# 18yoman

Vincent Goodyer, known professionally as 18yoman (stylized in 18YOMAN), is an Australian singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Sydney. 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.

## Career

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. He scored the feature documentary film, Martha: A Picture Story which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Score in a Documentary Film.
He later worked on albums from the likes on Triple One and Daniyel before winning an ARIA Award for his production on neo-soul heroine Kaiit's single "Miss Shiney".
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.
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, co-wrote Cordae and Young Thug's single "Wassup" and also featured on Australian soul upstart KYE's single "Gold" featuring Sampa the Great.
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.
In 2022, 18yoman received writing and production credits on Rico Nasty's mixtape Las Ruinas, alongside Roy Lenzo and Grasps, before working on YG's 2022 single "Alone".

## Awards and nominations
### 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 | |
| 2022 AACTA Award | Mystery Road: Origin) | Best Original Score in Television | Nominated | |

### 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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Vincent Goodyer (18yoman) | Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year | Pending | |
* Nominated − 2022 Grammy Award for Best Album (Lil Nas X's Montero)

## Discography

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

## Production discography

| Year | Work | 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) | 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 | 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 | 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 | Kaiit | Independent / Ditto | Y | Y |
| 2019 | So Easy | Triple One | The Orchard | Y | Y |
| 2018 | Wonderland | Spit Syndicate | Independent / AWAL | Y | Y |
| 2018 | Fast Friends | Spit Syndicate | Independent / AWAL | Y | Y |
| 2018 | Contraband & Conversation | Spit Syndicate | Independent / AWAL | Y | Y |
| 2018 | Same Difference | Spit Syndicate | Independent / AWAL | Y | Y |
| 2018 | Late to the Party | Spit Syndicate | Independent / AWAL | Y | Y |
| 2018 | Miracles | Spit Syndicate | Independent / AWAL | Y | Y |