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Ben’s New Band Roadcase Royale! Featured in PASTE Magazine

Check out Roadcase Royale featured in PASTE magazine. https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/03/roadcase-royale-get-loud.html Roadcase Royale debuted it's song Get Loud at the Austin Women's March, January 20th. They will be performing at the Rock Against MS Benefit and Award Show, honoring Richard Pryor, March 25th at the Los Angeles Theater. https://www.facebook.com/RockAgainstMSFoundation Ticket Link: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1433377

cprather2017-03-21T18:57:58-07:00March 14th, 2017|

Roadcase Royale Video Premieres in Rolling Stone Magazine Featuring Nancy Wilson and Liv Warfield Check It Out

Ben's new band ROADCASE ROYALE was featured in Rolling Stone Magazine with an exclusive release of their video for their song "Get Loud!". ROADCASE ROYALE is led by Nancy Wilson and Liv Warfield, with Ben Smith, Chris Joyner, Ryan Waters, and Dan Rothchild. You can read the full article Rolling Stone Magazine features "Get Loud" by Roadcase Royale [...]

cprather2017-03-11T01:45:21-08:00March 10th, 2017|

Ben Smith Performing Beautiful Broken With Heart at Royal Albert Hall June 2016

Check out Ben's performance with Heart on Beautiful Broken from "Heart Live at the Royal Albert Hall" recorded June 20, 2016 in London. In addition to Beautiful Broken, Heart is accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on several tracks including These Dreams, Alone, and What about Love. You can also hear reinvented versions of Dreamboat Annie, and Magic Man, along [...]

cprather2016-11-04T00:54:07-07:00November 3rd, 2016|

Ben Smith and Friends Brings All Star Line up to the Highway 99 Blues Club in Seattle, December 9

Ben Smith, drummer Heart, is back from tour and playing a two-show gig with his band Ben Smith and Friends at the Highway 99 Blues Club in Seattle, December 9 starting at 8:30 PM. The all-star line-up includes, Marc Seales on Keys, Chuck Deardorf on Bass, Darrius Willrich on Vocals and Jon Goforth on Saxophone. In [...]

cprather2016-10-26T23:58:03-07:00October 26th, 2016|

Ben Here: The Power of Belief!

I have had some really fun days in my life, and some occurred recently with Ben Smith Music Company while on tour with Heart. After a couple of very busy and stressful months, I asked my business partner, Valda Sarty, for help getting the word out about what we are doing in Ben Smith Music [...]

cprather2016-05-20T01:28:09-07:00May 19th, 2016|

DreamWreck Rides Again at the Hwy. 99 Blues Club – Friday, Jun 17th at 8:00 PM

DreamWreck returns to the Hwy. 99 Blues Club in Seattle, Friday, June 17th with their special blend of Rock Funk and Blues. DreamWreck, features Ben Smith on Drums, Brooke Lizotte on Keys, Jon Bayless on Bass, Rod Cook on Guitar, and all four on Vocals! DreamWreck is joined by special guests, electric soul, pop, indie [...]

cprather2016-10-18T19:26:31-07:00May 10th, 2016|

The Ann Wilson Thing Featured in the Capital Gazette

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 [...]

cprather2016-10-18T19:26:40-07:00April 3rd, 2016|

Rolling Stone Magazine Announces Heart, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, & Cheap Trick Tour

Rolling Stone Magazine reported a 31-date tour with Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick kicking off "Rock Hall Three for All." The tour begins July 14 at the DTE Energy Music Theater in Clarkson, Michigan. Read Full Article Here See Tour Calendar Here

cprather2016-10-18T19:26:40-07:00March 14th, 2016|

Healing Journey, the Latest Project from Ben Smith Music Studio

Healing Journey is the newest project from Ben Smith Music Company. Healing Journey is a guided imagery recording featuring acclaimed Hypnotherapist Wynne Stewart Dacey, accompanied by Ben's Music, recorded right here in the Studio! It is for sale as both a digital download or CD. Click HERE for your copy of Healing Journey.

cprather2016-10-18T19:26:41-07:00December 9th, 2015|

Seattle Wave Radio Features Ben Smith in Inaugural Podcast “Houston”

Dave Mark and Raymond Hayden interviewed Ben from his Seattle Studio for their inaugural podcast "Houston" last week. You can click HERE to hear it now, or listen to the podcast on Seattle Wave Radio at 5:30 PM (PST) tonight (Nov 2)! Ben talks about the upcoming Nov. 4th DreamWreck show, touring with Heart and the Ann Wilson [...]

cprather2016-10-18T19:26:41-07:00November 2nd, 2015|