“If it was my piano, I’d chop it up and use it for kindling”: The ‘not great’ instrument that created Adele’s Set Fire to the Rain

Hit-making producer Fraser T Smith has no shortage of inspiring gear in his envy-inducing studio – from analogue synths to custom guitars and a gorgeous Steinway grand piano.

Housed in a converted barn nestled in the Chiltern Hills, his recording space is set up to offer visiting artists everything they could possibly need to unlock their creative potential.