Jed Smith
(The picture above is actually one of my brother when, at a nice resturaunt, turned into an alien and attacked our good friend, Gar. Later on, after he had settled down, Jordan was made to apologize to gar's corpse.)
Influences
Each of these groups listed are who have changed my view on music the most in my life... and so I hope that I have been at least somewhat musically influenced by:
Radiohead,
The Beatles,
The Smashing Pumpkins,
Sigur-Ros,
Danielson,
Poor Rich Ones, and
Sufjan Stevens
... But I don't know for sure.
Sounds Like
A person playing guitar multiple times, at the same time, in a small spare bedroom, through a tiny web-cam mic.
My name is Jedediah Smith. Most people call me Jed. I live in Mesa, AZ at the moment with my beautiful wife, Crystal, and my three beautiful kids. I have been playing guitar now for about 8 years... But have not until just recently started recording any of it! I had a friend give me some sound recording/ mixing software about 6 to 7 months ago. It is very basic, but it does the job I need it to for now! I didn't have/ couldn't afford a microphone, so all of the recording so far has been done with my webcam mic.- in my spare bedroom which is not sound proof. I have a desire to add/ use other instruments in my music, but I don't have any of them yet. So all of the precusion in my songs is either a form of recorded looped material from the recording program that I have,... or it's me pounding on my computer desk. So the quality is not the greatest, but quite appropriate, I feel, for where I am right now (in life, music, etc.). I'm a young man, husband, and father starting out, loving life and making the most of what I have to produce and enjoy art.
Oh yeah... Watch this!
That dancing kid is from a show called Yo Gabba Gabba, which is amazing. I need to show it to you. It has Mark Mothersbaugh in it and the music is amazing!
And I wanted to thank you again for having Kelley and I over. The manicotti was delicious, almost as delicious as the salad. I'll be thinking about that meal all weekend.
