About Me
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David Smith is a highly skilled musician, producer, and live arranger with a proven track record in the music industry. Growing up, David has learned to play multiple instruments fluently (Piano, Drums, Bass, Organ) Since graduating high school in 2019 and college (B.S. Business & Marketing Education, Minor in Management, UMN) in 2023, he has been working professionally, collaborating with artists across various genres such as R&B, pop, gospel, and hip-hop. David’s expertise in crafting innovative arrangements has earned him opportunities to work with notable artists such as SZA, Jazmine Sullivan, Shaboozey (BET Awards 2024), GIVEŌN, and more. Recently in September 2024, he completed his first major tour, playing sold-out shows at the O2 Arena in London, along with two other arenas in the UK, as part of Karan Aujla’s "It Was All A Dream" tour. Known for his musical versatility and attention to detail, David consistently brings creative energy and technical mastery to every performance and production.
Star Tribune News Feature
I recently had my music journey featured in the Star Tribune. Check it out to learn more about my story!
Voyage Minnesota Magazine
Here is an interview I had with Voyage Minnesota Magazine! I talk about how my upbringing fostered my passion for music.
Notable Artist Credits
Shaboozey BET Awards (2024)
Arranged/Programmed Shaboozey's BET Awards performance along with Dennard Watson
Ella Eyre Saturday Night Takeaway (2024)
Arranged/Programmed Ella Eyre's performance for the UK's Saturday Night Takeaway
Knicks City Dancers (2023)
Arranged/Programmed the music for the New York Knicks Dance Team along with Dennard Watson (Keyboardist for Nicki Minaj)
Kehlani (2023)
Played and programmed keydrums for Kehlani's WNBA All-Star Halftime performance in 2023.
LATTO (BBMAs 2022)
Programmed and arranged an outro for LATTO's high-rated performance at the Billboard Music Awards in 2022.
GIVĒON (2022)
Created the intro for GIVĒON's 2022 Tour! Go check out a show to hear the best intro I've ever created!
Jazmine Sullivan (2021-2022)
Programmed and arranged two songs for her Jazmine Sullivan's Days N Vegas Set. The songs were Bust Your Windows (3:51) and Price Tags (25:50). She even ended up keeping the Price Tags arrangement for her Heaux Tales tour!
SZA (2021-2024)
Created a live arrangement for SZA that was originally used at a virtual concert in 2021. The song that I arranged was Gardens! The arrangement is also featured on SZA's Apple Music Live concert (exclusively on Apple Music)
Jovonta Patton (2021)
Produced a song for 5 Time Billboard #1 Jovonta Patton's visual album titled: Nothing Can Stop Me. The song infuses the feel of an HBCU drum line with some hard-hitting trap drums!
Tiana Major9 (2022)
Programmed and arranged Tiana's song Collide and the outro for her opening set of Jazmine Sullivan's Heaux Tales tour.
Additional Credits
Here are some other artists I've had the wonderful opportunities to produce, play instruments, create live arrangements, and program for:
Julian King (2024), Coco Jones (2022), Savannah Ré (2022), Sonna Rele (2020) , Asheley Turner (2022), Katira, Madameblu, Leita, Jakob Shaninghouse, KNOWN, Darnell Davis, Shedtracks, and more!