{"id":16485,"date":"2021-05-24T14:37:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T18:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=16485"},"modified":"2021-05-24T14:37:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T18:37:59","slug":"fraser-t-smith-producer-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/fraser-t-smith-producer-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraser T Smith (Adele, Kano) on how music starts with a conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fraser T Smith is a GRAMMY-winning record producer, songwriter, and musician based in the UK.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>He has co-written, produced, and mixed numerous chart-topping records including Adele&#8217;s \u201cSet Fire to the Rain,\u201d James Morrison&#8217;s \u201cBroken Strings (feat. 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