Dylan Patrick Smith
Combining jazz, classical, and modern musical influences, I wish to create melodies that will inspire people and uplift their spirits. Most of my songs are improvised right one the spot with very little post processing. I wish to preserve the original ideas and melodies that I came up with. That way you will hear my creativity as I originally intended. Some of my other works have been written during my time in music school.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I started playing classical piano when I was 8 and it wasn't until 1993 that I began to write my own compositions. I had to wait a while until I had the opportunity to record my songs because I didn't have access to any recording equipment until 2001. Then I began to compile all of my songs - painstakingly organizing all my music and getting it ready for the audience to listen. Now that it's 2005, I'm now ready to let people hear what I have to offer. I hope you enjoy my music.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Sometimes. I haven't, though, recently due to my time recording in a studio setting.
Your musical influences
Too many to write - um...., Mozart, Beethoven, Dave Brubeck, Vince Guiraldi, George Winston, David Lanz, Liz Story, Jim Brickman, Aaron Copland, John Williams etc.
What equipment do you use?
I mainly use a Kurzweil 88 key stage piano to lay down my tracks. Then everything is mixed-down into Cubase SX3 to give the pieces a polished final feel to them. Finally, the tracks are recorded with the help of a TDK CD writer and lots of patience (4x CD-RWs are a bit slow) and then converted to mp3 format to be accesible to people on the internet.
Anything else?
Music should be accessible to everyone. Every style of music is appreciated by different people. I think people should write how they feel and people should not have restrictions on the type of music to listen to.
