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Discography

Role
  
Record Producer

Name
  
Chris Smith

Chris
Associated acts
  
Sixteen Deluxe, Young Heart Attack

Origin
  
Durant, Oklahoma, United States

Albums
  
Vision Take Me Make Me Never Forsake Me

Similar
  
Sixteen Deluxe, Scorpion Child, The Boxing Lesson, Young Heart Attack, And You Will Know Us by the

Chris frenchie smith at the bubble loves his radar


Chris "Frenchie" Smith (born in Durant, Oklahoma), is a Grammy-nominated American record producer, guitarist, rock 'n' roll musician, and songwriter.

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Biography

Chris "Frenchie" Smith first began as a guitar player in the influential Austin noise-pop band Sixteen Deluxe in 1994. The band signed with Warner Bros in 1996. After Sixteen Deluxe disbanded in 2000, Frenchie formed Young Heart Attack in 2001 with Steven Hall and Joey Shuffield from Fastball. Young Heart Attack signed with XL Recordings in 2003 and released their debut album Mouthful of Love in 2004. The band did several high profile tours throughout the world with Motorhead, The Darkness, and Peaches.

Production became more of his focus as time went on and currently co-owns The Bubble Recording studio in Austin, Texas.

He has produced well over a hundred records, including: And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Meat Puppets, The Toadies, Gregg Rolie of Santana & Journey, The Answer, Built to Spill, Jet,and many more. Mixing credits for bands such as The Darkness, The Datsuns, The Dandy Warhols, etc. As a successful indie-producer, Frenchie has achieved a Grammy nomination, has gotten to work with many foreign musicians, recorded at many notable studios all over the world, and was also chosen to speak at the 2009 SXSW Producer Panel convention. Frenchie is managed by Worlds End Management based out of L.A. and is also a governor for the Grammy's.

Productions and Mixing

  • ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
  • The Answer
  • Gregg Rolie
  • The Darkness
  • The Dandy Warhols
  • The Dead Love
  • Steve Hackett-"Genesis revisited"
  • Leopold And His Fiction
  • The Silent Comedy
  • Slayer
  • Purple
  • Helios Creed
  • Jet
  • The Dandies
  • The Datsuns
  • Fastball
  • Speak
  • IV Thieves
  • Lost Bayou Ramblers
  • Meat Puppets
  • Ringo Deathstarr
  • Scorpion Child
  • Burning Avalanche
  • Black Bone Child
  • Smog
  • Follow That Bird
  • Smoke And Feathers
  • The Boxing Lesson
  • The Steps
  • The Hi-Tones
  • Young Heart Attack
  • Lions
  • Black Forest Fire
  • The Steps
  • Death Letters
  • Residual Kid
  • Ume
  • TheArt
  • The Docs
  • Flemish Giant
  • Pink Noise
  • The Front Bottoms
  • Black Light White Light
  • The Dead Love
  • Very Ultra
  • Wild Child

    • Songs

    Daisy Haze
    Mouthful Of Love
    Roo - Kanga - The Beginning
    Jackboot Goons
    Babyheadrush
    Wrist Rocket
    Apron Strings
    Reactive
    Over and Over
    I'll Call For You
    Dexfield Park
    Jump Into the Picture
    Hot Wired
    Now
    Taco Bail Bondo
    What's Happening
    To the Teeth
    Shanesong
    El Camino
    There He Goes
    Radioland Hit Squad
    Idea
    The Kids in America
    Floor13
    Sick of Doing Time
    Giver
    Hazmatz
    Runaway
    Hot Everett
    Slat Rubry
    Honey
    Lullaby

    References

    Chris "Frenchie" Smith Wikipedia
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