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SMITH DRUMS

About Me

Since 1995 we've taken great pride in building some of the finest acoustic drums made today. From our selection of Maple, Birch and exotic wood shells, to our meticulous twenty-seven step finishes, each and every Smith drum is painstakingly produced by hand to create a musical instrument with a character and tonal depth all its own. And, as for appearance, our drums speak for themselves.That's because our philosophy in building drums is a bit different than most. While other manufacturers are satisfied with standardized product lines, Smith's nearly limitless combinations of shell materials, sizes, weights and finishes make each and every drum we build truly custom in every respect. And, by combining the best of precision design and manufacturing with careful hand-artisanship, the final result is a drum that reflects the sound and taste of the drummer, and not the other way around ...

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Musicians who care about about the sound, look and feel of their instrument... and not just the logo on their kick drum. In fact, if you're an established touring player, a drummer with an up-and-coming band or artist, or a player simply looking for some of the finest drums made today... we'd love to hear from you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's just a partial list of Smith Endorsers:PETE McNEAL (Mike Doughty, LA Studio), BRIAN DUNNE (Average White Band, NY Studio), DENA TAURIELLO (Antigone Rising, Lisa Loeb), WES LITTLE (Billy Dean, Nashville & NY Studio), CONNOR MEEHAN (Sonya Kitchell), MATT CHRISTOPHER (LivinTrust), TYGER MACNEAL (Jose Feliciano), MARK MACK (James Cotton), JERRY PORTER (Buddy Guy)... and other great drummers!

My Blog

ADRIAN TRAMONTANO JOINS SMITH...

Adrian Tromantano, drummer for The Breakfast, has joined the Smith family as an endorser.  Adrian and his band, a Jammy Award winning trio, has spent the last year touring across the country in s...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:57:00 GMT

VIDEO - WOODY WURZBURG w/ alston

VIDEO - WOODY WURZBURG w/ alston Just posting a clip of drummer Woody Wurzburg playing w/ Alston, a New York City based band fronted by former Island/Def Jam's Primer 55 singer and guitarist Kobie Ja...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:52:00 GMT

VIDEO - IAN O'NEILL w/Ben Jelen on CBS' Craig Kilborn show

VIDEO - IAN O'NEILL w/Ben Jelen on CBS' Craig Kilborn show Given the fact that Ian is just about to start a tour with Ben Jelen in support of his new album coming out in June, we decided to dig back ...
Posted by on Wed, 17 May 2006 11:19:00 GMT

VIDEO - WILL PARKER w/ Javier on VH1

VIDEO - WILL PARKER w/ Javier on VH1 Smith endorser Will Parker recently performed with Capital recording artist Javier on VH1 and we thought we'd post one of the performances.  The sou...
Posted by on Mon, 15 May 2006 11:59:00 GMT

VIDEO - CONNOR MEEHAN w/Sonya Kitchell on Letterman

VIDEO - CONNOR MEEHAN w/Sonya Kitchell on Letterman Check out SMITH artist Connor Meehan on his recent appearance with Sonya Kitchell on Late Night with David Letterman.  Connor hails from Massac...
Posted by on Thu, 11 May 2006 20:03:00 GMT

VIDEO - PETE McNEAL w/ Mike Doughty on Letterman

VIDEO - PETE McNEAL w/ Mike Doughty on Letterman.  Just thought I'd post a clip of Pete McNeal performing on Late Night with David Letterman; the performance is from a while ago but the clip wa...
Posted by on Tue, 09 May 2006 12:17:00 GMT

VIDEO - DENA TAURIELLO w/ Antigone Rising on Emeril Live!

VIDEO - DENA TAURIELLO w/ Antigone Rising on Emeril Live! Just found a clip of Antigone Rising's drummer, Dena Tauriello, when she and the band appeared on Emeril Live! a few months back.  Dena'...
Posted by on Sat, 06 May 2006 06:09:00 GMT

VIDEO - IAN O'NEILL w/ Ben Jelen - live

VIDEO - IAN O'NEILL w/ Ben Jelen - live Ian O'Neill shown in some backstage and live footage of Ben Jelen performing songs from his debut album Give It All Away. Ben is currently working on his secon...
Posted by on Fri, 05 May 2006 12:55:00 GMT