Donny Smith

I recently had the pleasure of meeting and doing a photo shoot for Donny Smith. Donny is a fantastically talented musician based in Red Deer. The shoot itself was quite different from any other I’ve done as I got lost in the music while he was singing. Donny has a beautiful sound and plays drums, guitar and sings all at the same time! I spent the afternoon with him doing head shots and the evening photographing him at a gig.

Here is Donny’s bio:

Donny’s musical training began at Cambrian College in Sudbury Ontario. He completed three semesters where he majored in classical percussion. He continued with his training at Humber College in Toronto where he studied Jazz, also training as percussion major.

After college Donny worked as a drummer/percussionist for Carnival Cruise Lines for 10 years. His career with Carnival saw Donny playing production shows, cocktail parties and backing up various Acts that had engagements on the ships. The majority of his time spent with Carnival Cruise Lines was as the manager of a rock band, where he also played drums and sang.

Donny has experience playing rock, funk, Latin, country, jazz, blues and pop and is open to trying most music styles. He also plays hand drums, acoustic guitar and sings. As a soloist the show is catered to small-medium bars, restaurants, outdoor patios, private parties and festivals.

The future will see Donny collaborating with other musicians in order to cater to bigger venues while continuing to produce and improve on his quality solo performance.

I highly encourage you to stop by his website, and if you’re in Red Deer, you should check out one of his shows. Heck, you should plan a trip to see Donny!

You can find more on Donny at www.donnysmithmusic.com and you can reach him at solo@donnysmithmusic.com or 403-598-3472.

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