Wetzel's 2024 album 9 Lives, including the single "High Road" (featuring Jessie Murph), which spent five consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Country Airplay chart. Simon also contributed to projects by Lana Del Rey (Blue Banisters), Halsey, James Bay, and others. In 2024 Billboard featured him in its "Rising Producers" roundup for his Hot 100 impact, citing credits on hits such as Kahan's "Stick Season" (No. 9 peak), "Northern Attitude," and Koe Wetzel/Jessie Murph collaborations.
In October 2024, Pulse Music Group formed a joint-venture publishing partnership with Simon's company Abide By The Vibe. Simon renewed his exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Pulse at the same time. Simon founded Abide By The Vibe, a non-exclusive co-publishing company. Through the joint venture, Abide By The Vibe publishes writers Nikki Lane, Noah Levine and Sam Westhoff; it also publishes writer/producer Carrie K in partnership with Warner Chappell.
Selected discography Year Artist Title Role 2015 Dua Lipa "Begging" Writer 2015–present Maroon 5, Hailee Steinfeld feat. Anderson .Paak, Ruel Various singles and album tracks Songwriter 2021 Lana Del Rey Blue Banisters Producer, co-writer Lana Del Rey "Summertime (The Gershwin Version)" Producer 2022 Noah Kahan Stick Season (and deluxe editions) Executive producer, co-writer, producer Jessie Murph "Pray" Producer, co-writer 2023 Noah Kahan Stick Season (deluxe/live tracks) Producer, co-writer 2024 Koe Wetzel 9 Lives Producer, co-writer (incl. "High Road" feat. Jessie Murph) Halsey The Great Impersonator Producer James Bay Changes All the Time Producer, co-writer Medium Build Known By None Writer, producer 2025 Jonas Brothers Greetings from Your Hometown Producer, composer Koe Wetzel Time Goes On Producer, composer Mike Posner The Beginning Composer, lyricist2026Noah KahanThe Great Divide Writer, producerKoe Wetzel, Ella Langley"Jaded"ProducerKoe Wetzel The Night ChampionWriter, producer Suki Waterhouse"Any Man"ProducerSuki Waterhouse"Tiny Raisin" Writer, producerMyles Smith"Hold Me In The Dark" "Grandma's Place" "Sertraline"Writer, producerDermot KennedyThe Weight of the WoodsWriter, producer Source - AllMusic credits page
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