Finlay Dow-Smith
| Starsmith | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Finlay Dow-Smith |
| Born |
8 July 1988 Bromley, England |
| Genres | Pop, electronica, house, synthpop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, composer, musician |
| Instruments | Drums, synthesizer, saxophone, piano, guitar, bass, vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Associated acts | Ellie Goulding, Kylie Minogue, Cheryl Cole, Lady Gaga, Jess Glynne |
Finlay Dow-Smith (born 8 July 1988, Bromley, England), known professionally as Starsmith, is a multi-platinum selling British songwriter, producer, remixer and DJ. He is best known for his writing and production work with artists such as Ellie Goulding, Jess Glynne, Paloma Faith, Kylie Minogue and Clean Bandit as well as his own solo work. He studied a classical music degree at the University of Surrey majoring in performance on saxophone. He has also received widespread acclaim for the remixes he created for Lady Gaga, Robyn, Timbaland, Katy Perry, Passion Pit and Marina and the Diamonds amongst many others. His remix of "Bad Romance" was chosen as the lead remix of the track on Lady Gaga's hugely successful 2010 remix album, The Remix. He was nominated for the Music Producers Guild Breakthrough Producer of the Year award in 2011 and then again for the Remixer of the Year in 2012.
He is good friends with singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding and in addition to producing the majority of her debut album Lights also co-wrote five tracks on the album, which following its release on 1 March 2010, went straight to No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart. The album has gone on to sell nearly 2,000,000 copies worldwide. He teamed up again with Goulding on her second number-one album, Halcyon, producing and co-writing three songs on the album, which debuted in the top 10 in both the UK and the US in October 2012. He produced tracks for Diana Vickers' debut album, Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree which also went straight to No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart in May 2010. He had subsequent UK Number 1 album cuts in 2010 with both Cheryl Cole and Kylie Minogue. He co-wrote and produced the track "Burn" for Clare Maguire's debut album in 2011.
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