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Rob Smith
Alternative / Blues / Other

"tears flowing down in streams "

Ontario
Canada

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Last Login:  7/26/2008
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   Rob Smith: General Info
Member Since8/17/2005
Band Websiterobsmithsongs.com
Band MembersRob Smith - songwriter, guitars, vocals; (former bandmates and co-conspirators while in Vancouver) Steve Vickery - bass, guitars; Sean Lavoy - drums, Neal Ryan - guitars; Aaron Cadwaladr - guitars Mutiny recording, nicole scoffield - violin on Mutiny recording; curtis dubray - guitars on Mutiny; Terry Townson - horns on hood; in addition to Steve and Aaron, Andrew Leonard - harmonica, chromatic harmonica; Jason Overy - drums played at the Mutiny release gig.
Influencesnick cave, david sylvian, tom waits, ron sexsmith, bruce cockburn, frank black, the rheostatics, wilco
Sounds Likea bunch of different stuff
Record Labelslothead productions, indie, heyday compilations
Type of LabelIndie




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   About Rob Smith
.. Bio I'm a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Peterborough, ON. I've been writing music for 20 years. I have four recordings 1991-Doghouse, 1993-Dry as a Desert, 2000-Incubator, and 2005-Mutiny. The first two were mainly acoustic guitar and vocals, while Incubator and Mutiny had more cohesive sonic support from a cast of accomplished musicians. I played a whole bunch of shows in Vancouver between 1999 and 2003 with Neal Ryan on lead guitar, plus drumming by Sean Lavoy, Jerry Benniger (bass) for a short time until Steve Vickery took over. This four piece was known as RAY. My tunes, backed by RAY in fine form, drew comparisons ranging from The Cult to David Sylvian, and developed a small but devoted Vancouver following. With the band pursuing different creative tangents, RAY stopped after a final show at the Silvertone September 26, 2003. Over the next couple years, I played a number of duo gigs with Steve Vickery providing backup on guitar, and pieced together the final RAY recordings culled from a handful of sessions. 7 of the songs would later become my most recent release, Mutiny. Mutiny was released July 13, 2005 in Vancouver to a full house at the Anza Club. I'm now living in Kitchener, ON. I play the occasional show with some local acts, but have yet to find a new band. Blew a tendon in one finger, and I'm waiting for that to heal. Expect to be recording some of my newer tunes in July 2008. Look for "He-man Woman Hater's Club" on Heyday Records Compilation, Music for the Open Road, available through www.heyday.com take care...

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Roots Connection





May 16 2008 4:06 AM

HI Rob Smith
THANX TO BE FRIENDS
KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE
WE TRY TOO
SALUTI DA REGGIO EMILIA !
Aaron Cadwaladr





Mar 7 2008 10:38 AM

thanks for your message rob. hope you are well!
Daniel Persson





Aug 20 2007 2:46 PM

Thank you much for your friendship.
Cheers!
Ottomatic Slim





Jul 27 2007 2:07 PM

Cool stuff RS. . .

'Matic
Little Buddy Radio





Jun 23 2007 9:35 AM

Thank you for being our friend!! Hope you have a great weekend!
Holly O'Reilly





Apr 27 2007 11:39 AM

Thanks for being my friend. :-)
cindy clasper





Mar 30 2007 11:48 AM

sure hope you can make it out to the circus room some wed to share....love your music!

c.
Sean Stokholm





Mar 29 2007 5:05 PM

Rob, you've got some killer tunes here! Thank you for sharing them.

Can't wait to hear them live in the near future,

Sean.
Tim Ransom





Mar 7 2007 5:03 PM

Thanks man. Great tunes! I especially enjoyed heman woman hater's club!

Cheers,
TR
BRETT OMALLEY - The ORIENTAL FRIDAY AUG 1





Jan 2 2007 1:10 AM

Rob, thanks for the add, really like your sound!
Saw the blood-splattered Taylor....nothing worse than a pigeon flying head first into your guitar!
Filthy vermin!!haha
Hope all is well in your musical world,
Brett
Headwater





Jan 1 2007 2:03 PM

Cheers Rob!

Hope you're doing well, mate!

I'm hungover man, badly.

-Matt
The Genders





Dec 24 2006 3:22 PM

Hey!
Merry Christmas and happy day after Hanukkah to ya!
If Kwanza is your thing, we wish you a great Kwanza too. for the rest of us, happy Festivus
Love
The Genders
Amanda Brewer





Nov 20 2006 4:08 AM

Thanks for adding me Rob. Maybe we'll cross paths round town.
~A
Soona Songs





Oct 17 2006 9:20 AM

Rob,

Thanks for the support!

Soona
David Roy Parsons





Sep 28 2006 2:13 PM

i'm playing in Windsor oct. 17 at the phog lounge, is that close to kitchener?
Sangeeta





Sep 11 2006 6:47 AM

Wow! all your influences sound great. We obviously share the same influences! Unfortunately the player isnt working right now, so if you could leave acomment so I can find you and then come back!

x Sangeeta
Dusty





Sep 3 2006 2:50 PM

Thanks so much for the add Rob:)

Peace,

Dusty
the cedars





Aug 28 2006 5:55 PM

Thanks Rob, nice sounds, especially 'hood'!

All the best, hope all is well on your side of the world,
P. (The Cedars)
---
www.thecedarsonline.com
MJ Bishop





Aug 27 2006 10:13 AM

Hi Rob. Great stuff! Any son of Calamity Jane's is a friend of mine :)

Cheers from Seattle,
mj
smoke fairies





Aug 27 2006 3:24 AM

Hello
thanks for adding us
like the tracks.
love the smoke fairies x
James Scott Bullard





Aug 16 2006 10:34 PM

Hey Rob, thanx for the request and the add brother!
JSB
David Roy Parsons





Jul 30 2006 1:22 PM

Hey Rob, I'm lookin at heading your way in late Sept. and early oct.. lets talk soon ok, how's it goin?
Minocqua Aqua





May 21 2006 9:50 PM

We listened to all your songs this evening. Pretty interesting stuff!
Hitchcocks Regret





May 10 2006 11:01 PM

Hey Rob....nice stuff....we'll be joining you on the next heyday records comp....happy to be in such esteemed company!
cheers
HR
zimzala artists





May 7 2006 2:10 PM

thanks for joining!
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The Down Trunks





Apr 19 2006 6:38 AM

Hey Rob. Thanks for being our friend. We really do appreciate/need all the support we can get. If you get a chance, check out our brand new cd on LTMR Records called, "Three Rings and a Dagger" at the link below. Take it easy.

The Down Trunks

THE DOWN TRUNKS: Three Rings and a Dagger
kasey and layne





Apr 15 2006 3:24 PM

hey there!
great tunes! thanks a lot for the add and support!

much love
layne
David Roy Parsons





Apr 12 2006 1:33 PM

Hey Rob, we'll have to talk soon, the time 's approaching eh. Lookin forward to working with ya old buddy!
Headwater





Mar 28 2006 8:52 PM

ROB! Your tunes sound awesome. Great to see you man. All these months have passed since playing with you at the Anza here, and now we can talk again. Hope all's well in your life.

-Matt from Headwater
Dana Immanuel





Mar 28 2006 5:03 PM

Dear Mr Smith and Thieves Slippery,

Many thanks for finding a bit of space in this godforsaken place for me and my assorted musical Greeks and whatnot. It's good to make your acquaintance...

Kindest regards now,

Dana Immanuel.
Victoria





Mar 21 2006 3:28 PM

Hi Rob, happy to be added to your friend, Victoria
Klara McDonnell





Mar 12 2006 1:15 PM

Hey Rob and co

Great music!
Sorry I am only getting a chance to add you back now...thanks a mill for the friend request...really appreciate it:) I hope you are having a great 2006 and it gets even better

Peace
Klara:)
Cazart! Records





Mar 6 2006 8:57 AM


Thanks for the add request. Stop by and grab a few free downloads!
www.cazartrecords.com
gabriel o’brien





Mar 5 2006 1:33 PM

hey rob! thanks for finding my music out there in the ether!
ultra Magnus





Mar 2 2006 1:33 PM

Man that's rough. no one likes feeling monophonic! Hope you get back in stereo soon!
Amanda Conway





Mar 1 2006 3:02 PM

Hey man, thanks for adding me, your music is quite exquisite. Have a nice day.
Backseat Obligation





Mar 1 2006 2:36 PM



Songs sound great, keep it up!!
Kate Havnevik





Feb 24 2006 2:22 AM

Hi guys!

It's my pleasure to become your friend!!!

Kate x x
David Roy Parsons





Feb 23 2006 11:43 PM

Hey Rob, what do ya think of May for gig in Kitchener?
TINY ECHO





Feb 22 2006 11:46 PM

Hey man, thank you for the support!


- Tiny Echo
Kenny MacInnis





Feb 21 2006 11:44 AM

Hey Baby is on iChannelmusic.net help me out, make a request every day - Thanks
ultra Magnus





Feb 21 2006 1:01 AM

Cheers for joining, you've got some great songs, we're really impressed. Good luck with it!
Randi Russo





Feb 12 2006 7:14 AM

hi,

thanks for finding me. I'm really loving your tracks... "Hood" is my favorite... very cool... love the horns.

xx,
randi
ALEX CEBE





Feb 7 2006 8:49 AM

Hi Rob .. thanks adding me .
All songs cool to listen man !!

P E A C E
Kari Tieger





Feb 6 2006 1:12 PM

thanks a lot for the add request, I love your sound!
Kari
David Roy Parsons