Jack Antonoff Says Taylor Swift Was the 'First Person to Recognize' Him as a Music Producer

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Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift have been working together since 2013, and in that time they've created some of the most popular and celebrated tunes of the entire decade.By co-writing and producing some of Swift's most enduring tracks, Antonoff's work as a producer has taken off in a big way, and led to collaborations with Lourde, St.

Vincent, Florence + the Machine, Lana Del Rey, Carly Rae Jepsen, The Chicks, Tegan and Sara, the 1975 and many others.However, Antonoff recently appeared on 's Person of the Week podcast, and shared his praise for Swift specifically for taking a chance on him and sparking this chapter of his music career.«She’s the first person who recognized me as a producer,» Antonoff said, looking back at their work together on the song «Sweeter than Fiction,» followed by his contributions to her 2014 album which included the single «Out of the Woods» which Antonoff producer and co-wrote.«A lot of people are afraid to sign off on something that isn't done by a proven person.

I had written lots of songs and produced them, but they would always sort of go somewhere else… So the label or whoever could say, 'Oh, we had this person produce it,'» Antonoff shared. «I put my heart and soul into that song and she said, 'I love it.'»The success of the album and the popularity of the song — as well as Swift and Antonoff's immediate musical chemistry — led to their frequent collaborations on her future albums, including.