About Me
I have very special interests :
My daughter, Hayley.
Music playing and listening. I also love music practice, Scuba Diving, Evenings at restaurants with friends, Surfing, reading,football,cricket,gym.I studied Marketing,music and Psychology.I played and peformed with some of our finest musicians,and am now a music examinations assessor and performer. I work in marketing/ consulting and coaching to business and am the Marketing Director for Practitioner Technologies. www.practech.com.auI pursue my music life in my part time.I write for a music magazine in Australia and regularly keep in touch with some of the best players in percussion, where i get to meet some of the worlds best musicians. I have a web blog where some more musical happenings and What's on gigs are on record @ www.russellsmith.net.auAppointments / current Projects 1990 – 2005, 06, 07,08,09
· Drumscene Live tour 2007,08,Qld correspondent and contributor to Drumscene magazine/ Major support sponsor Billy Hyde’s.· Drumscene Representative Qld(event manager of Virgil Donati Queensland visit05,06)Appointments:
· 2006 Invited to the ameb Qld as specialist cpm assessor
· 2004,5,6 and 7,8,9. Specialist Instruction for private schools in Brisbane -------- Col Gillies Music Warehouse and Peter Sweets Music School.
· 2003 - teacher Clairvaux Mackillop College Upper Mount Gravatt.
· 2002- to current- Percussion teacher and assessor kids on Keys- Helensvale Qld
· 1990 to 2000- Percussion teacher, bass guitar and electric 6 string guitar teacher Padua College Rosebud Victoria.
· 1998 to current- Invited to AMEB Vic as specialist cpm music examiner
· 1996 to 1997 - percussion teacher Mt Eliza secondary college Victoria.
· Other teaching appointments include, BlueNote college of music Frankston Victoria,
· Drumtek College of music Melbourne and Nepean college of music Mornington.RUSSELL SMITH & co Music (Vic) and (Qld)
Owner and Proprietor 1989 – 2000
A music teaching business / consultancy incorporating teachers of all instrumentsCONCERT AND PROMOTION EVENTS 2004,5,6,7,8
· Event managed, assisted and promoted /sponsored clinics and performance tours Produced by Drumscene, Drumtek, Musiktek, Billy Hyde Musicworx, for Mike Mangini, Virgil Donati, Dave Weckl, Steve Smith, Tommy Igoe, Thomas Lang, Dom Famularo, Horacio Hernandez, Billy Ward, Tony Royster Jnr,Sonny Emery and Marco Minneman.RECORDING
Recording Hotel de Love/ Village Roadshow feature film- Ches Haynes Live- Sarah Maclaine Live 1996-2004
LIVE PERFORMANCE
Peter Cupples duo unplugged 07/08
· Mark Scholtez band Casino Jupiters
Roy Orbison Tribute Show/ Tour Asia 2004 /05/06
· VenettaFields /PeterCupples B'neConventionCentre /05,06
· Peter Cupples band-Select venues / Jupiters Casino Surfers Paradise 2003/2004
·David Watson Band – Performances @ Crown Plaza Surfers Paradise
· Ceduna South Australia Jason Leigh Scott Band SOLAR ECLIPSE Ceduna CONCERT. December 2002
- Mark Sholtez Jupiter’s Casino, Moomba Festival 2002 Jason Lee Scott band.
- Good Morning Australia, Appearances-- Sarah Maclaine Band
· Wrest Point Casino Hobart - Support band.
· Brisbane Theatre- Dimboola Qld production.
· Grand Hyatt Hotel Melbourne -Support band for Kerry Anne Kennely, Nina Ferro, Rodger Montgomery, Peter Jones, Alan Zavod. Craig Newman, Everepedies.
· Other supporting / sessions- Harry Seacombe,Helen Shapiro, Mark Scholtez,Rod davies,Enza Pantano,Ron Peers, Robin Jolly, Ches Haynes,Dennis Walter,Daina Jowsey, Ronnie Burns-60’s showRussell Smith Band and Act 4 Band - Grand Hyatt Melbourne 1996- 2000
· Contracted Grand Hyatt Hotel Melbourne – 4 years.
Other performance clinician and instruction classes Clinics Master classes, workshops, with endorsements- Drumtek and Premier Drums
· Studio recording classes for Nepean Music Centre and Premier Drums.PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/ Studies
Qualified examiner for AMEB Victoria and Qld (CPM,drumkit)
Diploma of Marketing, Melbourne (dip) mca marketing, Melbourne
Associate Australian Marketing Institute 1985
Private studies—Life and Business coach-----John Mulvey coaching, business and personal coach.
Counsellor studies ----------Australian Professional Counselling.Private Studies Music and Percussion - David Jones, Virgil Donati, Darryn Farrugia, Frank Corniola, Alex Pertout, Graeme Morgan and Andrew Gander.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS and Endorsements
Associate Member of the Marketing Council of Australia
Qualified Examiner for the Australian Music Examinations Board (A.M.E.B.)
Premier Drums England- no longer contracted
Zildjian Cymbals- no longer contracted
Vater drum sticks- currently endorsed
Aquarian Drum heads- no longer contracted.
My Facebook url is www.facebook.com/russells
Thanks for your interest.
Russell
