FrancisGotHeat
FrancisGotHeat | |
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| Birth name | Francis Bach Hoang Nguyen-Tran |
| Also known as | FGH |
| Born | 1996 (age 27–28) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
Francis Bach Hoang Nguyen-Tran (born 1996), known professionally as FrancisGotHeat, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He is best known for his production with several well-known artists, most notably Drake, Bryson Tiller, and Big Sean.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Francis was born in Toronto in 1996, where he was also raised by Vietnamese Catholic parents. He was brought up in a musical household and has five siblings.[2]
Francis has been described as a child prodigy, due to his musical background. His work has been featured in publications such as Vice,[3] CBC News,[4] and Exclaim!,[5] among others.
In late December 2020, he was Grammy nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, for his production work on Jamaican singer-songwriter Skip Marley's song, “Higher Place". He also signed with American record producer Malay.[6]
Selected production discography
[edit]Selected production discography of FrancisGotHeat[7]
| Artist | Song | Album (label year) |
|---|---|---|
| Tre Mission | "Money Make (Her)" Produced for Big Dada Recordings | Stigmata (2014) |
| Roy Woods | "Jealousy" Produced for OVO Sound and Warner Records | Exis (2015) |
| Kidd Kidd | "Favors" Produced for WalkLikeUs and RLLNR | Fuk Da Fame (2015) |
| Ab-Soul | "Evil Genius" Produced for Top Dawg Entertainment | Do What Thou Wilt. (2016) |
| Tre Mission | "On A Wave" Produced for No Such Thing | On A Wave (2016) |
| Roy Woods | "Switch" Produced for OVO Sound and Warner Records | Waking At Dawn (2016) |
| Roy Woods | "Innocence" Produced for OVO Sound and Warner Records | Exis (2015) |
| Tre Mission | "On A Wave" | (2016) |
| Roy Woods | "Gwan Big Up Yourself" Produced for OVO Sound | Waking at Dawn (2016) |
| Roy Woods | "She Knows About Me" Produced for OVO Sound | Waking at Dawn (2016) |
| Roy Woods | "Sonic Boom" Produced for OVO Sound | Waking at Dawn (2016) |
| Roy Woods | "Switch" Produced for OVO Sound | Waking at Dawn (2016) |
| Zeina | "Hit Me Up" | (2016) |
| Bay Campbell | "I Know" | Up N6XT- Mixtape (2016) |
| Isiah Rashad | "4r da Squaw" Produced for Top Dawg Entertainment | The Sun's Tirade (2016) |
| Ab-Soul | "D.R.U.G.S." Produced for Top Dawg Entertainment | Do What Thou Wilt (2016) |
| Roy Woods | "Chilli Peppers" Produced for OVO Sound | Nocturnal (2016) |
| Roy Woods | "Four Seasons" Produced for OVO Sound | Nocturnal (2016) |
| Roy Woods | "Love You" Produced for OVO Sound | Nocturnal (2016) |
| Roy Woods | "Magic" Produced for OVO Sound | Nocturnal (2016) |
| Bryson Tiller | "Blowing Smoke" Produced for RCA Records | True to Self (2017) |
| Drake | "4422" Produced for Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Republic Records | More Life: A Playlist By October Firm (2017) |
| Big Sean | "No Favors" Produced for Def Jam Recordings and GOOD Music | I Decided. (2017) |
| Anders | "Diamonds" Produced for NST | 669 (2017) |
| Little Simz | "King of Hearts" Produced for Age 101 Music | Stillness in Wonderland (2017) |
| Cousin Stizz | "Up To Something" Produced for RCA/Sony | One Night Only (2017) |
| Anders | "The Wall" Produced for NST | (2017) |
| Lil Uzi Vert | "Feelings Mutual" Produced for Atlantic Recording | Luv is Rage 2 (2017) |
| Roy Woods | "Btown" Produced for OVO Sound | Say Less (2017) |
| Roy Woods | "BB" Produced for OVO Sound | Say Less (2017) |
| Roy Woods | "In The Club" Produced for OVO Sound | Say Less (2017) |
| Roy Woods | "Undivided" Produced for OVO Sound | Say Less (2017) |
| Julian Thomas | "Cold" Produced for Sony Canada | (2017) |
| Anders | "Attached" Produced for NST | (2017) |
| Anders | "Bad Guy" Produced for NST | Twos (2018) |
| Anders | "Take it Back" Produced for NST | Twos (2018) |
| Anders | "Why" Produced for NST | Twos (2018) |
| Rich The Kid | "Too Gone" Produced for Interscope Records | The World is Yours (2018) |
| Lykke Li | "Deep End" Produced for LL Recordings/RCA Records | still sad still sexy (2018) |
| Anders | "Problems" Produced for NST | (2018) |
| CMDWN | "Diamond Test" Produced for CMDWN/ eOne | Atlanda 2 (2018) |
| Killy | "Earned It" Produced for Secret Sound Club | Killstreak (2018) |
| The Parlor Mob | "Setting with the Sun" Produced for Britannia Row Recordings | (2018) |
| Jacob Banks | "Slow Up" Produced for Interscope Records | Village (2018) |
| Julian Thomas | "So Long" Produced for Sony Canada | I Can't Trust It (2018) |
| Julian Thomas | "Time on Their Hands" Produced for Sony Canada | I Can't Trust It (2018) |
| ZAYN | "Stand Still" Produced for RCA RECORDS | Icarus Falls (2018) |
| Pvrx | "Is U Down" (featuring Dave East) Produced for Def Jam Recordings | 3.14 (2019) |
| Higher Brothers | "No More" Produced for Def Jam | Five Stars (2019) |
| FLETCHER | "If You're Gonna Lie" Produced for Snapback / UMG / Capitol | (2019) |
| Lykke Li | "Baby Doves" Produced for LL Recordings/RCA Records | so sad so sexy (2019) |
| Miraa May | "Work" Produced for Universal Music | Dark (2019) |
| Sean Leon | "Gold" Produced for The INITIATIVE | C.C.W.M.T.T. (2019) |
| Jordon Manswell | "Beat One" | Big Mouth (2019) |
| The Parlor Mob | "All I'm Holding Onto" Produced for | Dark Hour (2019) |
| Bibi Bourelly | "Wet" Produced for Def Jam | you ruined new york city for me (2019) |
| Luidji | "Millesime" Produced for Grand Musique Management | Toronto / Paris (Red Bull Music) (2019) |
| Anders | "Sticky Situation" Produced for NST | (2019) |
| FLETCHER | "All Love" Produced for Snapback / UMG / Capitol | you ruined new york city for me (2019) |
| The Parlor Mob | "No Harm" Produced for Britannia Row Recordings / BMG | Dark Hour (2019) |
| Skip Marley | "Higher Place" Produced for | Higher Place (2020) |
References
[edit]- ^ Gambardella, Andrea. "How FrancisGotHeat Ended Up Producing Sampha's Soulful 'More Life' Highlight "4422"". Vice. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ Lau, Melody. "From Drake to Cadence Weapon, FrancisGotHeat is one of Toronto's Hottest Producers Right Now". CBC.ca. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ Noisey Canada Staff. "Inside the Organization Bringing Up Canada's Next Generation of Hit Producers". Vice. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ Lau, Melody. "From Drake to Cadence Weapon, FrancisGotHeat is one of Toronto's Hottest Producers Right Now". CBC.ca. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ Lowers, Erin. "Drake, Big Sean Beatsmith FrancisGotHeat Is Toronto's Next Big Producer". Exclaim. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Hip-hop producer FrancisGotHeat grows his audience, and his confidence". 14 December 2020.
- ^ "FrancisGotHeat". Discogs. Retrieved 3 June 2018.