Thursday, January 17, 2013 // 5:30-6:30pm
Quonset Hut, 34 Music Square East ^
Anthony Smith is a versatile songwriter, producer and arranger who has achieved great success in many genres, including Country, Pop, R&B, and Jazz. Artists who have recorded his songs include Chris Young, Lauren Alaina, Bucky Covington, Lonestar, Clay Walker, Rodney Atkins, Joanna Smith, Regina Belle, Reba McIntire, Vince Gill, Jo Dee Messina, Neal McCoy, RBD, Emerson Drive, Adam Gregory, Heartland, Donna Summer, Shane Yellowbird, Jaydee Bixby, Trent Tomlinson, Rio Grand, The Wilkinsons, Kirk Whalum, Suzy Bogguss, Kenny Rogers, Ash Bowers, Aleksander With, John & Audrey Wiggins, Julie Reeves and Anita Cochran.
Smith’s hit songs include:
“Tomorrow” – Chris Young (2011 SESAC Song Of The Year)“What About Now” – Lonestar (also used in a national “Toyota” campaign)
“I Want My Life Back” – Bucky Covington
“When Love Cries” – Donna Summer
“Watch This” – Clay Walker
“Love Happens Like That” – Neal McCoy
“Jimmy’s Got A Girlfriend” – The Wilkinsons
“Too Late To Worry” – Jo Dee Messina
“Pictures” – Aleksander With
Additionally, Smith recently had singles released in Canada on Jaydee Bixbee and Shane Yellowbird and on Sony International Artist “Aleksander With” in Norway and Germany.
In addition the the Smash Hit “Tomorrow” from the current album Neon by Chris Young is nominated for “SINGLE” of the YEAR in the upcoming 2012 ACM awards.
Smith’s songs have been used in films such as “Almost An Angel,” “ Earth Force” and “Graveyard Shift.”
Smith was a featured “mentor songwriter,” along with Jermaine Jackson and George Clinton, on Seasons 2 and 3 of the hit CMT reality show, “GONE COUNTRY.”
Smith’s producer credits include the debut LP for Atlantic recording artist, South Sixty-Five, the debut LP for Curb Records artist, Trini Triggs and the debut LP for Curb Records/Asylum Records artist, Rio Grand. Other production contributions may be found on the Kirk Whalum LP, “In This Life.” Smith also produced and co-wrote the “Titans on 2” jingle for News Channel 2, WKRN in Nashville.
In September 2010, Smith signed an exclusive songwriter agreement with Nettwerk One Music/Revelry Music Group LLC and created the SESAC publishing company “Writes To Music,” which is a co-publisher of his songs under that agreement. Smith also owns “Works To Music” (ASCAP), “Notes to Music” (ASCAP) (which co-publishes songs with Warner Chappell Music) and “Words to Music”(BMI) (which co-publishes songs with Notewrite Music).
Smith is a graduate of Leadership Music and serves or has served on the boards of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences – The Grammys), NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) and The Nashville Film Festival.
^ Directions to Quonset Hut: Head north on 16 St. Ave, destination will be on the right. You will see a blue “Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business sign” on the front of the building. Turn right on Music Square East and then right into the back parking lot. You may park in this lot and use the back door entrance of the building from the parking lot.