Blacksmith (musical group)

Blacksmith are a British record production and remixing trio composed of brothers Hugh and Karl Atkins, and Pete Trotman, who also work under the aliases Tim Blacksmith, Karl Blacksmith and Peter Blacksmith. They began releasing singles in the late 1980s under the name the Beat Lads and have since produced and remixed for a wide range of artists including Salt-N-Pepa, Massive Attack, Christina Aguilera, Craig David and Mis-Teeq. Tim Blacksmith co-founded the publishing company Stellar Songs and, with Danny D, manages the Norwegian production team Stargate, who have created numerous top 10 and number one hits.