Starsmith

Starsmith
Birth nameFinlay Dow-Smith
Born (1988-07-08) 8 July 1988 (age 36)
Bromley, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Drums
  • synthesizer
  • saxophone
  • piano
  • guitar
  • bass
  • vocals
Years active2009–present

Finlay Dow-Smith (born 8 July 1988), known professionally as Starsmith, is a British songwriter, record producer and DJ.

Smith's best known for co-writing and serving as the primary producer for Ellie Goulding's debut album Lights, which was met with critical and commercial success. Following its release in 2010, it went straight to No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart. The album has gone on to sell over 2,000,000 copies worldwide. He teamed up with Goulding again on her second studio album, Halcyon (2012), producing and co-writing three songs on the album,[1][2] and eight years later, he collaborated on four tracks from her fourth studio album Brightest Blue (2020).

Smith has co-written and produced several hits during his music career, including: "Good Thing" by Zedd and Kehlani, "Crybaby" by Paloma Faith, and "I'll Be There" by Jess Glynne which went to number one in the UK and was nominated for Best Single at the 2019 Brit Awards.[3] As well as producing "Hold My Hand" by Jess Glynne, and "Real Love" by Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne. Some of his notable work as a DJ includes his remixes for the singles "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga, and "I Am Not A Robot" by Marina and the Diamonds.[4]

For his contributions as record producer, Smith has been nominated for Producer of the Year at the 2018 A&R Awards,[5] He also was recognized by the Music Producers Guild with nominations for Breakthrough Producer of the Year in 2011, and for his work as DJ he earned a nomination for Remixer of the Year in 2012.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Halcyon - Ellie Goulding | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Score Top Billboard 200 Debut, Mumford Still No. 1". Billboard.com. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Brit Awards 2019: Full list of winners". Bbc.co.uk. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. ^ "The Most Definitely | Starsmith – Now I Feel Good". Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  5. ^ "The A&R Awards 2018 finalists… revealed!". Music Business Worldwide. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ "2011 Short Lists". The Music Producers Guild. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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