Lori McKenna - Mark Erelli - Kris Delmhorst - Jeffrey Foucault - Bruce Springsteen - The Gaslight Anthem - Lucinda Williams - Ryan Adams - Luka Bloom - Dashboard Confessional - and many more.....
Jay Smith, in daily life known as Guido Smits, was born on the 6th of January 1982. He grew up in Limbricht, a little town in the south of the Netherlands. At the age of 8 he started to play the guitar. As a teenager Jay listened to bands such as Soundgarden, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Faith No More. When he was 16 he joined long-time friends Black Wish. Highlights include playing the 'Nu of Nooit' final in 2000 and the festivals Urpop and Auw Mök that same year. At the end of 2003 Black Wish changed their line-up and went on as Rogue. Highlights include playing the 'Nu of Nooit' final in 2004 and winning the "Molenrock" contest. From February 2008 until April 2009 he was also part of Jamestown, a punk/rock/indie quintet from Zuid-Limburg. Highlights include playing the 'Podiumvrees' final and winning the 'Battle of the Bands'. Other bands/projects in which Jay played the guitar include Not For Sale and The Price of Working With Rice. When, in September 2004, Rogue decided to call it a day, Jay felt it was time to start writing his own songs. Jay is musically inspired by singer-songwriters such as Lori McKenna, Mark Erelli and Ryan Adams, but also draws inspiration from bands like The Gaslight Anthem and Counting Crows. Jay has already built up quite a repertoire and in April 2006 he recorded his first EP, Exmore Diner, which features three tracks. Jay has already played as a support-act for Quramitry and Kevn Kinney.
Jay, thanks for the friendship! I enjoyed listening to each of your songs (and even picked out West Virginia in your opening dialogue :) ) My ersonal favorites were "By Your Side" and "Scrapbook". American is alive and well in The Netherlands and being played by Jay Smith! Your aAmericana stations have beemn so kind to me and my music the past few months, and surprisingly moist of the hits tomy "official site" are coming out of your country. I just may have to visait. Keep the music alive, keep the heart in the music. be well and thanks again
Cool, ben benieuwd naar de tracks wanneer ze in de studio opgenomen zijn! Let ook op onze site, 6 december komt de nieuwe EP, beetje met het oog op de finale van de Grote Prijs.
Klinkt goed! Speelde laatst samen met Adam Kowalczyk in de Azijnfabriek, was wel wat voor jou geweest! Jij had er beter gestaan als voorprogamma dan die pokkeherrie van ons
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