RECORDINGS
Gary Smith 'Wind Singer'
Folk. Vanguard Records, Gary Smith, Larry Smith, Mike Christiansen, Reid Cornwallis, Featured on CBS on 60-Minutes program with Robert Redford. Gary also published a book, "Windsinger".
Sky View Jazz Ensemble
Sherry Buck director
Sounds Unlimited 'Get on a Honda and Ride'
A suite of jingles
Smith Family
Recording to document the family the month before I left on my mission
Studio Drummer
Sandy Martinez, New Sound Column Band, Mormon Seminary Film Series, Eddie Colone, Heidi Magleby, Safety Kids, TV commercials, radio spots, documentary sound tracks, country western demos, rock demos, pop demos, punk demos, Steve Flygare (jazz fusion), Ed Pratt (Funkijazzified Folk Rock), Salt Lake City, UT
Rick Hancey
Rick Springfield style 80's pop-rock
Osmond Studios, Orem, UT
Croak
Speed metal, Central Massachusetts
Scott Andersen
Roots rock, Cambridge MA
Four On The Floor
70's covers.Oddly, this recording received alot of airplay, Medford, MA
1940's Radio Hour bootleg video
Nickerson Theater, Norwell, MA
Darrell Scott If 'I were the Devil'
Trio with Darrell and his brother Donny. (Just heard him in Aug 2006 on NPR). Darrell, a Tufts grad, encouraged me to apply to Tufts, and helped me with the admissions process.
Calamity Jane 'Mississippi'
A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA (Aerosmith, Zeppelin, with Eagles harmonies) Featuring:
- Shane Smith - Vocals
- Mike Parnin - Guitar (Mike stayed in Hollywood to play metal and daylights as a studio engineer)
- Andy ? - Guitar
- Jonah Jones - Bass
- Ned Smith - Drums
Good Gravy
Blues Rock. Tony Corologos Studio, Salt Lake City, UT
Guy Tyler 'Vampire Dance'
Duet. Guy was with Orchestra of St. Luke's, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Parnassus, Speculum Musicae, Boston Musica Viva, the New York Chamber Ensemble, New England Bach Festival, Bang-on-a-Can, Boston Symphony, The Pops. I played with Guy as a duet and in a band with harmonica player, Sebastian Junger, who wrote "The Perfect Storm".
Used Blues 'Hey Everybody!'
Trio with John Gerry Putnam and Ed Hodge. We're all unknowns. This band was one of the best bands of my life.
Used Blues 'Good Gravy'
I wrote the tune so I wouldn't have to change my front bass drumhead bearing the band Good Gravey's logo. It had been drawn on the head by a dear friend, Angela Andersen, and I couldn't part with it. We recorded it live on an Emerson College WERS broadcast. Good Gravy became the opening theme song of the WERS Blues Hour for the next year or two.
Dakota Smith & Wesson 'Dolphin Dance'
Duet with Scott Dakota. Recorded and performed Scott's songs and my poetry and short stories.
Dan Sterns 'Blue & Spangled Dangling'
Dan's MySpace 20th Century Classical meets thrash meets everything else from about 1969 on. Quartet with Sterns, Bart Malio on Bass, and Mike Connors on vibes.
Used Blues 'The Ring'
(Still in the cans) Waltham MA.
Rootlock 'I Drink Listerine (to take the edge off)'
Chris Mascara's first recording with me on drums. Waltham MA. Precursor to the Mascara CD.
Renée Randall Blues Band 'Sugar Coated Love'
Featuring:
- Cheryl Renée - Keyboards, lead vocals
- Howard Randall - Guitar, lead vocals
- Tom Curatolo - Bass
- Ned Smith - Drums
http://members.aol.com/Crankey/index2.html
http://www.cherylrenee.com/about.htm
Mascara 'Cellar Door'
Featuring:
- Chris Mascara - Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Sitar
- Ned Smith - Drums, and Back-up vocals
- Tim Kelly - Guitar, Dobro, Lapsteel, Shavian lute, and Back-up vocals
- Nate McBride - Electric & Accoustic Bases, Back-up vocals
Recorded at The Outpost, Stoughton, MA and Zippah, Brookline, MA
John Pedini 'Entering Sharon (MA)'
Featuring:
- Greg Jamiol - Keyboards
- Can Keskin - Bass
- John Pedini - Guitar, Vocals
Recorded at Fort Apache; Somerville, MA
Christ Episcopal Church of Coronado Jazz Band
Christmas 2004 Jazz CD, Donna Grandi, Recorded at the Episcopal Church of Coronado, CA
Sonny Joy
Featuring:
- Sonny Joy - Guitar,
- Mike Carpenter - Bass.
- Ned Smith - Drums
Recorded in Oceanside CA, Jazz Trio