D. smith
| d.smith | |
|---|---|
 d.smith outside of Post One Audio in Hilton Head, SC | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Shafer |
| Also known as | Daniel Smith, D.smith, d.smith |
| Born |
April 19, 1969 Pequannock, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | power pop, alternative, indie rock, punk |
| Years active | 1984-present |
| Labels | Bar/None, New Red Archives, Coolidge, Triple X, Pyrrhic Victory, Dromedary |
| Associated acts | Jeff Buckley, Keith Morris, Shirk Circus, Inger Lorre, The 65's, d.smith |
| Website | www.ihatedsmith.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| guitar, bass guitar, piano, vocals | |
d.smith is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, bassist, audio engineer and record producer, best known for his work with Shirk Circus and Inger Lorre.
Musical career
Shirk Circus
d.smith joined the seminal New Jersey-based power pop band Shirk Circus in 1992. After signing to Bar/None Records, he spent the better part of the 1990s recording and touring as the band's bassist.
Inger Lorre
After the demise of Shirk Circus, d.smith did a brief stint as bassist for Inger Lorre (formerly of The Nymphs) where he, along with Jeff Buckley, played on the sessions that would eventually become the 1999 release, Transcendental Medication. During this period, he also played with Keith Morris after being introduced through Lorre.
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Solo
After agreeing to produce local indie outfit The 65's, d.smith subsequently became the band's guitarist/singer until eventually deciding to leave and release an EP (The End of Everything) followed by the oddly-sequenced Groping for Luna trilogy (Volumes 2, 1 and 3, respectively).
Production career
Needing a break from touring and live performance, d.smith founded Brownout Studios in Wyckoff, New Jersey. Eventually, Brownout was relocated to Hawthorne, New Jersey, where it was redesigned and renamed Redrum Sound.
Armed with a newly designed studio, d.smith went on to produce numerous local bands, including Dromedary/Pyhrric Victory recording artists The 65's. Additionally, he spent time working on the soundtrack to the movie Rock Story (starring Eric Roberts, Dominique Swain, and Gilbert Gottfried, among others) with Lou Gonzalez at Quad Studios.[1] Eventually, the project was moved to Redrum with d.smith engineering, producing and contributing original music. It was later mastered at Homebrew Studios in Sparta, New Jersey.
d.smith currently works at Post One Audio in Hilton Head, South Carolina
Discography
As performer
Shirk Circus
Words to Say (album)
- Released: 1993
- Label: Bar/None
Summer Sun (single)
- Released: 1994
- Label: New Red Archives
Homeage: Descendents Tribute (compilation)
- Released: 1995
- Label: Coolidge
March (album)
- Released: 1995
- Label: Bar/None
This Band Will Destroy Your Life (album)
- Released: 2011
- Label: Dromedary
vs. The People of Earth
- Released: TBD
- Label: Bar/None
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As performer/producer
Inger Lorre
Transcendental Medication (album)
- Released: 1999
- Label: Triple X
The 65's
Strike Hard (album)
- Released: 2011
- Label: Dromedary
Walk On Selfishly (single)
- Released: 2011
- Label: Dromedary
Pretty In Pink (single)
- Released: 2011
- Label: Dromedary
I Got You (EP)
- Released: 2013
- Label: Pyrrhic Victory
Rock Story
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Released: 2015
Solo
The End of Everything (EP)
- Released: 2013
From '93 'Til Infinity (compilation)
- Released: 2013
- Label: Dromedary
Groping for Luna, Vol. 1 (album)
- Released: 2014
- Label: Dromedary
Groping for Luna, Vol. 2 (album)
- Released: 2013
Groping for Luna, Vol. 3 (album)
- Released: 2015
References
- ↑ "IMDB citation - Rock Story". IMDB.
- ↑ Spavid (2011-11-02). "Wilfully Obscure: Shirk Circus - This Band Will Destroy Your Life (2011, Dromedary) - A brief overview". Wilfully Obscure. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ Damion, James (2013-11-07). "United by Rocket Science: D. Smith Sucks - The End of Everything". United by Rocket Science. Retrieved 2016-02-02.