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Fraser T. Smith (Dave, Stormzy, Ed Sheeran)
Grime and UK Rap Songwriting
About the course
In this course, legendary producer and songwriter Fraser T Smith takes you through his process of building a demo ready for a studio session with an artist.
What you’ll learn
Fraser T Smith has worked with some of the most exciting artist's in the industry. In this course, he'll give you a step by step breakdown of his process towards the art of composition and arrangement so that you can create tracks that will stand the test of time.
Get ready to learn:
- Writing effective chord progressions
- Techniques to switch up the feel of your chords
- Building your arrangement with drums, basslines and catchy melodies
- Taking ideas further with compositional and production techniques
Who’s this course for
Suitable for Intermediate experience levels.
This is a great course for music producers with a basic understanding of music theory, looking to level up their composition and arrangement skills.
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Your teacher
Fraser T. Smith (Dave, Stormzy, Ed Sheeran)
Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith (born 8 February 1971), known professionally as Fraser T. Smith, is an English record producer, songwriter and musician. Some of the singles he collaborated on include Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain", James Morrison's "Broken Strings", Tinchy Stryder's "Number 1" and Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart". In 2016, Smith teamed up with Stormzy to produce his debut album Gang Signs & Prayer, which won Best Album at the 2018 Brit Awards. Earlier that year he produced seven tracks on Kano's Made in the Manor album and co-produced the debut EP from South London rapper Dave. Smith has also worked with Sam Smith.
Smith released his debut album, 12 Questions, on 30 October 2020. The record is based on a series of 12 questions all born of Smith’s own anxieties about the world, discussing issues such as faith, freedom, race, gender, wealth, equality and ecology. Smith collaborated with Dave, Kano, Ghetts, Bastille, Idris Elba and Stormzy.
In August 2021, Dave and Smith were nominated for the Ivor Novello Awards 2021 in the Best Contemporary Song category for "Children of the Internet". Dave and Smith subsequently won. This was their third Ivor Novello win in four years. The song is performed by Future Utopia. This was producer Smith’s new project and features Dave and Es Devlin.