Music
Nick Smith sax solo studio session
Dec 2010 studio session for recently signed female artist, album release Spring 2011
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| Banjo ability: | Beginner | Vocal ability: | Backing vocals |
| Horn ability: | Beginner | Composer ability: | Expert |
| Flute ability: | Expert | Producer ability: | Expert |
| Clarinet ability: | Expert | Like to join a band: | No |
| Saxophone ability: | Expert | |
Singing styles
 | Pop | | Rock |
Favourite genres
| Pop | | Rock | | Indie | | Electronic |
| Jazz | | Classical |
Performing credits:
Numerous International tours throughout North America, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, Croatia, Belgium, Poland, Germany, France, Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Japan, Malaysia, North America and Taiwan with extended engagements in Monte Carlo, Berlin and Tokyo with a variety of artists including:
* Frank Sinatra
* The Brand New Heavies
* Eliza Doolittle
* Brian May
* Shirley Bassey
* The Proclaimers
* Mel C
* Tim Minchin
* The Temptations
* Alfie Boe
* Ute Lemper
* Frances Ruffelle
* Michele Dockery
* Hackney Colliery Band
* Daisy Chute
* Rose Royce
* Pamela Anderson
* Marti Pellow
* Sheridan Smith
* Paul O’Grady
* Bryn Terfel
* Elaine Paige
* Midge Ure
* Ruby Wax
* Paolo Conti
* Paul Young
* Gareth Gates
* David Hasselhoff
* Bonnie Langford
* Madeline Bell
* Leo Sayer
* Jayne McDonald
* Lorna Luft
* Charles Hazelwood
- in addition to appearing with various support acts opening for
* James Brown
* Annie Lennox
* Diana Ross
* Beverley Knight
* Blake
* Matt Cardle
* The Average White Band
* Randy Brecker
* The Stranglers
* Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers
* Ronnie Scott
* Joe Cocker
Numerous TV appearances and recording sessions worldwide including the weird and wonderful: “Car Wash” on Blue Peter with Rose Royce vocalist Gwen Dickie , performing contemporary classical music with Charles Hazelwood at the ICA London, miming on German TV with an oompah band , pop videos , Radio 2 broadcasts, numerous sessions including punk legends GBH and their dog(!), BBC1 , BBC 2, BBC3 ,ITV1, Channel 4, Russian, Japanese, Taiwanese and Norwegian TV appearances.
To date Nick Smith has performed in 16 West End shows including Michael Grandage’s Olivier award winning “Grand Hotel” .
Numerous TV appearances and recording sessions worldwide including the weird and wonderful: “Car Wash” on Blue Peter with Rose Royce vocalist Gwen Dickie,performing contemporary classical music with Charles Hazelwood at the ICA London, miming on German TV with an oompah band , pop videos , Radio 2 broadcasts, numerous sessions including punk legends GBH and their dog(!), BBC1 , BBC 2, BBC3 ,ITV1, Channel 4, Russian, Japanese, Taiwanese and Norwegian TV appearances.
Experience
2013
• Frances Ruffelle Tony award winning singer and actress ( Les Miserables)‘New York/Las Vegas
saxophone, flute and clarinet,
May 22nd 2013
• Alto sax session for Candy Dulfer “Lily was Here”
http://www.scorccio.com/
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• Marsha Ambrosius support act : Musical director/saxophone/flute for Bashirya, first show for Marsha Ambrosius following her No1 Album "Late Nights & Early Mornings", London
• What's On Stage Awards 2013 : Musical contractor, performer and consultant for 2013 Awards at Palace Theatre, West End, featuring Ti Minchin, The Spice Girls and many more, London, UK
• Horn section sample pack composer/producer/performer : Commissioned to compose, perform and record 2 x sample packs for Rankin Audio and Soul Rush Records, London/Berlin, UK
2012
• Musical Supervisor/orchestral manager/performer “Inspiration Awards” London/Los Angeles October/November 2012
• Dancing in the Streets UK Tour April –June 2012
• Reed 1 ( tenor sax) + Reed 2 ( baritone sax/flute)
• Hackney Colliery Band
• Ongoing UK dates including “Secret Garden Party” , “Lovebox”
• Groningen Jazz Festival Amsterdam July 2012
• Musical supervisor/arranger James Kakande
o Menier Chocolate Factory Frances Ruffelle _ “Beneath the Dress”
• What’s On Stage Awards 2012 Prince of Wales Theatre with Brian May
• Stillpoint Theatre development project Dartington Hall
http://stillpointtheatre.co.uk/
