18yoman
18yoman
Musical artist
Vincent Goodyer, known professionally as 18yoman (stylized in 18YOMAN), is an Australian singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Sydney.[2][4] He is an ARIA Award recipient and co-produced Lil Nas X's album Montero (2021), which received a Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year.[5]
A Bunaba Australian, 18yoman started working on records alongside regular collaborator Adit Gauchan (Horrorshow, Turquoise Prince), with whom he co-produced Spit Syndicate's 2018 album Orbit.[6] He scored the feature documentary film, Martha: A Picture Story which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival[7] and was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Score in a Documentary Film.[8]
He later worked on albums from the likes on Triple One[9] and Daniyel[2] before winning an ARIA Award for his production on neo-soul heroine Kaiit's single "Miss Shiney".[10][3]
In late 2020, he signed with Take a Daytrip imprint No Idle, a joint venture with Universal Music Publishing Group, while also launching his own publishing house Banquet Sounds and signing friend and frequent collaborator Glenn Hopper/LEN20.[2][11]
18yoman then co-produced two tracks on Kid Cudi's third incarnation of his Man on the Moon album trilogy Man on the Moon III: The Chosen,[11] co-wrote Cordae and Young Thug's single "Wassup"[12] and also featured on Australian soul upstart KYE's single "Gold" featuring Sampa the Great.[13]
Alongside collaborators Billy Ward and Len20, 18yoman arranged, composed and recorded the strings for Lil Nas X's debut album Montero released on Columbia, while also co-writing "Am I Dreaming" featuring Miley Cyrus, alongside Ward, Take a Daytrip and Omer Fedi.[14]
In 2022, 18yoman received writing and production credits on Rico Nasty's mixtape Las Ruinas, alongside Roy Lenzo and Grasps,[15] before working on YG's 2022 single "Alone".[16]
AACTA Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, (known as the AACTA Awards), are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA).
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 AACTA Award | Martha: A Picture Story | Best Original Music Score in a Documentary | Nominated | [8] |
| 2022 AACTA Award | Mystery Road: Origin) | Best Original Score in Television | Nominated | [1] |
APRA Awards
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.[17]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vincent Goodyer (18yoman) | Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year | Pending | [18] |
- Nominated − 2022 Grammy Award for Best Album (Lil Nas X's Montero)[5]
Singles
- As 18yoman
- "Eye Catcher" – 2019
- "Full to the Brim" – 2019
- "Swimming" (ft. Mia Elnekave) – 2019
- "Fireflies" – 2020
- As featured artist
- "Vinny's Interlude" (UNO Stereo ft. 18yoman) – 2020
- "Gold" (KYE ft. Sampa the Great & 18yoman) – 2021
| Year | Work[19] | Artist | Label | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Livin My Truth | Kid Cudi | Republic |  Y |
Y |
| 2022 | No Weapon | YG (ft. Nas) | Def Jam | Y |
Y |
| 2022 | Alone | YG | Def Jam | Y |
Y |
| 2022 | Gotta Get Paid | Rico Nasty | Atlantic | Y |
Y |
| 2022 | Messy | Rico Nasty (ft. Teezo Touchdown & Bktherula) | Atlantic | Y |
Y |
| 2022 | Planet 4 2 | IV Jay | Atlantic | Y |
Y |
| 2022 | A.M. FETA MEANS | Rahul | D36 | Y |
Y |
| 2022 | IDK | Tasman Keith (ft. Phil Fresh) | AWAL | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Wassup | Cordae (ft. Young Thug) | Atlantic | Y |
|
| 2021 | Am I Dreaming | Lil Nas X (ft. Miley Cyrus) | Columbia | Y |
|
| 2021 | Sun Goes Down | Lil Nas X | Columbia | Y |
|
| 2021 | Dreaming of this Day | Chillinit | 420Fam | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Tuesday | KYE (ft. Jerome Farah & 18yoman) | Sony | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Sweet and Sour | Amelia Moore | Capitol | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Youtube2MP3 | AG Club | COR/TAN | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Who That (Know Me)[20] | Nerve | Independent | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Gold | KYE (ft. Sampa the Great) | Sony Music Australia | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Somebody | Daniyel | COR/TAN | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Good Day | Daniyel | COR/TAN | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Bold Face to the Sun | Daniyel | COR/TAN | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | 82nd | Daniyel | COR/TAN | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Novocane | Daniyel | COR/TAN | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Don't Judge | Daniyel | COR/TAN | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Good Life | Daniyel | COR/TAN | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Beam | Payday | COR/TAN | Y |
Y |
| 2021 | Give It To Me | Pink Sweats | Atlantic | Y |
|
| 2020 | Emotions = Shit[21] | blackbear. | Independent | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Loverose | Triple One | The Orchard | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Milky Mark | Triple One | The Orchard | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Pleasure Island | Triple One | The Orchard | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Skinless Man | Triple One | The Orchard | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Yap! Yap! Yap! | Triple One | The Orchard | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Crylence | Triple One | The Orchard | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | The Conformist | Triple One | The Orchard | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Wait 4 Me | Triple One | The Orchard | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Where is He | Triple One | The Orchard | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Playin | UNO Stereo | Warner Music Australia | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Vinny's Interlude | UNO Stereo | Warner Music Australia | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Purple Tape | UNO Stereo | Warner Music Australia | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Need 2 Say | UNO Stereo | Warner Music Australia | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Real | Jharrel Jerome | Independent | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Dear Mama[22] | Ty Fontaine | 10K Projects | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Alone On Your Birthday | Daniyel | COR/TAN | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Lost Ones | Daniyel | COR/TAN | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | Lord I Know | Kid Cudi | Republic | Y |
Y |
| 2020 | 4 Da Kidz | Kid Cudi | Republic | Y |
Y |
| 2019 | Gypsy Love | Turquoise Prince | Warner Music Australia | Y |
Y |
| 2019 | Monday Interlude | Turquoise Prince | Warner Music Australia | Y |
Y |
| 2019 | Tuesday Blues | Turquoise Prince | Warner Music Australia | Y |
Y |
| 2019 | Catch Up | Turquoise Prince | Warner Music Australia | Y |
Y |
| 2019 | Cold Blooded | Turquoise Prince | Warner Music Australia | Y |
Y |
| 2019 | Miss Shiney[3] | Kaiit | Independent / Ditto | Y |
Y |
| 2019 | So Easy | Triple One | The Orchard | Y |
Y |
| 2018 | Wonderland[6] | Spit Syndicate | Independent / AWAL | Y |
Y |
| 2018 | Fast Friends[6] | Spit Syndicate | Independent / AWAL | Y |
Y |
| 2018 | Contraband & Conversation[6] | Spit Syndicate | Independent / AWAL | Y |
Y |
| 2018 | Same Difference[6] | Spit Syndicate | Independent / AWAL | Y |
Y |
| 2018 | Late to the Party[6] | Spit Syndicate | Independent / AWAL | Y |
Y |
| 2018 | Miracles[6] | Spit Syndicate | Independent / AWAL | Y |
Y |
- "Winners & Nominees". AACTA. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "Sydney producer 18YOMAN signs multi-global deals, launches own production house". The Music Network. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "Sydney's 18YOMAN kicks off summer with two credits on Kid Cudi's new LP". Triple J. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "BRAND NEW: Dummy meets 18YOMAN". DummyMag. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List". Grammy. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "Orbit by Spit Syndicate". Genius. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "Martha: A Picture Story | 2019 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "Winners & Nominees". AACTA. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "Triple One, Nerve and 18YOMAN wrote us a quarantune called 'Joe-X'". ABC. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "2019 ARIA Awards Winners". ARIA. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "Take a Daytrip Launches No Idle, a Universal Imprint Looking to Bring Diversity Into the Studio (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "Cordae (Ft. Young Thug) – Wassup". Genius.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- Rose, Anna (23 June 2021). "KYE teams up with Sampa the Great on shimmering new single 'Gold'". NME. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "AM I DREAMING from MONTERO by Lil Nas X". jaxsta.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "Rico Nasty: Las Ruinas". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "YG's 'Alone'". WhoSampled. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Nominees revealed for the 2023 APRA Music Awards". APRA Awards. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- "18YOMAN on Jaxsta". jaxsta.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- Wehner, Cyclone (17 May 2021). "Nerve: "It's the season for people to be tall poppies at the thing that they love"". NME. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "blackbear - Emotions Shit". Genius. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "TyFontaine - We Ain't The Same". Album of The Year. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
