Rob Smith (Irish musician)
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 Rob Smith performing live at The Button Factory, Dublin. July 2008.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Smith |
| Born | Sept 29th, 1982 |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, piano, ukelele |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Label(s) | Cocklebob Recordings |
| Website | http://www.iamrobsmith.com |
Not to be confused with Robert Smith, lead vocalist of The Cure.
Rob Smith (born Robert Smith in September 29 1982) is a singer/songwriter and former street busker based in Ireland. In 2004, his home recordings got massive amounts of radio airplay in Ireland. He has performed at some of the most prestigious venues around Ireland and Europe. His musical influences include the Stone Roses and Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher and has been favourably compared to these artists in Irish press, both magazines and newspapers. Inspired by Paul Weller's 2001 acoustic tour, he almost always plays his gigs solo and acoustic despite his recorded music being a full band electric sound.
Rob Smith said in a radio interview in 2007 that he rejected a record deal with a "well known UK based record label". He has never explained his reasons for this. He currently releases material under his own Cocklebob Recordings label. Rob Smith surprised thousands of festival go-ers by performing admirally while acting Cressa, a spare member of the Stone Roses in his good friends The Stone Roses Experience's slot at the Witnness Festival in 2003.
To date, he has released "Out In The Sunshine", "Stand Up" and "So Many So Near" all as download-only singles in support of his album Throwing It All Away on the Cocklebob Recordings label.
[edit] Discography
Singles
- Soul Shaker 2007 #18 (Ireland Combined Charts)
- Out In The Sunshine 2008 #8 (Irish Downloads Chart)
- Stand Up 2008 #7 (Irish Downloads Chart)
- So Many So Near 2008 #4 (Irish Downloads Chart)
Albums
- The Soul Shaker LP 2004
- Throwing It All Away 2008
[edit] Trivia
- He currently lives in Terenure in Dublin. Home of fellow Irish artists The Coronas and Republic Of Loose.
- He is an avid fan of FC Barcelona and attends games in Camp Nou a couple of times a season. He has also worn a FC Barcelona shirt live onstage at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin as well as onstage in The Cavern Club in Liverpool.
