Stuart Crichton | |
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Background information | |
Born | Ayr, Scotland |
Genres | Pop, dance, country |
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Instruments | Keyboards, bass, cello, vocals |
Years active | 1990-present |
Labels | Native Tongue Music |
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Stuart Crichton is a Scottish music producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California.
In the mid-1990s, Crichton and Andy Morris formed the electronic/house music duo Narcotic Thrust, which is an anagram of Crichton's name. They released several singles, including "Safe From Harm", which reached number 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 2002, and "I Like It", which reached number 16 on the chart in 2004. At this time, Crichton was primarily producing dance tracks, releasing music on early progressive house labels such as FFRR, ZTT and Mushroom, and helping make Limbo Records a big part of the early '90s progressive house scene.
Crichton has since written for and produced artists in a variety of genres, including Kylie Minogue, Delta Goodrem, Pet Shop Boys, Selena Gomez, Brian McFadden, Sugababes, Guy Sebastian and Ferras. He produced three songs on Stan Walker's 2010 album From the Inside Out, including the singles "Homesick" and "Choose You" (which he also co-wrote). He co-wrote and co-produced Kesha's single "Learn to Let Go", from her 2017 album Rainbow, as well as the track "Let 'em Talk" featuring Eagles of Death Metal. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.