Frederick John Philip Gibson (born 19 July 1993), 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. At the

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, he was nominated for

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, won

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for his third album '' Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)'' (2022), and won Best Dance/Electronic Recording for his 2023 single " Rumble" (with

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and

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Early life and education

Gibson was born in 1993 in

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and attended the

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, England, between 2006 and 2011. Gibson is the second son of

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Charles Anthony Warneford Gibson (born 1960), and Mary Ann Frances ''née'' Morgan. His mother is the eldest daughter of Sir John Morgan and the Hon. Fionn O'Neill, who was the only daughter of British socialite Ann ''née'' Charteris's 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

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). Gibson's father is descended from

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, and his mother's

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includes the Earls of Dundonald, the Earls of Wemyss and March, the Marquess of Crewe, the Dukes of Somerset, and other

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and baronetage

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Career

Beginnings and record label deal

Aged 16, Gibson joined an acappella group at the London studio of

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, who was his family's neighbour at the time. In 2014, he collaborated as co-producer and songwriter with Eno and Karl Hyde on their two project albums ''

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'' and '' High Life'' (songwriter only). Also in 2014, Gibson participated in that year's

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, held in Tokyo, Japan. In June 2018, George Ezra's song "

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", co-written by Gibson, reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining in the top 3 for 12 consecutive weeks from 22 June to 7 September. Later, in the same year, Gibson was also credited with co-writing "Solo" by

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featuring

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, and gained further success with

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's song " Let You Love Me". Gibson is credited with writing and/or producing 12 of 15 of

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's 2019 '' No.6 Collaborations Project'', with credited songs featuring for a total of 14 weeks at No. 1 in the charts. Gibson won Producer of the Year at the Brit Awards 2020. 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.

''Actual Life'' and other various projects

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. 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

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. He released a follow-up, ''Actual Life 2 (February 2 – October 15 2021)'', later that year in November. In July 2022, Gibson performed a set for Boiler Room in London, the third most-watched set on Boiler Room's YouTube Channel. The same week, he released the single "Turn On the Lights again.." with

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, which samples

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's 2012 single " Turn On the Lights". In 2022, Gibson's song " Marea (We've Lost Dancing)" was featured in Ruben Östlund's

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-winning film Triangle of Sadness. Gibson's third solo studio album, ''Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)'', was released on 28 October 2022. 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, New Zealand and Australia. Prior to this tour, he had done sporadic pop-up shows and festivals starting in late 2021, such as the above-mentioned Boiler Room and going B2B with Swedish House Mafia. In a TikTok stitch on 31 January 2023 with user "@maddysb99", Gibson confirmed that the moniker Fred again.. stemmed from a line in the 2002 film ''

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'' where the character of Fred Jones, in the voice of

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, says "I'm Fred again!" following a supernatural

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scene. On 4 January 2023, Gibson and

released their collaboration " Rumble" featuring

. Following this, Fred, Skrillex, and

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played three more shows from 5–7 January across different London venues. On 18 February 2023, Gibson played at a sold-out Skrillex show alongside Four Tet at New York City's

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. Having announced the performance in the same week as the show, the trio played a warmup set in

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the day before. On 10 April 2023, Gibson appeared on

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's ''

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''. On 24 April 2023, he, alongside Skrillex and Four Tet, played the final set of

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after being listed on the lineup as "TBA", a last-minute addition following the departure of

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. On 23 June 2023, Gibson made his first appearance at

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. On 8 December 2023, Gibson released "Leavemealone" featuring Baby Keem. On 28 February 2024, Gibson released "Stayinit" featuring

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and Overmono. On 31 May 2024, Gibson and Anderson .Paak released "Places to Be" featuring Chika. On 18 July 2024, Gibson teased a new album in an Instagram post. He later on revealed the release of a new album, Ten Days, featuring the likes of

, Duskus,

, Anderson .Paak, Sampha and more. The album was released on 6 September 2024. On 17 August 2024, he played at Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands, and on 24 August 2024, he headlined

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.. On December 13, 2024, he released a pair of singles, as an expansion to Ten Days, titled "Two More Days". These singles were "light dark light" featuring Angie McMahon and "little mystery" featuring

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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

) (2023)

Awards and nominations

References

{{Authority control Living people 1993 births DJs from London English electronic musicians English male singers English male songwriters English multi-instrumentalists English record producers Grammy Award winners for dance and electronic music People educated at Marlborough College British remixers English people of Irish descent People of Anglo-Irish descent