Charlie Smith (musician)
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Charlie Smith | |
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| Born | January 30, 1979 Cashmere, Washington, United States |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone, piano |
| Website | therealcharliesmith |
Charlie Smith is an American jazz and pop saxophonist, pianist, and record producer.
Early career[edit]
Smith began his career as a saxophonist and pianist at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.
Inspired by his mentor, Jim Knapp, and early collaborator Julian Priester, he formed a jazz big band, Charlie Smith Circle.[1] The band released its debut album, Ahead and Behind, in 2004.
Pop music[edit]
In 2006 Smith began working with musicians outside the jazz community. He wrote horn arrangements for Josh Ottum's Like The Season and Aqueduct's, Or Give Me Death.[2] In 2008 he joined the Seattle indie-pop band Throw Me the Statue, playing bass, keyboards, saxophone, and writing horn arrangements.[3] Smith appeared as a player and producer on the band's EP, Purpleface and second album, Creaturesque.[4] Smith produced the second album by Seattle hip hop MC, Katie Kate, Nation.[5][6] Also released in 2014 was the Charlie Smith produced Kairos EP on Fin Records in Seattle.[7] Working closely with Polyvinyl Records artist Pillar Point, Smith helped develop the band's sound.[8][9][10]
In Summer 2014 Smith was named Seattle's best producer by the alternative paper Seattle Weekly in their annual Best of Seattle issue.[11]
Discography[edit]
As leader[edit]
- Charlie Smith Circle, Ahead and Behind (2004) – composer, arranger
As producer[edit]
- Victor Noriega, "Stone's Throw", (2006)
- Aqueduct, Or Give Me Death, (2007)
- Throw Me the Statue, "Purpleface" (2008)
- Throw Me the Statue, "Creaturesque", (2009)
- Annabel Lee, "Lone Bodies" (2012)[12]
- Truckasuarus, "2012" (2012)
- Pollens "Brighten & Break" (2012)[13]
- Kairos, "EP" (2014)[14][4][15]
References[edit]
- ^ Aaron, Peter (22 May 2004). "Charlie Smith: Charlie Smith Circle: Ahead and Behind". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Seattle P.I". 27 April 2007.Aqueduct Feature
- ^ "Secretly Canadian". Archived from the original on 2011-10-22.Secretly Canadian Artist Page
- ^ a b "All Music Guide". AllMusic.AMG Artist Credits, Charlie Smith
- ^ Hamm, Todd. "Katie Kate Waits in the Wings". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- ^ "Seattle Weekly Best New Bands". 3 April 2014.Katie Kate Interview
- ^ "do 206".Charlie Smith Interview
- ^ "The Beat Juice".Pillar Point Interview
- ^ "Ghetto Blaster Magazine". 11 December 2013.Pillar Point Interview
- ^ "Polyvinyl".Polyvinyl Artist Page
- ^ "Seattle Weekly". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-07.Best of Seattle
- ^ "Annabel Lee".
- ^ "Tapete".
- ^ "The Stranger". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- ^ "Discography".Producer Discography