Spike T.smith could well be described as the British version of josh freese with regards his varied & colourful drumming career to date. Probably best known for his work with massively influential singer MORRISSEY, with whom he toured & recorded with between 1999 & 2003. Spike played previously with punk legends THE DAMNED before being poached by the above-mentioned singer. Before this spike cut his teeth playing for hardcore/dub reggae crossover act WARDANCE, recording two albums & numerous singles & extensively touring Europe & north America in the mid 90’s. There have also been many sessions that spike has contributed to & many remixes. More recently, an album with British rockers SONA FARIQ. THE MOTIVATORS (featuring Alain whyte & Gary day of Morrissey) Chinese pop singing superstar I Ching & most recently THE T4 PROJECT which features some of the biggest names from the past 20 years of the u.s/u.k punk scene, including members of BAD RELIGION, PENNYWISE, STRUNG OUT, BUZZCOCKS ,THE SUBHUMANS & PORNO FOR PYROS. The album is slated for release february 2008.
Gizz butt, former guitarist of THE PRODIGY & now fronting his own metal band THE MORE I SEE has also had spike contributing his drumming skills to his bands latest album. This should see the light of day spring 2008.
There is also much touring in the pipeline; both in Europe & America where spike is an in demand player. He is currently performing live with Conflict & will be performing the drumming duties on their next studio album “TILT†due for release autumn 2008.
In-between all this spike has taken part in a number of clinics demonstrating his wide-ranging styles & influences & also runs his own drum school.
Some web sites to check out.
Thet4project.com
Myspace.com/t4project
Conflict-uk.com
Myspace.com/conflictofficial15 Minutes
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