Nathan Chapman (record producer)

Nathan Paul Chapman is an American record producer who works in the field of country music, best known for his work with the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift during the earlier portion of her career. His first production credit was on her debut album Taylor Swift (2006); he served similar roles for her following releases Fearless (2008), Speak Now (2010), Red (2012) and 1989 (2014).^[2]

Nathan Chapman
Birth name	Nathan Paul Chapman[1]
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupations	Record producer songwriter session musician
Years active	2006–present

Chapman is a 2001 graduate of Lee University.^[3] At the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010, Chapman won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for working as a co-producer on Swift's album Fearless and he won the same award at the 58th Grammy Awards in 2016 for co-producing Swift's album 1989.^[4] He also co-produced the song "This Love" on the album 1989, it was his first time co-producing a pop song.

Other acts for whom Chapman has produced include Kylie Minogue, Martina McBride, The Band Perry, Jypsi, Point of Grace, Keith Urban, Krystall Keith, Shania Twain, Lady A, Electra Mustaine, Madeline Merlo, Jordana Bryant, Tenille Arts, and Jimmy Wayne.^[5][6] In addition to his production work, Chapman is a session musician who plays guitar, banjo, and mandolin.^[5]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result[5]
2008	Academy of Country Music	Album of the Year – Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift	Nominated
2009		Producer of the Year	Nominated
		Album of the Year – Taylor Swift, Fearless	Won
	Country Music Association		Won
	American Music Awards	Favorite Country Album – Taylor Swift, Fearless	Won
2010	Grammy Awards	Album of the Year – Taylor Swift, Fearless	Won
		Record of the Year – Taylor Swift, "You Belong with Me"	Nominated
		Best Country Album – Taylor Swift, Fearless	Won
	Academy of Country Music	Producer of the Year	Nominated
2011		Album of the Year – Taylor Swift, Speak Now	Nominated
		Producer of the Year	Nominated
	Dove Awards	Best Country Album – Point of Grace, No Changin' Us	Won
		Best Holiday Album – Point of Grace, Home for the Holidays	Won
2014	Grammy Awards	Album of the Year – Taylor Swift, Red	Nominated
2016		Album of the Year – Taylor Swift, 1989	Won