Fraser T Smith
| Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith | |
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| File:Fraser T Smith in the studio.jpg | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 8 February 1971 Buckinghamshire, England |
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| Occupation(s) | |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | My Audiotonic Productions |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | frasertsmith |
Fraser Lance Thorneycroft-Smith (born 8 February 1971), known professionally as Fraser T Smith, is a Grammy award winning English record producer, songwriter and musician. He has co-written, produced and mixed six number 1s and has contributed to fifteen number 1 albums in the UK and US.[1] He has collaborated on such songs as Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain", James Morrison's "Broken Strings", and Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart".[2] Artists he has worked with include Plan B, Sam Smith, Leona Lewis, Kaiser Chiefs, Lily Allen, Quadron, Birdy, Cee Lo Green, Ellie Goulding, Katy B, Tinchy Stryder and Kano.[3]
In 2012, he won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year with Adele for 21 having produced and co-written and mixed "Set Fire to the Rain" In 2013 Adele also won a Grammy award for "Set Fire To The Rain (Live)". He was also nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for his writing on 'Broken Strings'. In 2015 Smith was also nominated for Album Of The Year in the 57th Grammy Awards for his contribution to Sam Smith's award winning album, ' In the Lonely Hour ' but lost out to Beck.
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Early life and education
Fraser grew up in Marlow, Buckinghamshire and received education in Marlow and Reading having attended Reading Blue Coat School and Sir William Borlase's Grammar School. After leaving school, Smith attended Woolwich Polytechnic for a year before leaving the faculty having won a scholarship to study at the West London Institute.
Having spent a year at the West London Institute studying music, Smith started his career playing guitar in pubs and clubs both as a solo musician and in bands.[4] In 1992, Smith met Rick Wakeman with whom he toured and recorded.[5] Smith then went on to work with Tony Hadley.[6] He also worked extensively with Adam Wakeman.[7] In the mid-1990s, they formed Jeronimo Road; a progressive rock band. Smith then became involved in playing guitar in studio sessions, performing on over 200 records, including hits such as Rui Da Silva's number one "Touch Me" and Tim Deluxe's "It Just Won’t Do".[8][9]
Early career
In 1999, Smith was introduced to the then-unknown Craig David and spent the next five years working closely as his guitarist performing on major television and radio performances around the world, as well as high-profile concerts including the John Lennon Tribute Concert at Radio City Hall in New York, The Tsunami Relief Concert at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Live 8.[10]
By working with Craig David, Smith was able to develop his production skills, remixing and songwriting. They remixed songs together under the pseudonym of Treats and have written songs such as “World Filled With Love”, “6 Of 1 Thing” and “Hot Stuff”.
Smith soon realised that to be a successful songwriter and producer he would have to make a choice in his career. He decided to stop touring and performing and went on to focus on songwriting and production full-time.
Recent work
In 2015 and 2016, Smith has been working with Anne-Marie, WSTRN, Sam Smith, Ella Henderson, Coasts, Gavin James and Kano, as well as developing his recording and publishing label, 70 Hz. The roster includes Dakota, Melé and Javeon.
Discography
| Artist | Song | Album | Credit | Release Date | UK Singles Chart | US Singles Chart | UK Album Chart | US Album Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kano | Hail | Made in the Manor | Additional Production/Mixing | March 2016 | ||||
| Kano | T-shirt Weather In The Manor | Made in the Manor | Writing/Production | March 2016 | ||||
| Kano | New Banger | Made in the Manor | Additional Production/Mixing | March 2016 | ||||
| Kano | Little Sis | Made in the Manor | Writing/Production | March 2016 | ||||
| Kano | Drinking In The West End | Made in the Manor | Writing/Production | March 2016 | ||||
| Kano | Deep Blues feat. Damon Albarn | Made in the Manor | Writing/Production | March 2016 | ||||
| Kano | Seashells In The East | Made in the Manor | Writing/Production | March 2016 | ||||
| Sigma | Feels Like Home feat. Ina Wroldsen | Life | Writing | December 2015 | 28 | |||
| Fleur East | Like That | Love, Sax and Flashbacks | Writing/Production | December 2015 | 14 | |||
| Jesse & Joy | Qué Pena Me Da | Un Besito Más | Production | December 2015 | ||||
| Jesse & Joy | Ecos de Amor | Un Besito Más | Production | December 2015 | ||||
| Jesse & Joy | No Soy Una De Esas | Un Besito Más | Production | December 2015 | ||||
| Jesse & Joy | Me Soltaste | Un Besito Más | Production | December 2015 | ||||
| Jesse & Joy | More Than Amigos | Un Besito Más | Writing/Production | December 2015 | ||||
| Sam Smith | Drowning Shadows | In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition) | Writing | October 2015 | ||||
| Maverick Sabre | ”Come Fly Away" | Innerstanding | Writing/Production | October 2015 | 41 | |||
| Spector | ”Bad Boyfriend” | Bad Boyfriend - Single | Writing/Production | June 2015 | ||||
| Coasts | ”Modern Love” | Modern Love - Single | Writing/Production | March 2015 | ||||
| Bipolar Sunshine | ”Daydreamer” | Daydreamer - Single | Writing/Production | February 2015 | 64 | |||
| Mikky Ekko | ”Time” | Time | Writing/Production | January 2015 | 16 | |||
| The Kooks | ”Are We Electric” | Listen | Writing/Production | September 2014 | 16 | |||
| The Kooks | ”Icons” | Listen (Deluxe) | Writing/Production | September 2014 | 16 | |||
| Kimbra | ”Goldmine” | The Golden Echo | Writing | August 2014 | ||||
| Sam Smith | ”Not In That Way” | In the Lonely Hour | Writing/Production | May 2014 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Lily Allen | ”Holding On To Nothing” | Sheezus | Writing/Production | May 2014 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Kaiser Chiefs | ”The Factory Gates” | Education, Education, Education & War | Writing | March 2014 | 1 | |||
| Kaiser Chiefs | ”Ruffians on Parade” | Education, Education, Education & War | Writing | March 2014 | 1 | |||
| Kaiser Chiefs | ”Cannons” | Education, Education, Education & War | Writing | March 2014 | 1 | |||
| Kaiser Chiefs | ”Song For Stephanie” | Education, Education, Education & War | Writing | March 2014 | 1 | |||
| Example | ”Kids Again" | Live Life Living | Writing/Production | March 2014 | 13 | 8 | ||
| Example | ”10 Million People" | Live Life Living | Writing/Production | March 2014 | 8 | |||
| Example | ”Seen You" | Live Life Living | Writing/Production | March 2014 | 8 | |||
| Example | ”Can't Face The World Alone" | Live Life Living | Writing/Production | March 2014 | 8 | |||
| Jayme Dee | "Red Lights" | Broken Record (EP) | Writing/Production | July 2013 | ||||
| Katy B | "Still" | Little Red | Writing/Production | March 2014 | 1 | |||
| Katy B | ”Blue Eyes” | Little Red | Writing | March 2014 | 1 | |||
| The Wanted | "Show Me Love (America)" | Word Of Mouth | Production | October 2013 | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
| Birdy | "Standing in the Way of Light" | Fire Within | Writing/Production | September 2013 | 8 | |||
| Ellie Goulding | "Hearts Without Chains" | Halcyon Days | Writing/Production | July 2013 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Quadron | "Hey Love" | Avalanche (Quadron album) | Writing/Production | May 2013 | ||||
| Rita Ora | "Shine Ya Light" | Ora (Rita Ora album) | Writing/Production | November 2012 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Dappy | "Good Intentions" | Bad Intentions | Production | September 2012 | 12 | 6 | ||
| Dappy | "All Or Nothing" | Bad Intentions | Production | October 2012 | 6 | |||
| Nelly Furtado | "End Of The World" | The Spirit Indestructible | Production/Mix | September 2012 | ||||
| Leona Lewis | "Hurt" | Hurt: The EP | Production | December 2011 | 8 | |||
| Leona Lewis | "Colorblind" | Hurt: The EP | Production | December 2011 | 8 | |||
| Leona Lewis | "Iris" | Hurt: The EP | Production | December 2011 | 8 | |||
| Rebecca Ferguson | "Diamond To A Stone" | Heaven | Writing/Production | December 2011 | 3 | 23 | ||
| Adele | "Set Fire To The Rain" | 21 | Writing/Production/Mix | July 2011 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cody Simpson | "On My Mind" | Coast to Coast (Cody Simpson EP) | Writing/Production | April 2011 | 12 | |||
| Britney Spears | "Trouble for Me" | Femme Fatale | Writing/Production/Mix | March 2011 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Britney Spears | "Scary" | Femme Fatale | Writing/Production/Mix | March 2011 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Tinchy Stryder feat. Taio Cruz | "Second Chance" | Third Strike | Writing/Production/Mix | November 2010 | 22 | 48 | ||
| Clare Maguire | "Are You Ready?" | Light After Dark | February 2011 | |||||
| Clare Maguire | "The Shield and the Sword" | Light After Dark | February 2011 | 91 | ||||
| Clare Maguire | "The Last Dance" | Light After Dark | February 2011 | 23 | ||||
| Clare Maguire | "I Surrender" | Light After Dark | February 2011 | |||||
| Clare Maguire | "Bullet" | Light After Dark | February 2011 | |||||
| Clare Maguire | "Happiest Pretenders" | Light After Dark | February 2011 | |||||
| Clare Maguire | "Sweet Lie" | Light After Dark | February 2011 | |||||
| Clare Maguire | "Break These Chains" | Light After Dark | February 2011 | |||||
| Clare Maguire | "You're Electric" | Light After Dark | February 2011 | |||||
| Clare Maguire | "Ain't Nobody" | Light After Dark | February 2011 | 7 | ||||
| Clare Maguire | "Light After Dark" | Light After Dark | February 2011 | |||||
| Clare Maguire | "This Is Not the End" | Light After Dark | February 2011 | |||||
| Clare Maguire | "Lucky" | Light After Dark | February 2011 | |||||
| Tinchy Stryder | "In My System" | Third Strike | Writing/Production/Mix | August 2010 | 10 | 48 | ||
| Kano | "iPod Generation" | Method to the Maadness | Production/Mix | August 2010 | ||||
| Kylie Minogue | "Everything Is Beautiful" | Aphrodite | Writing/Production/Mix | June 2010 | 1 | 19 | ||
| McLean | "Finally In Love" | Finally In Love | Writing/Production/Mix | May 2010 | 44 | |||
| Keane | "Stop for a Minute" | Night Train | Production | May 2010 | 40 | 1 | 25 | |
| Taio Cruz feat. Ke$ha | ”Dirty Picture” | Rokstarr | Writing/Production/Mix | May 2010 | 6 | 14 | 8 | |
| Chipmunk feat. Esmee Denters | "Until You Were Gone" | I Am Chipmunk | Writing/Production/Mix | April 2010 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Ellie Goulding | "Your Biggest Mistake" | Lights | Writing/Production/Mix | March 2010 | 1 | 21 | ||
| James Morrison | "Get to You" | Songs for You, Truths for Me | Writing | November 2009 | 3 | 49 | ||
| Taio Cruz | ”No Other One” | Rokstarr | Writing/Production/Mix | November 2009 | 42 | 14 | 8 | |
| Tinchy Stryder | "You're Not Alone" | Catch 22 | Writing/Production/Mix | November 2009 | 14 | 2 | ||
| JLS | "Keep You" | JLS | Writing/Production/Mix | November 2009 | 1 | |||
| Young Soul Rebels (War Child) | "I Got Soul" | Non-album Single | Production/Mix | October 2009 | 10 | |||
| Taio Cruz | "Keep Going" | Rokstarr | Writing/Production/Mix | October 2009 | 14 | 8 | ||
| Taio Cruz | "Only You" | Rokstarr | Writing/Production/Mix | October 2009 | 14 | 8 | ||
| Cheryl Cole | "Stand Up" | 3 Words | Writing/Production | October 2009 | 1 | |||
| Taio Cruz | "Break Your Heart" | Rokstarr | Writing/Production/Mix | September 2009 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| Tinchy Stryder | "Preview" | Catch 22 | Writing/Production/Mix | August 2009 | 2 | |||
| Tinchy Stryder | "Halo" | Catch 22 | Writing/Production/Mix | August 2009 | 2 | |||
| Tinchy Stryder | "Spotlight" | Catch 22 | Writing/Production/Mix | August 2009 | 2 | |||
| Tinchy Stryder feat. Amelle | "Never Leave You" | Catch 22 | Writing/Production/Mix | August 2009 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Pixie Lott | "Boys and Girls" | Turn It Up | Additional Production/Mix | August 2009 | 1 | 6 | ||
| The Dolly Rockers | "Gold Digger" | Non-album Single | Production/Mix | August 2009 | 46 | |||
| Frankmusik | "Confusion Girl" | Complete Me | Additional Production | July 2009 | 29 | 13 | ||
| Tinchy Stryder feat. N-Dubz | "Number 1" | Catch 22 | Writing/Production/Mix | April 2009 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Jennifer Hudson | "If This Isn't Love" (Fraser T Smith Remix) | Jennifer Hudson | Production/Mix | March 2009 | 37 | 21 | 2 | |
| N-Dubz | "Strong Again" | Uncle B | Writing/Production/Mix | February 2009 | 24 | 11 | ||
| Miho Fukuhara | "Everybody Needs Someone" | Rainbow | Writing/Production | January 2009 | ||||
| Tinchy Stryder feat. Taio Cruz | "Take Me Back" | Catch 22 | Writing/Production/Mix | January 2009 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Florence and the Machine | "You Got the Love" | Lungs | Production/Mix | January 2009 | 5 | 1 | 14 | |
| James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado | "Broken Strings" | Songs for You, Truths for Me | Writing | December 2008 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Craig David feat. Tinchy Stryder | "Where's Your Love" | Greatest Hits | Writing/Production | November 2008 | 58 | 48 | ||
| Tinchy Stryder | "Stryderman" | Catch 22 | Writing/Production/Mix | July 2008 | 73 | 2 | ||
| "Craig David" | "6 of 1 Thing" | Trust Me | Writing/Production | February 2008 | 39 | 18 | ||
| Jennifer Lopez | "Hold It Don't Drop It" | Brave | Remix | January 2008 | 24 | 12 | ||
| Kano | "Feel Free" | London Town | Writing/Production | December 2007 | 12 | 14 | ||
| Kano | "Police & Thieves" | London Town | Writing/Production/Mix | December 2007 | 14 | |||
| Craig David | "She's On Fire" | Trust Me | Writing/Production/Guitar | November 2007 | 18 | |||
| Craig David | "Kinda Girl For Me" | Trust Me | Writing/Production/Guitar | November 2007 | 18 | |||
| Craig David | "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" | Trust Me | Writing/Production/Mix | November 2007 | 7 | 18 | ||
| Kano | "This Is My Life" | London Town | Writing/Production | September 2007 | 14 | |||
| Kano feat. Kate Nash | "Me & My Microphone" | London Town | Writing/Production | September 2007 | 14 | |||
| Kano | "Fighting The Nation" | London Town | Writing/Production | September 2007 | 14 | |||
| Kano | "Bad Boy" | London Town | Writing/Production | September 2007 | 14 | |||
| Kano & Craig David | "This Is the Girl" | London Town & Trust Me | Writing/Production | August 2007 | 18 | 14 | ||
| Jamelia | "La La Love" | Walk With Me | Writing/Production | March 2007 | 20 | |||
| Beyoncé | "Listen" (Fraser T Smith Remix) | B’Day | Production | February 2007 | 8 | 3 | 1 | |
| Plan B | "Dead & Buried" | Who Needs Actions When You Got Words | Writing/Production | June 2006 | 30 | |||
| Plan B | "Charmaine" | Who Needs Actions When You Got Words | Writing/Production | June 2006 | 30 | |||
| Plan B | "Kidz" | Who Needs Actions When You Got Words | Writing/Production | June 2006 | 30 | |||
| Plan B | "Young Girl" | Who Needs Actions When You Got Words | Writing/Production/Mix | June 2006 | 30 | |||
| Rachel Stevens | "It's All About Me" | Come and Get It | Writing/Production | October 2005 | 28 | |||
| Kano | "Signs In Life" | Home Sweet Home | Writing/Production | June 2005 | 36 | |||
| Kano | "Nobody Can't Dance No More" | Home Sweet Home | Writing/Production | June 2005 | 36 | |||
| Kano | "Ghetto Kid" | Home Sweet Home | Writing/Production | June 2005 | 36 | |||
| Kano | "Typical Me" | Home Sweet Home | Writing/Production | February 2005 | 22 | 36 | ||
| Craig David | "World Filled with Love" | Slicker Than Your Average | Writing/Production | October 2003 | 15 | 4 | 32 | |
| Craig David | "4x a Lady" | Slicker Than Your Average | Writing/Production | November 2002 | 4 | 32 | ||
| Craig David | "Can't Be Messin' Around" | Born To Do It | Production/Mix | August 2000 | 1 | 11 |
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External links
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- Use dmy dates from March 2011
- 1971 births
- Living people
- English songwriters
- English guitarists
- English record producers
- People from Taplow
- People educated at Reading Blue Coat School
- People educated at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
- Grammy Award winners
- Discographies of British artists
- Hip hop discographies
- Rhythm and blues discographies
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