Geoff Smith
Geoff Smith
Geoff Smith is an independent artist based out of Nashville TN.
His massively catchy power pop styles are reminiscent of the Beatles, Ben Folds and Squeeze.
Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Writer, Actor, Entrepreneur, New Media Personality
Owner and chief tone creator of the iPhone Ringtone company, Ringtonefeeder.com
Released his latest album, Ones and 0s, also as a dynamic subscription with a year of bonus tracks.
Recent awards:
Winner of the Big Gig Jingle Contest for the Nashville MTA 2008
Winner of 2007 Carolina Beach Music Award (Cammie) For Best Duo and Collaboration for the song "Rhythm" with the Impressions.
His Ringtonefeeder Video Podcast has been holding the top tech and video position for months and is in the top 20 all time podcasts on iTunes.
Christmas Live Streaming Show had an all time view of 14,000 views (9,000 uniques) on December 15th, 2008
JINGLES
Geoff began composing jingles and theme songs for podcasters back in 2005 and has written hundreds and hundreds and the list keeps growing.
Most of you probably know Geoff from his jingles heard on Adam Curry's Daily Source Code Podcast, GeekBrief.tv, This Week in Tech, MacBreak Weekly, Radio Lingua Network, Tips from The Top Floor, ScreenCasts Online and the successful iYule project, the original digital Yule Log Video for the iPhone, iPod, HD TV.
Geoff's jingles are also featured in television, radio and video games and other software
Please get in touch if you are interested in having jingles or themes produced.
Where can I see Geoff live?
Geoff has gained popularity with his live streaming internet all request show on www.ustream.tv/geoffsmith. His recent Christmas show was a record breaking live broadcast from the BIg Bang Dueling PIano Bar in Nashville.
Geoff has been Entertainment Director of the Big Bang Piano Bars for several years and he is performing live several nights every week at The Big Bang Bar in Nashville TN, and has also worked as an engineer and producer at Studio East in Charlotte, NC.
Geoff is also the keyboard player for the Nashville based power pop band, Codaphonic as well as the bassist and lead singer with Chicago based Police Tribute Band, One World. Check for details about the next performance on the dedicated tribute site.
In October 2008 Geoff won the Music City Central (MCC) BIG GIG Jingle Contest and his jingle for the Nashville MTA is now heard all over the radio.
If you are out at a karaoke bar somewhere, you will probably hear Geoff singing background with you as he is also currently providing his vocal talents to many of the top karaoke tracks out there today.
Finally, Geoff Smith has been singing with the IMpressions, the old motown group. They have been on the top 10 on the southern soul/beach music charts for the past few years with the song "Rhythm". They were even up for song of the year at the Beach Music Awards in 2007.
iPhone ringtones
In April 2008 Geoff launched a new concept providing original ringtones via rss feeds to the iPhone. The ringtones are essentially short 20 second songs that are optimized to sound great on the iPhone and at the same time add a bit of fun to the process.
For more information, please visit RingtoneFeeder.com
Support activities
Geoff Smith has been an active supporter and composer for the Songs of Love Foundation since 2006. Songs of Love Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing personalized songs for chronically and terminally ill children and young adults.
Story
Geoff went to high school in Brentwood, TN.
Attended Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music
Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for the FIne Arts
Worked for Opryland and Gaylord in '93-96 in Texas.
Played piano with Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos in Texas
Crazy Pianos in Rotterdam, Netherlands