Jack Antonoff Recalls Taylor Swift Made Him Realize He's A Producer

Jack Antonoff has been in the music industry for so long. As part of the group Fun., Antonoff has already been introduced to the complexity of the music industry along with its quirks.

It wasn't until he collaborated with Taylor Swift that his producer's instinct has been fostered. Since then, he has been Swift's go-to producer of her albums and songs.

Jack Antonoff Producing For Big Music Acts

Since he became Swift's close collaborator throughout the year, Antonofff's clientele has also expanded massively. He has since written and collaborated with Lorde, Florence + The Machine, and The Chicks. St. Vincent, Tegan and Sara, The 1975, Carly Rae Jepsen, and even Lana Del Rey.

During the Time's Person of the Week podcast, Antonoff gave flowers to Taylor Swift as he revealed that it was her who believed in him all along.

"She's the first person who recognized me as a producer," he said about the pop superstar. "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. "I put my heart and soul into that song and she said, 'I love it.'"

Antonoff started working with Swift on the Golden Globe-nominated song "Sweeter Than Fiction" for "One Chance (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)." Since then, they have developed a friendship for each other.

It was followed by Antonoff's many contributions in "1989." Notably, he co-wrote and produced the song "Out of The Woods."

What Are The Songs, Albums That Jack Antonoff Has Written, Produced For Taylor Swift?

According to Entertainment Tonight, Jack Antonoff's chemistry with Taylor Swift cemented the latter's impact on the music industry.

For those who do not know, Jack Antonoff was behind "Reputation," "Lover," "Folklore," "Evermore," and "Midnights." Befittingly, Antonoff was also instrumental in the re-recordings of "Fearless (Taylor's Version)," "Red (Taylor's Version)," "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)," and especially the upcoming "1989 (Taylor's Version)."

As for the music that Jack Antonff has written with Swift, it was public knowledge that Antonoff helped write 11 out of the 13 tracks from Swift's "Midnights," including "Anti-Hero."

Antonoff has a total of eight Grammy Awards on his belt, including two Album of the Year gramophones for "1989" and "Folklore.

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