Project Smithers
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Project Smithers is the work of Marc (Smithers) Smitham, who has been around the block a couple of times in a number of bands and situations- too many and varied to list here.
"I perform, write, record, and produce music in the hope that the listener experiences it in her/his own unique way- it's not about me, itÕs about you and your own feelings while listening. If I can elicit a smile to the lips, a tear to the eye, a shake to the leg, then I feel that I have accomplished something."Band/artist history
Project Smithers is the work of Marc ÒSmithersÓ Smitham. He was born in Los Angeles, and raised in many different areas of greater Los Angeles and Southern California- in the city, in the suburbs, on farms, and in the mountains. When he was a teenager, his family moved to northern California where they lived on a couple of farms in the Sacramento area before moving into the city itself. He returned to his native L.A. after leaving home and began his professional music journey.
All of these different environments exposed Smithers to many musical styles- rock, blues, country, folk, jazz and classical, all of which have influenced his music. He picked up a guitar at age 14, and began to teach himself to play. After leaving home, he spent ten years in over 30 bands ranging in styles from rock, Top 40, country, show tunes and original music, getting his feet wet professionally and learning his chops as a guitarist (still an ongoing process- and shouldnÕt it always be?). Along the way, Smithers learned to play a few more instruments- piano, electric bass, mandolin, dobro and a smattering of other assorted stringed instruments, teaching himself and learning in college classes. His sonic horizons expanded further when he discovered World music- he embraced the genre and added it to his other musical influences.
Also along that road Smithers took an off ramp into the world of computers and music, and began a new journey. Digital recording allowed him the ability to be his own band, engineer, and producer- and so Project Smithers was born. Although live performance is his first love (he still performs whenever the opportunity arises), Smithers has become somewhat of a studio recluse, spending long hours staring at computer screens, programming various and sundry plug-ins, and developing a deep studio tan.Have you performed in front of an audience?Not very often anymore- but it is still my first love. I've been extremely blessed to have had many special moments on stage.
Your musical influences
The Beatles, Beck, Bach, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Mozart, Tangerine Dream, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Miles Davis, Alan Parsons Project, and all the other music that I've ever heard, am hearing now, or will hear in the future....What equipment do you use?
Fender guitars, Groove Tube amps, Apple computers, Logic, Reason, and a host of plug-ins.Anything else?
Project Smithers' music can be described as an eclectic casserole of roots rock and ambient world trip-hop sprinkled with countrified funk, and simmered in a spicy blues sauce with a dash of reggae.Project Smithers
5 songs · 1 artist
Eclectic Alternative
By @Marc (Smithers) Smitham
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