SELECTED ACCOLADES:-
UK No.1 SINGLES – Sam Smith ‘Stay With Me’ (2014) , ‘Money on My Mind’ (2014) ‘Writing’s On The Wall’ (2015), ‘Too Good at Goodbyes’ (2017)
UK No 1 ALBUMS, for Sam Smith “In The Lonely Hour” “The Thrill of it All” (Also U.S No 1 Album) and ‘Gloria’
UK No 2 ALBUM for Sam Smith “Love Goes”
ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG, 2015/16 Sam Smith- ‘Writing’s On The Wall’
GOLDEN GLOBE FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG 2015/16 Sam Smith ‘Writing’s On The Wall’
GRAMMY AWARD WINNER 2015 – Record of the year, Sam Smith – Stay With Me – (Co Produced and Mixed)
MPG AWARDS WINNER 2015 – UK Single Song release, Sam Smith – Stay With Me
BRIT AWARDS NOMINATION 2015 – British Single, Mastercard British Album Of The Year, Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour
Steve Fitzmaurice is a Producer and Mix Engineer based in London. He started as an assistant at the renowned Sarm studios where he worked his way up to becoming an engineer for, amongst others, Trevor Horn and Julian Mendhelson. After five years in such company and having worked with artists such as Pet Shop Boys, Tina Turner and Tasmin Archer, Steve decided that it was time for a change. He spent the following two years working in New York, initially at the Hit Factory working on such records as Jodeci’s seminal ‘Diary Of A Mad Band’ and then becoming a freelance engineer.
As an established Mix Engineer Steve has gone on to work with a very diverse group of artists who include U2, Depeche Mode, Ian Brown, Kylie Minogue, Mary J Blige, Alicia Keys, Rag n Bone Man, Sam Smith, David Gray, Paloma Faith, Hikaru Utada, Seal, and Tears for Fears to name a few (see below for complete discography).
Nominated for 10 Grammy Awards and winner of 5 for his work with Sam Smith, Seal and U2, a Brit award for Kate Nash’s ‘Made of Bricks’ debut and a host of chart –topping singles, Steve also notched up an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Sam Smith’s ‘Writing on the Wall’ which Sam recorded for the James Bond Film ‘Sceptre’ in 2016.
Sam’s first album with Steve ‘In the Lonely Hour’ stormed to the top of the charts for an impressive 3 consecutive weeks. The album followed and went on to be number 1 all over the world, including a simultaneous number 1 in the UK and USA. It has since gone on to sell over 30 Million copies worldwide (combined)
2023 has seen Steve work across a range of UK and International acts including Charli XCX, Sam Smith, Sekou, Zak Abel, FKA Twigs, Ian Brown, Hikaru Utada, No Guidance, Mae Muller, Nathan Sykes, Max Jury, Zoe Wees, Frances, Lie Ning, and others.
Currently based at the Pierce Rooms in Hammersmith, often moving over to Rak Studios for his recording sessions and, as of 2022 Steve is also fully accredited as a Dolby/Atmos mixer.
Having a keen interest in photography, Steve has found himself increasingly being called on for photo shoots as well as his creative skills in the studio.
