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A spare man, with a sound as big as Broonzy.




NYC native Smitty plays his original compositions on National Reso-Phonic metal-body guitars bottleneck style with a virtuosity seldom heard, an intellectual take on classic Delta blues.

Compositions for:

  • HBO
  • Sopranos Premiere Series
  • Sopranos 2006 Series Promos
  • Sopranos: The Making Of, 2006
  • Deadwood Promo (Gold Medal, New York Television and Film Festival, 2006 "Best Scoring of a Promotional Spot")
  • Cinemax
  • Comedy Central
  • Tracy Ullman
  • Denis Leary
  • Composition and performance in Sam Shepard's Off-Broadway Production Lie of the Mind


Performances and Recordings with:

  • Spin Doctors
  • Keith Richards & The X-pensive Wino's
  • Conductor/Composer Butch Morris
  • West African musicians "Diabate"
  • Sam Shepard
  • Insectivora the Fire Eater at Coney Island Sideshow, NY
  • Various private events for Ralph Lauren’s RRL stores, NY
  • Ludlow Blunt in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
  • King Baby Jewelry, Nashville, TN


Featured:

  • WWOZ Radio Featured Artist
  • South X Southwest Music Festival
  • CB's Gallery, NYC
  • Otto's Shrunken Head, NYC (weekly performances)
  • NUBLU, NYC (weekly performances)



Trailer for the HBO series Treme



Sopranos Promo for HBO



Sopranos Promo for HBO



Deadwood Promo for HBO



Deadwood Promo for HBO



Promo for three HBO series



Live at Sunny’s by Mau Quiros



I’m a Kept Man 8mm



Live at The Palms, Halloween 2020

"Smitty has been producing outstanding soundtrack music for HBO/Cinemax since the early nineties. His music has a pure touch - sparse, emotional and evocative - the perfect match to our visuals. A beautiful sound."

- Chris Spencer, VP Creative Services HBO

"Beautiful sound. something else."

- Bill Berry, WWOZ

"Compelling sound, refreshingly honest, intimate vibe. Highly recommended live. Quite special."

- Michael Dominici, WHERE Y'AT Magazine

"All gut, all instinct."

- Todd Horton, Producer

"Alternately evoking the banks of the Mississippi Delta and a mysterious dark alley and cinematic soundscapes. Urban Folk at its best: honest, unique, timeless."

- Tom Bacon, Soul Search Productions
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