Bryan Elijah Smith
Who Is Bryan Elijah Smith?

  • Discography & Lyrics
  • Alternative Americana
  • Vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, drums, bass & baritone ukulele 
  • Singer-Songwriter, Producer, Mixing/Recording/Sound Engineer, Videographer, Photographer 
  • Hometown: Dayton, VA 
  • Influences: Ray LaMontagne, Kings of Leon, Ryan Adams, Nathan Moore, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Gillian Welch, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Gregory Alan Isakov, Sarah Lynna, Tom Petty, Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones, The Black Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, The Rolling Stones, Jeff Buckley, The Beatles & many many more.  
  • Born in 1986
  • Catalog of over 500 original songs
  • Started singing & songwriting at the age of 18
  • Milked cows on War Branch Dairy in Hinton, VA for 6 years until October 2008
  • Lived in NYC from October 2008 to March 2009 writing, recording & performing in Manhattan, Queens & Brooklyn
  • Co-produced Nathan Moore's 2011 release "Dear Puppeteer" 
  • Glide Magazine voted Moore & Smith among the top "10 Bands That Crushed on Jam Cruise", and wrote Smith is an "extremely talented" songwriter
 

PHOTOS

©2013 Blane C. Perry photography - at The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA

©2013 Blane C. Perry photography - at The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA

©2013 Empty Sound Photography

©2013 Empty Sound Photography

©2012 Ven Smith Photography - at The Purple Fiddle in Thomas, WV

©2012 Ven Smith Photography - at The Purple Fiddle in Thomas, WV

©2013 Empty Sound Photography

©2013 Empty Sound Photography

©2012 Ven Smith Photography - at The Purple Fiddle in Thomas, WV

©2012 Ven Smith Photography - at The Purple Fiddle in Thomas, WV

©2013 Empty Sound Photography

©2013 Empty Sound Photography

©2013 Empty Sound Photography

©2013 Empty Sound Photography

©2011 Eric Stone Photography - at Clementines in Harrisonburg, VA

©2011 Eric Stone Photography - at Clementines in Harrisonburg, VA

©2012 Ronald Lee Shelton Photography - at Oak Grove Folk Festival in Verona, VA

©2012 Ronald Lee Shelton Photography - at Oak Grove Folk Festival in Verona, VA

©2012 Tina Owens 
Photography - Main Stage at FloydFest in Floyd, VA

©2012 Tina Owens Photography - Main Stage at FloydFest in Floyd, VA

©2012 Jeff Miller Photography - North Carolina Tour Photo

©2012 Jeff Miller Photography - North Carolina Tour Photo

©2011 Kate Simon DeVito Photograph

©2011 Kate Simon DeVito Photograph

©2010 Sharon Kaye Photography

©2010 Sharon Kaye Photography

©2009 TSS Photography

©2009 TSS Photography

2009 - Front Page - Winner of 2009 Shenandoah Valley Acoustic Roots Songwriting Contest

2009 - Front Page - Winner of 2009 Shenandoah Valley Acoustic Roots Songwriting Contest

Unreleased Demos
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  • 2013 DEMO - Hopeless
  • 2012 DEMO - Your Voice
  • 2012 DEMO - Heartbreak - Live on Aux Send
  • 2012 DEMO - Break A Leg
  • 2012 DEMO - Love Me Like You Do
  • 2007 DEMO - Hey, Hey
  • 2005 DEMO - The Fall
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