Starsmith

Starsmith
Birth name	Finlay Dow-Smith
Born	(1988-07-08) 8 July 1988 Bromley, England
Genres	Pop, electronic dance music, House Music
Occupations	Record producer, composer, musician
Instruments	Drums, synthesizer, saxophone, Piano, guitar, bass, vocals
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Warner Chappell Music
Associated acts	Ellie Goulding, Diana Vickers, Kylie Minogue, Cheryl Cole, Lady Gaga

Starsmith (born Finlay Dow-Smith, 8 July 1988, Bromley, England) is a British songwriter, producer, remixer and DJ. He studied a classical music degree at the University of Surrey majoring in performance on saxophone. He has already received acclaim for the remixes he has created for Lady Gaga, Robyn, Timbaland, Katy Perry, Little Boots, Passion Pit, Paloma Faith, Marina and the Diamonds, and Frankmusik, amongst many others. His remix of "Bad Romance" was chosen as the lead remix of the track on Lady Gaga's hugely successful album, "The Remix".

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 #1 in the UK Albums Chart. He also produced tracks for Diana Vickers' debut album, Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree which also went straight to #1 in the UK Albums Chart in May 2010. He also had subsequent number 1 albums 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.

In December 2011, Starsmith was the subject of an episode of the Red Bull and Vice documentary series, ' The Producers'.

He also teamed up again with Ellie Goulding on her second album "Halcyon", producing and co-writing two songs on the album, which debuted in the top 10 in both the UK and the US.

In early 2012 it was also reported that he was working with Take That star, Mark Owen.

He spent the majority of 2010 working on his own solo album, but in a post on his blog in early 2011 he revealed that he had decided to postpone releasing the album until a later date and was instead focusing on songwriting and producing. One song from the album sessions titled 'Lesson One' that he co-wrote and produced with Alan Braxe is due to be released this summer.

Starsmith appeared alongside Goulding on Later... with Jools Holland, playing bass guitar. He also plays piano and guitar, and his main instrument is the saxophone (tenor or alto).

Songwriting and production discography

• Ellie Goulding

• • "Dead In The Water"
  • "Without Your Love"

from the album Halcyon (2012)

• • "Guns and Horses"
  • "Starry Eyed"
  • "This Love (Will Be Your Downfall)"
  • "Under the Sheets"
  • "The Writer"
  • "Every Time You Go"
  • "I'll Hold My Breath"
  • "Salt Skin"

from the album Lights (2010)

• • "Human"
  • "Animal"

from the album Bright Lights (2010)

• • "Fighter Plane"

from the Under The Sheets EP (2009)

• Mark Owen
  • "Us And Ours"
  • "S.A.D"
  • "The End Of Everything"

from the album The Art Of Doing Nothing (2013)

• Kylie Minogue
  • "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)"

from the album Aphrodite (2010)

• Marina And The Diamonds
  • "Hollywood" (Original Production)

from the album The Family Jewels (2010)

• Cheryl Cole
  • "Yeah Yeah"

from the album Messy Little Raindrops (2010)

• Clare Maguire
  • "Burn"

from the album Light After Dark (2011)

• Diana Vickers
  • "You'll Never Get to Heaven"

from the album Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree (2010)

• Starsmith
  • "Give Me a Break"
  • "Knuckleduster"

from the Give Me A Break/Knuckleduster EP (2010)

• • "Lesson One"
  • "Champion"

from the Lesson One EP (2011)

• The Saturdays
  • "One Shot" (Add. Production)

from the single One Shot (2010)

• Erik Hassle
  • "Hurtful" (Add. Production)

from the single Hurtful (2010)

Remixography

Year	Artist	Song Title	Time
2009	Private	"My Secret Lover"	4:01
2009	Elviin	"In Colour"	4:44
2009	Bombay Bicycle Club	"Always Like This"	4:06
2009	Frankmusik	"3 Little Words" (Starsmith Remix)	3:29
2009	Marina and the Diamonds	"I Am Not a Robot" (Starsmith 24 Carat Remix)	5:18
2009	Little Boots	"New in Town" (Starsmith Remix)	5:30
2009	The Twang	"Barney Rubble" (Starsmith Remix)	5:24
2009	Girls Can't Catch	"Keep Your Head Up" (Starsmith Club Mix)	5:18
2009	The Mission District	"So Over You" (Starsmith Remix)	3:29
2009	Team WaterPolo	"Letting Go" (Starsmith Remix)	4:29
2009	Frankmusik	"Better Off as Two" (Starsmith Holiday in the Heath Remix)	4:29
2009	Passion Pit	"Sleepyhead" (Starsmith Remix feat. Ellie Goulding)	3:19
2009	Animal Kingdom	"Signs and Wonders" (Starsmith Remix)	4:17
2009	Paloma Faith	"New York" (Starsmith Remix)	3:36
2009	Lisa Mitchell	"Coin Laundry" (Starsmith Remix)	4:49
2009	Lady Gaga	"Bad Romance" (Starsmith Remix)	4:56
2010	Mika	"Blame It on the Girls" (Not on the Starsmith Remix)	6:17
2010	Timbaland featuring Katy Perry	"If We Ever Meet Again" (Starsmith Remix)	5:21
2010	N.E.R.D.	"Hot-n-Fun" (Starsmith Club Remix)	5:35
2010	Beyoncé	"Why Don't You Love Me" (Starsmith Remix - Radio Edit)	3:34
2010	Robyn	"Hang with Me" (Starsmith Remix)	6:04
2011	Gypsy & the Cat	"Jona Vark" (Starsmith Remix)	4:58
2011	Lady Gaga	"Born This Way" (Starsmith Remix)	6:45
2011	Marina And The Diamonds	"Radioactive" (Starsmith Rework)	4:37
2012	St. Lucia	"We Got It Wrong" (Starsmith Remix)	6:03
2013	Ed Drewett	"Drunk Dial" (Starsmith Remix)	5:37
2013	Matthew Koma	"Parachute" (Starsmith Remix)	5:18

External links

• Starsmith at Soundcloud