About the course
About the course Legendary producer Fraser T Smith breaks down his process towards the art of Hip-hop composition and arrangement.
What you'll learn In this course, Fraser T Smith takes you through his process of classic Hip-hop production techniques with a modern twist. He'll show you how to create dynamic drum grooves to set yourself apart from other producers and how to utilise sampling and arrangement techniques to create a track perfect for any vocalist.
Don't worry if you don't have the same equipment - you can follow along with any DAW, controller, and microphone.
Get ready to learn:
- How to create dynamic drum grooves
- Hip-hop sampling techniques
- Arranging your track
- Processing and mixing your sounds
Who’s this course for
Suitable for Beginner and Intermediate experience levels.
This is a great course for music producers with a basic understanding of production, looking to level up their composition, arrangement and sampling skills.
Fraser T. Smith
Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith (born 8 February 1971), known professionally as Fraser T. Smith, is an English record producer, songwriter and musician. Some of the singles he collaborated on include Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain", James Morrison's "Broken Strings", Tinchy Stryder's "Number 1" and Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart". In 2016, Smith teamed up with Stormzy to produce his debut album Gang Signs & Prayer, which won Best Album at the 2018 Brit Awards. Earlier that year he produced seven tracks on Kano's Made in the Manor album and co-produced the debut EP from South London rapper Dave. Smith has also worked with Sam Smith.
Smith released his debut album, 12 Questions, on 30 October 2020. The record is based on a series of 12 questions all born of Smith’s own anxieties about the world, discussing issues such as faith, freedom, race, gender, wealth, equality and ecology. Smith collaborated with Dave, Kano, Ghetts, Bastille, Idris Elba and Stormzy.
In August 2021, Dave and Smith were nominated for the Ivor Novello Awards 2021 in the Best Contemporary Song category for "Children of the Internet". Dave and Smith subsequently won. This was their third Ivor Novello win in four years. The song is performed by Future Utopia. This was producer Smith’s new project and features Dave and Es Devlin.