In 2013, I established what has become Ben Smith Music Studio and in January of 2015, I decided to "Just Do It!" turning an even more profound dream into reality by way of a business partnership with good friend and successful entrepreneur, Valda Sarty. With my expertise of the music industry and her’s in business development [...]
When my heart is captured by the beauty of a line of lyric, a melody aimed at my heart, or a performance filled with the fire of creation, I remember all over again why I love music so much. I live for those moments, and I think many artists, musicians, writers and creative talent do [...]
Our next foray into TAWT shows is coming right up, with an Arizona/California run that will be a blast! For me, the big take-away of playing with The Ann Wilson Thing is not only the opportunity to perform with Ann Wilson, a world-class vocal artist fronting the band and making it all happen, but also how fun [...]
( Continued from previous post...) After a busy first few months of 2016, I leapt onto The Ann Wilson Thing for another week of shows around the northeast US. We played Harrisburg, PA a couple of nights ago, now onto West Hampton, NY, Ridgefield, CT, and Annapolis, MD. Next we have shows around the US and then [...]
The Ann Wilson Thing Seattle Showbox 2015 Photo by Anna Knowlden Friel Maybe you've wondered if rock stars ever tire of playing the same songs thousands of times over. In a recent article for Rolling Stone magazine Beach Boy Mike Love estimated that he'd sung "Fun, Fun, Fun" close to 6,000 times. One [...]
We started a Heart record in January which is almost mixed and finished. We did it in LA with great studios and engineers, some fun takes on deep Heart cuts and some new songs too! After several other shows in January and February, Heart took a lively and fun trip in March, 2016 through Canada [...]
Man, it always amazes me how bands of musicians, crew, drivers, production people come together from all of our separate lives and connect like there's nothing to it when the time comes. We love to put on a show, to give people what they came for plus a few surprises. When I'm out here on [...]
Suze brings her incredible voice to the funky rock and blues stylings of DreamWreck, Seattle’s supergroup featuring Ben Smith, Brooke Lizotte, Jon Bayless, and Rod Cook. Click here to get your tickets online and early as this show will sell out. Suze Sims is a Blues, Jazz, and Soul vocalist, who has performed to audiences in [...]
Join Ben Smith, Brooke Lizotte, Jon Bayless, and Rod Cook for a Friday night of Funky Rock and Blues. Click Here to Buy Tickets Online