Greg Smith (Canadian musician)
| Greg Smith | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Folk rock, indie rock, folk punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, painter |
| Instruments | Bass, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Labels | Epitaph, ANTI-, Zunior |
| Associated acts | The Weakerthans, The FemBots |
| Website |
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Greg Smith is a Canadian musician and painter from Toronto, Ontario. He best known as the bassist of indie rock band The Weakerthans, which he joined in August 2004, replacing founding bassist John P. Sutton. As a member of The Weakerthans, he has contributed to their latest studio album, Reunion Tour, and is featured on their live release Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre, to which he also contributed the album cover.
Music
Smith has released two solo albums as Greg Smith Sounds: Hot as a Lemon (2003) and The Northern Elation (2009).[1]
Aside from his work with The Weakerthans and as Greg Smith Sounds, Smith plays electric guitar in the bands The Bad Dreamers,[2][3] The Tres Bien Ensemble (which he also contributes vocals for)[4] and The Keep On Keepin Ons.[5] He has also played bass for:
- The Michael Parks[6]
- Martin Tielli (formerly of The Rheostatics)[7]
- Instant Klazzix (with Martin Tielli)[8]
- The Two-Minute Miracles[9]
- Wil[10]
- The Righteouser Brothers[11]
- The Co-operators[12]
- Oxford County Circus[13][14]
- Orbital Action[12]
- Jim Bryson (with other members of The Weakerthans)[15]
- Christine Fellows (with John K. Samson and Jason Tait)[16]
- Greg Graffin (with Stephen Carroll and Jason Tait)[17]
- The FemBots (with Jason Tait)[18]
Art
Smith's paintings were featured as cover art on The Weakerthans' Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre and Ford Pier's Organ Farming.[19]
Other work
Smith appeared in the independent film Goldirocks (2003)[11] which also featured songs from his projects The Keep On Keepin' Ons and The Co-operators.
See also
References
- ↑ "Greg Smith Interview at exclaim.ca"
- ↑ "Greg Smith's Website with Update about The Bad Dreamers"
- ↑ "Blog Post about The Bad Dreamers with link to Flickr Gallery"
- ↑ "The Tres Bien Ensemble Homepage"
- ↑ "The Keep On Keepin' Ons MySpace Profile"
- ↑ "The Michael Parks bandcamp.com page"
- ↑ "Martin Tielli- Operation Infinite Joy technical notes"
- ↑ "Instant Klazzix last.fm Page"
- ↑ "The Two-Minute Miracles Biography at CBC Music"
- ↑ "Wil- By December Album Credits"
- 1 2 "Face Off Crew Bio"
- 1 2 "The Co-operators Biography"
- ↑ "Oxford County Circus Artist Page"
- ↑ "Eye Weekly Article from 2 Dec. 1999 mentioning Oxford County Circus"
- ↑ "Jim Bryson Discography"
- ↑ "Blog about Christine Fellows mentioning Greg Smith's involvement"
- ↑ "Greg Graffin- Cold as the Clay Album Notes"
- ↑ "FemBots Artist Page on Paper Bag Records"
- ↑ "Ford Pier- Organ Farming Album Notes"