Ian Fitchuk (born February 13, 1982) is an American songwriter and record producer.

Early life

Fitchuk was born in

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to parents who are both accomplished classical musicians and educators. He grew up there. He cites Paul Simon's ''

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'' as being a significant musical influence from an early age. He moved to

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to study

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piano at

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. He was quickly recruited to play keyboard by local band

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, who was on

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at the time. After leaving the band, he began producing artists such as

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, Landon Pigg, Jeremy Lister, and

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with production partner Justin Loucks.

Career

Fitchuk is a 2x

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Award winning musician, producer, and songwriter. He works alongside an array of widely renowned artists, including

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, Leon Bridges,

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, Joy Olodokun,

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, and director

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. In 2021, Fitchuk co-produced Sanchez’s “Until I Found You”, which has amassed 2 billion streams on

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alone. In 2022, Fitchuk co-wrote “Silk Chiffon” by Muna and

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as well as co-wrote and co-produced “Sweet Symphony” by Oladokun and Stapleton. Fitchuk co-produced Musgraves’ cover of “Can’t Help Falling in Love” alongside Luhrmann for the

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biopic in 2022. 2023 and 2024 have been transformative years for Fitchuk as he’s accumulated more than 70 cuts as a producer and writer on everything from Beyoncés ''

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'' to producing Kacey Musgraves ''

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'', Rogers ''Don't Forget Me'' and multiple songs with Musgraves and Bridges on the

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film soundtrack amongst others. Fitchuk got his start as a session musician in Nashville playing drums and keyboards on albums for artists including

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's debut album ''Montevallo'',

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, Andrew Combs, Sean McConnell,

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, and

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's debut album ''Chaos and the Calm''. In 2018 along with Nashville singer-songwriter

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, he co-wrote and co-produced

award winner Kacey Musgraves ''Golden Hour''. It was Musgraves' fourth studio album and released on March 30, 2018. ''Golden Hour'' earned Best Country Album and Album Of The Year honors at the 2019 Grammy awards, as well as Album Of The Year honors at the 2018 CMA awards and the 2019 ACM awards.

Discography

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitchuk, Ian 1982 births American people of Ukrainian descent American multi-instrumentalists Record producers from Illinois Musicians from Chicago Living people American session musicians Belmont University alumni Country musicians from Illinois 21st-century American keyboardists American male songwriters Grammy Award winners 21st-century American male musicians