Steven R. Smith
Steven R. Smith is an American musician, instrument-builder, and printmaker often associated with the Jewelled Antler collective. Born in Fullerton, California and based in San Francisco and, more recently, Los Angeles, he has been musically active since the mid-1990s. His main instrument is guitar, both acoustic and electric, although other instruments, including the hurdy-gurdy, bouzouki, fretted spike fiddles, and assorted ethnic instruments, have been incorporated into his work.Smith’s music tends to range from dense, orchestrated pieces to sparse solo excursions on electric guitar and is improvised as often as composed. His music has drawn elements from psychedelic rock, traditional folk music, soundtracks, free jazz, and modern composers, and tends to be contemplative and somewhat mournful. Some of his records feature elaborate packaging, woodcut and linocut prints, and handmade chapbooks. Throughout his career Smith has recorded for a number of independent labels such as Important Records, Soft Abuse, Catsup Plate, Root Strata, Immune Recordings, Last Visible Dog, Jewelled Antler, Darla Records, and Emperor Jones.
In addition to his ongoing solo work, Smith has been a member of the instrumental psych-rock group Mirza; the improvisational group Thuja; Hala Strana, a project which focuses on the traditional music of Eastern Europe; and most recently Ulaan Passerine, Ulaan Markhor, and Ulaan Khol. Smith occasionally appeared live with Mirza and Thuja, but he remains an elusive solo performer. Provided by Wikipedia
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2by Adeline Divoux, Alexey Eroshkin, Edina Erdos, Katalin Sandor, Timothy F. Osborne, Steven R. SmithGet full text
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5by Bram Brouwers, Natalie A. Stephens, Sheila R. Costford, Meghan E. Hopf, Julio E. Ayala, Fanchao Yi, Hui Xie, Jian-Liang Li, Stephen J. Gardell, Lauren M. Sparks, Lauren M. Sparks, Steven R. Smith, Steven R. SmithGet full text
Published 2018-06-01
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7by Adeline Divoux, Katalin Sandor, Dora Bojcsuk, Amlan Talukder, Xiaoman Li, Balint L. Balint, Timothy F. Osborne, Steven R. SmithGet full text
Published 2018-11-01
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11by Michael P Siegel, Shane E Kruse, Gary Knowels, Adam Salmon, Richard Beyer, Hui Xie, Holly Van Remmen, Steven R Smith, David J MarcinekGet full text
Published 2011-01-01
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15by Tamara N Dunn, Tasuku Akiyama, Hyun Woo Lee, Jae Bum Kim, Trina A Knotts, Steven R Smith, Dorothy D Sears, Earl Carstens, Sean H AdamsGet full text
Published 2015-01-01
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16by Pierre-Marie Badin, Camille Loubière, Maarten Coonen, Katie Louche, Geneviève Tavernier, Virginie Bourlier, Aline Mairal, Arild C. Rustan, Steven R. Smith, Dominique Langin, Cedric MoroGet full text
Published 2012-05-01
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17by Rick B. Vega, Bram Brouwers, Stephanie A. Parsons, Natalie A. Stephens, Maria F. Pino, Andrew Hodges, Fanchao Yi, Gongxin Yu, Richard E. Pratley, Steven R. Smith, Lauren M. SparksGet full text
Published 2020-06-01
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18by Karen D. Corbin, Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, Elvis A. Carnero, Christopher Bock, Rita Emerson, Bruce E. Rittmann, Andrew K. Marcus, Taylor Davis, Blake Dirks, Zehra Esra Ilhan, Catherine Champagne, Steven R. SmithGet full text
Published 2020-09-01
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19by Ryan D. Welch, Chun Guo, Monideepa Sengupta, Katherine J. Carpenter, Natalie A. Stephens, Stacy A. Arnett, Marvin J. Meyers, Lauren M. Sparks, Steven R. Smith, Jinsong Zhang, Thomas P. Burris, Colin A. FlavenyGet full text
Published 2017-07-01
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20by Stephen J. Gardell, Meghan Hopf, Asima Khan, Mauro Dispagna, E. Hampton Sessions, Rebecca Falter, Nidhi Kapoor, Jeanne Brooks, Jeffrey Culver, Chris Petucci, Chen-Ting Ma, Steven E. Cohen, Jun Tanaka, Emmanuel S. Burgos, Jennifer S. Hirschi, Steven R. Smith, Eduard Sergienko, Anthony B. PinkertonGet full text
Published 2019-07-01
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