Smith Almighty

March 7th 2025

Describe the sound of your music for unfamiliar listeners​​​

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indie pop/rock with inspiration from jazz and self reflection

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Describe your creative process

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Most of my songs start with my acoustic guitar. Once I have something I like on guitar I begin to add other instruments. Whether that be keyboard, synth, drums, brass, samples etc. Usually I write my lyrics as I am playing the guitar. Every time I get a new idea it gets put into my voice memos. I probably have over 50 songs on my voice memos.

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You’re new single, “so, what if i” is my personal favorite song of yours, describe how you made that song

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That is one of my favorite songs too! It started with the chorus actually. I loved the chord progression. After having the guitar part down for the chorus. I added the keys which gave the song a more somber and self reflective feel. The lyrics were inspired by something a friend of mine was going through. I took it to the abstract.

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How’d you first get into making music?

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i always loved listening to music. The Beatles, Queen, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder and so many others have inspired me. I sang chorus for my high school and was even part of a band that performed annually. I wrote and put out my first song freshman year of college. I started taking classes on producing and engineering music. Since then i have been mixing and mastering all of my own music.

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Where do you find the inspiration to create music?

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I grew up in a super rural area, but went to college in Philadelphia. The blend of the extreme urban and the extreme rural definitely influenced my music. A lot of my songs spawned from life experiences, my imagination, and pop culture i have absorbed.

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What song / project would you suggest for unfamiliar listeners?

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Its honestly a tie between (Ode to Former Prospects), (so, what if i), and (Wreckage)

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What’s next for Smith Almighty? What are some goals for 2025?​

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  I have been making so much music these past few months and just enjoying the writing process. I will probably have another song coming out in the next few months.

What music have you been listening to recently?

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 I like to listen to albums in full. Recently I went through the whole The Smiths discography and also the Weezer discography. Very good stuff!