Caleb J Smith
I push myself to be a lifelong learner in music with different styles and techniques. I also try to
09/05/2023
Never thought I’d make a post like this, but my car got stolen while on tour with as in Montreal. Luckily for us the car was just empty and parked on the street. Our objective is to keep going until insurance gets me a different car. We’ve started a go fund me to help cover the costs that will inevitably come that insurance can’t cover as we try to keep going. If you want to help us out, the go fund me is on my bio! Any money we don’t wind up needing will be promptly returned back to all of you. Much love!
02/06/2020
Friendly reminder to keep blm and blacklivesmatter hashtags off blackouttuesday posts as it takes blocks out important information being shared through those channels!
10/04/2020
Kaleigh Watts was the first artist to bring me in to play upright bass, hand me a paint brush and just say "I trust you". That day that we recorded in the studio was so beautiful.
Who handed you a paintbrush in your life and just said "Go"?
Hung Me Dry Kaleigh Watts · Single · 2017 · 5 songs.
10/04/2020
Playing with Glass Hour I learned to also appreciate the simplicity in bass lines. There is a power in grooving in your part and feeling everyones simple lines happen around you. It was also cool to do a 360 video for the first time with them!
Though we aren't playing together anymore, you can check out the album we made here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/2wKkFHIy4LizKlWpjuiTJK?highlight=spotify:track:3TLUZKF95Tz94vVIEdMuHb
One of the most formative years of my career was playing, recording, and touring with Lakes of Canada. They pushed me to break my comfort zone. Playing bass solos, lead guitar, singing back up and even playing some synth lines.
You can check out the music we made and that they continue to make at: https://open.spotify.com/album/0yZZNn3Eo1mbyjjvt2gD1t
09/04/2020
09/04/2020
Starting Caleb Smith & the North Country Towers was one of the most happy accidents I think I could have made with one of my best friends. Thomas Beard and I played in the metro in Montreal and the more we played, the more people asked what our name was. The more people asked, the more we wondered what we should call it. It has gone through so many changes over the years but the heart of it will always bring me back to the two of us just sitting in a metro station with the morning traffic passing in front of us.
What's your happy accident story that landed you into making the music you do?
Thanks Jesse Daniel Smith for the sweet photo some years ago!
https://open.spotify.com/album/7hqYHc8205JbTuyuATuyBP
08/04/2020
It may not be Thursday yet, but I'm gonna do a hard throwback anyway. Today on my look backwards, I'm looking back at where it began, with just some friends experimenting with music in a garage. I'll never forget how scared I was on the first day, heading over to my friend's house with my brothers old bass and amp. Thanks Graham Jaskula Andrew Palangio John Mroczkowski and Dave DuCharme for that initial push into the world outside of classical music! Long live Odnammoc
Who was there for this fun concert?? who thinks we should do a reunion concert?
And thanks Rachel Dawn for the great photo all those years ago.
04/04/2020
I feel it's fitting for my first post on my artist page to be a nod to all my classical training. Growing up playing classical bass at a high level gave me a wonderful foundation to grow from. This foundation helps me to thrive when I move into new genres and opportunities! On top of that, training at McGill gave me a community of talented and wonderful people I will always be grateful for.
Hey Friends!
I'm taking the time in my Self-Quarantine to go back and take stock of all I've done and to start stepping forwards into some new projects/ collaborations! Like and follow this page to stay updated on all of it!
Much Love!
29/03/2020