Member Since: 3/31/2008
Band Website: ericsmithmightyroots.com
Band Members: Article From X-News Jamaica.............American based reggae artist Eric Smith who hails from Papine, St. Andrew has been carving a niche for himself on the north American Reggae scene.
He has been performing in the US for the past five years, stomping his class on events such as the Vermont Roots Festival and the Woodbury Reggae festival in Connecticut, sharing stage with the likes of Stephen marley, The Wailers and Tinga Stewart. Last summer saw the release of Eric;s debut album " Rocky Road " which was produced and released in America by Cultural talent Agency/Mighty Roots. " Rocky Road " is available through cdbaby.com, BestBuy.com, CircutCity.com, Amazon.com, samgoody.com, barnes&nobles.com, CDuniverse.com, and artistdirect.com.
"Rocky Road" is a 15 track, strictly roots reggae album, which features Eric’s crystal clear vocals hauntingly similar to former Black Uhuru lead singer Michael Rose, who is one of Eric’s greatest influences. Several songs from the album such as " Selassie I Rule" and " Oil War" have been receiving good rotation in the US and also in Jamaica.
Even though Eric is enjoying a fair amount of success abroad, his greatest desire is to make his mark on home soil. The next six months will see him and his management team concentrating alot on the Jamaican market.
Currently his management team is promoting two singles from the album,
" Selassie I Rule " and "Oil War" in Jamaica. Both songs will be released locally through In The Streetz distribution in the month of march.
Influences: Bob Marley, Jacob Miller, Black Uhuru, Bearning Spear, Brigadier Jerry,Dennis Brown, Marcus Garvey, Malcom X, Paul Bogel, Joseph Brown aka Red Joe or Jubey Joe, Donald Edwards aka Donny Cow, Delroy Mango 1 aka Minti
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None