Starsmith (born
Finlay Dow-Smith, 8 July 1988,
Bromley, England) is a multi-platinum selling British songwriter, producer, remixer and DJ. He is best known for his writing and production work with artists such as
Ellie Goulding,
Jess Glynne,
Kylie Minogue, and
Clean Bandit as well as his own solo work. He studied a classical music degree at the
University of Surrey majoring in performance on saxophone. He has also received widespread acclaim for the remixes he created for
Lady Gaga,
Robyn,
Timbaland,
Katy Perry,
Passion Pit, and
Marina and the Diamonds amongst many others. His remix of "
Bad Romance" was chosen as the lead remix of the track on Lady Gaga's hugely successful 2010 remix album,
The Remix. He was nominated for the
Music Producers Guild Breakthrough Producer of the Year award in 2011 and then again for the Remixer of the Year in 2012.