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]
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 |
Early life and career
editFrancis 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
editSelected 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.