Fred Again

Frederick John Philip Gibson (born 19 July 1993), known professionally as Fred Again (stylised as Fred again..) or simply Fred, is a British record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and DJ. At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, he was nominated for Best New Artist, won Best Dance/Electronic Album for his third album Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) (2022), and won Best Dance/Electronic Recording for his 2023 single "Rumble" (with Skrillex and Flowdan).

Early life and education

Gibson was born in 1993 in Balham, London. He is the second son of barrister Charles Anthony Warneford Gibson (born 1960) and Mary Ann Frances Morgan. Gibson's father is descended from Huntingdonshire gentry and his mother's ancestry includes the Earls of Dundonald, the Earls of Wemyss and March, the Marquess of Crewe, the Dukes of Somerset, and other peerage and baronetage families. His mother is the eldest daughter of diplomat John Morgan and Fionn O'Neill, who was the only daughter of the marriage of British socialite Ann Charteris and Anglo-Irish aristocrat and financier Shane, 3rd Baron O'Neill.

From 2006 to 2011, Gibson attended Marlborough College, a private boarding school in Wiltshire.

Career

Beginnings and record label deal

Aged 16, Gibson joined an a cappella group at the home of Brian Eno after being invited by a family friend. In 2014, he collaborated as co-producer and songwriter with Eno and Karl Hyde on their two project albums Someday World and High Life (songwriter only). Eno described working with Fred again.., stating: "...when I first worked with Fred, I could see he was brilliant. It's very clear he is a very, very sensitive and good artist... but I didn't really understand a lot of what he was doing. It took me quite a while to think... 'oh my gosh, this is really a new idea about how you can make music.'" Also in 2014, Gibson participated in the Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo, Japan.

Between 2015 and 2019, Gibson worked primarily as a songwriter and producer for a diverse range of mainstream artists. His early production credits included work on Roots Manuva's album Bleeds (2015) and Charli XCX's 2016 single "After the Afterparty". He went on to contribute production to Lil Yachty's 2017 track "Better" (which featured Stefflon Don), Plan B's Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose (2018), and BTS's "Make It Right" (2019). In 2019, he also co-produced the UK number-one single "Own It" by Stormzy, featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy.

In 2018, Gibson began collaborating with singer-songwriter Maisie Peters, receiving co-writing credits on various songs of hers. He continued to write with her until 2021. In June 2018, George Ezra's song "Shotgun", co-written by Gibson, reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, remaining in the top 3 for 12 consecutive weeks from 22 June to 7 September. Later, in the same year, Gibson was also credited with co-writing "Solo" by Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato, and gained further success with Rita Ora's song "Let You Love Me". Gibson is credited with writing and/or producing 12 of 15 of Ed Sheeran's 2019 No.6 Collaborations Project, with credited songs featuring for a total of 14 weeks at number one in the charts.

By 2019, Gibson had achieved significant commercial success in the UK charts, contributing to 12 Top 40 singles over the course of the year. Additionally, he held songwriting or production credits on 30% of all the UK number-one singles in 2019.

Gibson won Producer of the Year at the Brit Awards 2020. He is the youngest producer to ever win the title. The win was voted for by a group of industry-wide A&R executives and was then selected by the Music Producers' Guild.

Actual Life and other various projects

In 2019, Gibson began a project titled Actual Life, in which he collects samples from various sources – such as voice memos, clips from social media, and music by other artists – and incorporates them into original tracks. Gibson released the first of these albums, titled Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020), in April 2021, which he described as a "collaborative diary" reflecting his life experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. He released a follow-up, Actual Life 2 (February 2 – October 15 2021), later that year in November.

In July 2022, Gibson performed a set for Boiler Room in London, the third most-watched set on Boiler Room's YouTube Channel. The same week, he released the single "Turn On the Lights again.." with Swedish House Mafia, which samples Future's 2012 single "Turn On the Lights". In 2022, Gibson's song "Marea (We've Lost Dancing)" was featured in Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or-winning film Triangle of Sadness.

Gibson's third solo studio album, Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022), was released on 28 October 2022. It was preceded by five singles: "Danielle (Smile on My Face)", "Bleu (Better with Time)", "Kammy (Like I Do)", "Delilah (Pull Me Out of This)" and "Clara (The Night Is Dark)".

Gibson's debut tour, which ran between October 2022 and February 2023 stopped in Europe, America, New Zealand and Australia. Prior to this tour, he had done sporadic pop-up shows and festivals starting in late 2021, such as the above-mentioned Boiler Room and going B2B with Swedish House Mafia.

On 4 January 2023, Gibson and Skrillex released their collaboration "Rumble" featuring Flowdan. Following this, Fred, Skrillex, and Four Tet played three more shows from 5–7 January across different London venues. On 18 February 2023, Gibson played at a sold-out Skrillex show alongside Four Tet at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Having announced the performance in the same week as the show, the trio played a warmup set in Times Square the day before. On 10 April 2023, Gibson appeared on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts. On 24 April 2023, he, alongside Skrillex and Four Tet, played the final set of Coachella after being listed on the lineup as "TBA", a last-minute addition following the departure of Frank Ocean. On 23 June 2023, Gibson made his first appearance at Glastonbury Festival.

On 8 December 2023, Gibson released "Leavemealone" featuring Baby Keem. On 28 February 2024, Gibson released "Stayinit" featuring Lil Yachty and Overmono. On 31 May 2024, Gibson and Anderson .Paak released "Places to Be" featuring Chika.

On 18 July 2024, Gibson teased a new album in an Instagram post. He later on revealed the release of a new album, Ten Days, featuring the likes of Skrillex, Duskus, Four Tet, Anderson .Paak, Sampha and more. The album was released on 6 September 2024.

On 17 August 2024, he played at Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands, and on 24 August 2024, he headlined Reading Festival.[citation needed].

On December 13, 2024, he released a pair of singles, as an expansion to Ten Days, titled "Two More Days". These singles were "light dark light" featuring Angie McMahon and "little mystery" featuring John Martyn. On June 17 2025, he released "Victory Lap" featuring Skepta and PlaqueBoyMax. The song spawned a series of four remixes, featuring rappers That Mexican OT, Denzel Curry, Hanumankind, D Double E, and LYNY.

In August 2025, he released four singles, namely, "Back 2 Back", "21 Years", "Last 1s Left", and "London", all of whom featured Skepta, as part of his ongoing USB project. On October 3 2025, he released "You're a Star" featuring Amyl and the Sniffers as part of his ongoing USB project.

USB002 Tour (2025)

The USB002 Tour was a concert tour Gibson staged as part of the rollout of his project USB002. The tour ran from 3 October to 12 December 2025 and consisted of ten performances across ten cities, spread over ten weeks (with one scheduled break). Each tour stop was accompanied by the release of at least one track from USB002, often featuring collaborators who also appeared during the live performances. All shows were conducted under a phone-free policy.

Discography

Studio albums

• Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020) (2021)
• Actual Life 2 (February 2 – October 15 2021) (2021)
• Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) (2022)
• Ten Days (2024)

Collaborative albums

• Secret Life (with Brian Eno) (2023)

Compilation albums

• USB (2022-present)

Awards and nominations

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