Website www.pollensmusic.com Name Charlie Smith | Role Musician | |
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Origin Seattle, Washington, United States Associated acts KairosThrow Me the StatuePillar PointKatie KateCock and SwanAqueductpollens | ||
9 year old singer songwriter charlie smith
Charlie Smith is an American jazz and pop multi-instrumentalist, composer and record producer.
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Early career
Charlie began his career as a saxophonist and pianist at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. Inspired by his mentor, Jim Knapp and early collaborator, Julian Priester, Charlie formed a jazz big band, Charlie Smith Circle. The band's 2004 debut record, Ahead and Behind, made a splash on the Northwest Jazz scene. Smith's compositions and arrangements have been compared to David Axelrod, Maria Schneider and Gil Evans.
Pop Music
In 2006 Charlie began working with musicians outside the jazz community. He wrote horn arrangements for Josh Ottum's Like The Season and Aqueduct's, Or Give Me Death. In 2008 he joined the Seattle indie-pop band Throw Me The Statue. His duties included Electric Bass, Keyboards, Saxophone and Horn Arrangements. Charlie appeared as a player and producer on the band's EP, Purpleface and sophomore LP, Creaturesque. Smith has produced the 2nd LP by Seattle hip hop MC, Katie Kate, Nation. Also, released in 2014 was the Charlie Smith produced, Kairos EP released on Fin Records in Seattle. Working closely with Polyvinyl Records artist, Pillar Point, Smith helped develop the band's sound.
In Summer 2014 Charlie Smith was named Seattle's best producer by the alternative paper, Seattle Weekly, in their annual Best of Seattle issue.