Nathan Chapman is an American

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who works in the field of

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. He is known primarily for working with American singer-songwriter

Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bo ...

, having co-produced with Swift for her albums ''

'', ''

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'', '' Speak Now'', '' Red'' and ''

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''. ''Taylor Swift'' was also the first album that he produced and he is a 2001 graduate of

Lee University Lee University is a private Christian university in Cleveland, Tennessee. It was originally the Church of God Bible Training School, a small Bible institute founded in 1918 with twelve students and one teacher, Nora I. Chambers. The school grew ...

. He was said to be working in a shack before producing music with various artists. It was a converted one-car garage just off Music Row in Nashville, TN. At the

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in 2010, Chapman won the

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for working as a co-producer on Swift's album ''Fearless'' and he won the same award at the

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in 2016 for co-producing Swift's album ''1989''. He also co-produced the song " This Love" on the album ''1989'', it was his first time co-producing a

pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' ( ...

song. Other acts for whom Chapman has produced include

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, Jypsi,

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, Krystall Keith,

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, and Jimmy Wayne. In addition to his production work Chapman is a session musician who plays guitar,

banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...

, and

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Awards and nominations

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