Fred Again

British musician and producer (born 1993)

Fred Again

Fred Again in 2019

Background information
Birth name| Frederick John Philip Gibson
Also known as|

* FRED
* Fred again..
* Fred Gibson

Born| 19 July 1993 (1993-07-19) (age 31)
Balham, South London, England
Origin| London, England
Genres|

* Pop
* downtempo
* house
* garage
* hip hop

Occupation(s)|

* Record producer
* multi-instrumentalist
* singer
* songwriter
* remixer

Instruments|

* Keyboards
* synthesiser
* guitar
* sampler
* drums
* vocals

Years active| 2010–present
Labels|

* E1
* Atlantic Records UK

Website| fredagain.com

Musical artist

Frederick John Philip Gibson (born 19 July 1993),[1] known professionally as Fred Again (stylised as Fred again..) or simply Fred (stylised as FRED), is an English record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and DJ. He frequently collaborates with other artists and in 2024 was nominated for Best New Artist at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards and won Best Dance/Electronic Album for Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) and Best Dance/Electronic Recording for "Rumble".

## Early life and education

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Gibson was born in 1993 in Balham and attended the private boarding school Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England, between 2006 and 2011.[2][3]

Gibson is the second son of barrister Charles Anthony Warneford Gibson KC (born 1960),[4] and Mary Ann Frances née Morgan. His mother is the eldest daughter of Sir John Morgan KCMG and the Hon. Fionn O'Neill, who was the only daughter of British socialite Ann née Charteris's[5] first marriage to the Anglo-Irish aristocrat and financier Shane, 3rd Baron O'Neill (Charteris's second marriage was to Viscount Rothermere and her third and final was to James Bond creator Ian Fleming).[5]

Gibson's father is descended from Huntingdonshire gentry, and his mother's ancestry includes the Earls of Dundonald, the Earls of Wemyss and March, the Marquess of Crewe, the Dukes of Somerset, and other peerage and baronetage families.[6]: 3012 [5]: 4124

## Career

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Aged 16, Gibson joined an a cappella group at the London studio of Brian Eno, who was his family's neighbour at the time.[7][8][9] In 2014, he collaborated as co-producer and songwriter with Eno and Karl Hyde on their two project albums Someday World and High Life (songwriter only). Also in 2014, Gibson participated in that year's Red Bull Music Academy, held in Tokyo, Japan.[10]

In June 2018, George Ezra's song "Shotgun", co-written by Gibson, reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart,[11] remaining in the top 3 for 12 consecutive weeks from 22 June[12] to 7 September.[13] Later, in the same year, Gibson was also credited with co-writing "Solo" by Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato, and gained further success with Rita Ora's song "Let You Love Me".[14] Gibson is credited with writing and/or producing 12 of 15 of Ed Sheeran's 2019 No.6 Collaborations Project, with credited songs featuring for a total of 14 weeks at No. 1 in the charts.[14]

Gibson won Producer of the Year at the Brit Awards 2020.[15] He is the youngest producer to ever win the title. The win was voted for by a group of industry-wide A&R executives and was then selected by the Music Producers' Guild.[16][17]

### Actual Life and other various projects

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In 2019, Gibson began a project titled Actual Life, in which he collects samples from various sources – such as voice memos, clips from social media, and music by other artists – and incorporates them into original tracks.[18] Gibson released the first of these albums, titled Actual Life (April 14 - December 17 2020), in April 2021, which he described as a "collaborative diary" reflecting his life experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] He released a follow-up, Actual Life 2 (February 2 - October 15 2021), later that year in November.[20][21]

In July 2022, Gibson performed a set for Boiler Room in London, the third most-watched set on Boiler Room's YouTube Channel.[22] The same week, he released the single "Turn On the Lights again.." with Swedish House Mafia, which samples Future's 2012 single "Turn On the Lights".[23][24][25]

Gibson's third solo studio album, Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022), was released on 28 October 2022.[26] It was preceded by five singles: "Danielle (Smile on My Face)", "Bleu (Better with Time)", "Kammy (Like I Do)", "Delilah (Pull Me Out of This)" and "Clara (The Night Is Dark)".

Gibson's debut tour, which ran between October 2022 and February 2023 stopped in Europe, America,[27] New Zealand and Australia.[28] Prior to this tour, he had done sporadic pop-up shows and festivals starting in late 2021,[29] such as the above-mentioned Boiler Room and going B2B with Swedish House Mafia.[30]

In a TikTok stitch on 31 January 2023 with user "@maddysb99", Fred confirmed that his name "Fred Again.." came from a line (courtesy Doug Booth) in the live action movie Scooby-Doo where Fred, in the voice of Daphne says: "I'm Fred Again..".[31]

On 4 January 2023, Gibson and Skrillex released their collaboration "Rumble" featuring Flowdan.[32] Following this, Fred, Skrillex, and Four Tet played three more shows from 5–7 January across different London venues.[33]

On 18 February 2023, Gibson played at a sold-out Skrillex show alongside Four Tet at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Having announced the performance in the same week as the show, the trio played a warmup set in Times Square the day before.[34]

On 10 April 2023, Gibson appeared on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts.[35]

On 24 April 2023, he, alongside Skrillex and Four Tet, played the final set of Coachella after being listed on the lineup as "TBA", a last-minute addition following the departure of Frank Ocean.[36]

On 23 June 2023, Gibson made his first appearance at Glastonbury Festival.[37][38]

On 8 December 2023, Gibson released "Leavemealone" featuring Baby Keem.

On 28 February 2024, Gibson released "Stayinit" featuring Lil Yachty and Overmono.

On 31 May 2024, Gibson and Anderson .Paak released "Places to Be" featuring Chika.

On 17 August 2024, he played at Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands, and on 24 August 2024, he headlined Reading Festival.

## Discography

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Main article: Fred Again discography

Studio albums

* Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020) (2021)
* Actual Life 2 (February 2 – October 15 2021) (2021)
* Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) (2022)
* Ten Days (2024)

Collaborative albums

* Secret Life (with Brian Eno) (2023)

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Awards  | Recipient  | Category  | Result

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2016  | Ivor Novello Awards | "Cargo" (Roots Manuva)  | Best Contemporary Song  | Nominated[39][40]
2018  | A&R Awards  | Fred Again  | Songwriter of the Year  | Nominated[41]
2019  | Ivor Novello Awards | "Shotgun" (George Ezra)  | PRS For Music Most Performed Work  | Nominated[42][43]
2020  | Brit Awards | Fred Again  | Producer of the Year | Won[44]
2021  | Grammy Awards | "Both Of Us" (Jayda G)  | Best Dance Recording | Nominated[45]
2022  | Brit Awards | Fred Again  | Best Dance Act | Nominated[46]
DJ Mag Best of British Awards  | Best Live Act  | Won[47]
Grammy Awards | "Bad Habits" (Ed Sheeran)  | Song of the Year | Nominated[48]
Libera Awards | "Stay High again.."  | Best Dance Record | Nominated[49]
Ivor Novello Awards | "Don't Judge Me"  | Best Contemporary Song  | Nominated [50]
2023  | Brit Awards | Fred Again  | Artist of the Year | Nominated
Dance Act | Nominated
Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) | Album of the Year | Nominated
A&R Awards  | Fred Again  | Producer of the Year  | Nominated
Songwriter of the Year  | Nominated
"Adore U" (with Obongjayar) | Song of the Year  | Nominated
2024  | Grammy Awards | Fred Again  | Best New Artist | Nominated
"Strong" (with Romy) | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Nominated
"Rumble" (with Skrillex featuring Flowdan) | Won
Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Won
Ivor Novello Award | Enough | Best Contemporary Song  | Nominated [51]

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ Cardew, Ben. "Fred again..: Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
2. ^ Cragg, Michael (17 October 2022). "In-demand producer Fred again.. : 'I was fortunate not to be good at anything else'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
3. ^ "Fred Gibson (B1 2006-11)". Malburian Club. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
4. ^ "Barrister Details - Mr Charles Anthony Warneford Gibson KC". Bar Standards Board. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
5. ^ a b c Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th Edition. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage(Genealogical Books) Ltd. ISBN 0971196621. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
6. ^ "How Fred Again... Hit the Big Time by Turning his Life into a Symphony". Mixmag. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
7. ^ Cragg, Michael (17 October 2022). "In-demand producer Fred again.. : 'I was fortunate not to be good at anything else'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
8. ^ "Fred Again | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
9. ^ "How Fred again.. hit the big time by turning his life into a symphony". Mixmag. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
10. ^ "Tokyo 2014". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
11. ^ "Official Singles Chart 29 June 2018 - 5 July 2018". The Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
12. ^ "Official Singles Chart 22 June 2018 - 28 June 2018". The Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
13. ^ "Official Singles Chart 7 September 2018 - 13 September 2018". The Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
14. ^ a b "Who is Fred again? The BRIT-winning producer behind huge hits". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
15. ^ "Fred again.. Wins Producer of the Year | 🎉 Winner Announcement 🎉 We're super excited to reveal that the winner of The #BRITs 2020 Producer of the Year is... Fred again..! 🙌 Don't forget to... | By BRIT Awards | Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
16. ^ "Fred Again awarded Producer of The Year at the BRITs 2020". Musicweek.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
17. ^ "We speak to Fred Again, BRITs 2020 Producer of the Year". The Face. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
18. ^ "Sam Wills". Wiredmasters.co.uk.
19. ^ "Power KEXP's Fall Drive". Kexp.org.
20. ^ Jolley, Ben (18 November 2021). "Fred again.. - 'Actual Life 2 (February 2 - October 15 2021)' review: acclaimed producer turns despair into hope". Nme.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
21. ^ "Fred Again review – pop's top producer steps out of the shadows". The Guardian. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
22. ^ "Boiler Room - YouTube". Retrieved 25 February 2024 - via YouTube.
23. ^ "Fred Again.. Gains Worldwide Acclaim for Historic Boiler Room Debut". Gray Area. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
24. ^ Sunkel, Cameron (2 August 2022). "Watch Fred again..'s Blockbuster Boiler Room Debut". EDM.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
25. ^ Vuoncino, Chris (4 August 2022). "Fred again.. blows the roof off during Boiler Room set: Watch". We Rave You. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
26. ^ Minsker, Evan (14 September 2022). "Fred Again.. Announces New Album Actual Life 3, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
27. ^ Richards, Will (23 September 2022). "Fred again.. shares 'Bleu (better with time)' and announces two more Brixton Academy gigs". NME. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
28. ^ Singh, Chris (15 November 2022). "Prince Of Bangers Fred Again Announces Shows In Sydney & Melbourne". Boss Hunting. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
29. ^ Fred again..: New Album, Boiler Room, and Creative Process | Apple Music, retrieved 11 December 2022
30. ^ Spilsbury, Jack (9 August 2022). "Swedish House Mafia perform sensational B2B with Fred Again.. at NYC Pop-up: Watch". We Rave You. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
31. ^ "Fredagainagain on TikTok". tiktok. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
32. ^ "Skrillex, Fred again.., & Flowdan Release New Song "Rumble": Listen". Stereogum. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
33. ^ "Fred again.., Skrillex, and Four Tet pack out secret London shows | Skiddle". Skiddle.com. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
34. ^ "A Big-Tent Party at Madison Square Garden". The New Yorker. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
35. ^ Fred again..: Tiny Desk Concert, retrieved 7 August 2023
36. ^ Times, The Nocturnal (21 April 2023). "Blink-182 to Headline Coachella 2023 Weekend 2, 'TBA' Act to Close". The Nocturnal Times. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
37. ^ "How Fred again.. stole the hearts of Glastonbury 2023". MusicTech. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
38. ^ Fidler, Matt; Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (24 June 2023). "Foo Fighters, Fred Again and fabulous sunshine: Friday at Glastonbury – photo essay". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
39. ^ "The Ivors 2016". The Ivors. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
40. ^ "Nominations announced for the Ivor Novello Awards 2016". prsformusic.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
41. ^ "The A&R Awards 2018: All the winners". Music Business Worldwide. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
42. ^ "Ivor Novello Awards 2019: The 1975, Jorja Smith Among First-Time Nominees". billboard.com. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
43. ^ "PRS For Music Most Performed Work". nme.com. 24 April 2019.
44. ^ "Producer of The Year 2020 Announced!". brits.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
45. ^ "Fred Again." grammy.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
46. ^ "Fred Again.. Has Been Nominate for a Brit Award". mixmag. 18 December 2021.
47. ^ "DJ Mag Best of British awards 2022: the winners". DJMag.com. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
48. ^ "Fred Gibson". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
49. ^ DeFaria, Cameron (8 April 2022). "Disclosure, Fred again.. among those nominated at 2022 Libera Awards". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
50. ^ Flynn, Tilly (7 April 2022). "Nominations announced for The Ivors 2022". The Ivors Academy. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
51. ^ Taylor, Mark (23 April 2024). "Nominations announced for The Ivors with Amazon Music 2024". The Ivors Academy. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

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Discography

Studio albums|

* Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020)
* Actual Life 2 (February 2 – October 15 2021)
* Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)
* Secret Life (with Brian Eno)
* Ten Days

Mixtapes|

* Gang

Singles|

* "Marea (We've Lost Dancing)"
* "Turn On the Lights Again"
* "Rumble"
* "Adore U"

Featured singles|

"Strong" (Romy)

Category

Awards for Fred Again

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Brit Award for British Producer of the Year

* George Martin (1977)
* Martin Rushent (1982)
* Trevor Horn (1983)
* Steve Levine (1984)
* Trevor Horn (1985)
* Dave Stewart (1986)
* Dave Stewart (1987)
* Stock Aitken Waterman (1988)
* Dave Stewart (1990)
* Chris Thomas (1991)
* Trevor Horn (1992)
* Peter Gabriel (1993)
* Brian Eno (1994)
* Nellee Hooper (1995)
* Brian Eno (1996)
* John Leckie (1997)
* Chris Potter, The Verve & Youth (1998)
* Bernard Butler (2009)
* Paul Epworth (2010)
* Markus Dravs (2011)
* Ethan Johns (2012)
* Paul Epworth (2013)
* Alan Moulder & Flood (2014)
* Paul Epworth (2015)
* Charlie Andrew (2016)
* Steve Mac (2018)
* Calvin Harris (2019)
* Fred Again (2020)
* Inflo (2022)
* David Guetta (2023)
* Chase & Status (2024)

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Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album

2000s|

* Kish Kash – Basement Jaxx (2004)
* Push the Button – The Chemical Brothers (2005)
* Confessions on a Dance Floor – Madonna (2006)
* We Are the Night – The Chemical Brothers (2007)
* Alive 2007 – Daft Punk (2008)
* The Fame – Lady Gaga (2009)

2010s|

* La Roux – La Roux (2010)
* Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites – Skrillex (2011)
* Bangarang – Skrillex (2012)
* Random Access Memories – Daft Punk (2013)
* Syro – Aphex Twin (2014)
* Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü – Jack Ü (2015)
* Skin – Flume (2016)
* 3-D The Catalogue – Kraftwerk (2017)
* Woman Worldwide – Justice (2018)
* No Geography – The Chemical Brothers (2019)

2020s|

* Bubba – Kaytranada (2020)
* Subconsciously – Black Coffee (2021)
* Renaissance – Beyoncé (2022)
* Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) – Fred Again (2023)

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Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording

1990s|

* "Carry On" – Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder (1997)
* "Ray of Light" – Madonna (1998)
* "Believe" – Cher (1999)

2000s|

* "Who Let the Dogs Out" – Baha Men (2000)
* "All for You" – Janet Jackson (2001)
* "Days Go By" – Dirty Vegas (2002)
* "Come into My World" – Kylie Minogue (2003)
* "Toxic" – Britney Spears (2004)
* "Galvanize" – The Chemical Brothers and Q-Tip (2005)
* "SexyBack" – Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland (2006)
* "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows" – Justin Timberlake (2007)
* "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)" – Daft Punk (2008)
* "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga (2009)

2010s|

* "Only Girl (In the World)" – Rihanna (2010)
* "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" – Skrillex (2011)
* "Bangarang" – Skrillex and Sirah (2012)
* "Clarity" – Zedd featuring Foxes (2013)
* "Rather Be" – Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne (2014)
* "Where Are Ü Now" – Jack Ü (Skrillex and Diplo) with Justin Bieber (2015)
* "Don't Let Me Down" – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya (2016)
* "Tonite" – LCD Soundsystem (2017)
* "Electricity" – Silk City and Dua Lipa featuring Diplo and Mark Ronson (2018)
* "Got to Keep On" – The Chemical Brothers (2019)

2020s|

* "10%" – Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis (2020)
* "Alive" – Rüfüs Du Sol (2021)
* "Break My Soul" – Beyoncé (2022)
* "Rumble" – Skrillex, Fred Again & Flowdan (2023)

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International|

* ISNI
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Artists|

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