Steven R. Smith - Topic

Steven R. Smith is an American musician, instrument-builder, and printmaker often associated with the Jewelled Antler collective. Born in Fullerton, California and based in San Francisco and, more recently, Los Angeles, he has been musically active since the mid-1990s. His main instrument is guitar, both acoustic and electric, although other instruments, including the hurdy-gurdy, bouzouki, fretted spike fiddles, and assorted ethnic instruments, have been incorporated into his work. Smith's music has drawn elements from psychedelic rock, traditional folk music, soundtracks, free jazz, and modern composers. Throughout his career Smith has recorded for a number of independent labels such as Important Records, Soft Abuse, C...