Frasure won BMI's Country Songwriter Of The Year Award in 2018[10] and 2021.[11] He has been Grammy nominated twice[12] and was nominated as ACM's Songwriter Of The Year in 2022.[13] He has also received six consecutive CMA Triple Play Awards for having written three number one radio songs in a 12-month period.[14]
Biography
A Detroit native,[15] Frasure (DJ Telemitry), now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife Stevie Frasure. Frasure began his music career working at Major Bob Music in Nashville, eventually rising to VP of A&R and also signing a publishing and production deal with the company.[16] In June 2016, Jay-Z's Roc Nation Nashville and Warner/Chappell Music launched Rhythm House, a venture led by Frasure. Rhythm House includes Frasure's own writing and production activities, as well as the signing and development of other composers and producers.[17]
Growing up, he was surrounded by a family with a passion for music. His father often played in bands full of Motown and classic rock. As a college student at Michigan State University, Frasure first began programming his own music, heavily influenced by his love for electronic dance and the mix of his Motown roots.[18] He then moved to Nashville, finishing his college career at Belmont University,[19][20] It was there that a passion for even more styles of music grew.
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