Artist description It's just a matter of time before this band is signed. This is the most original pop/rock singer I've ever heard. The previous words were written by my mother in hopes of getting you to listen to my music! I'm approximately six foot. I weigh anywhere from 180 to 210 lbs (depending on how much exercise I'm doing). I'm blond-haired and blue-eyed (it's true). I'm hard of hearing and I talk too loud due to years of loud music. I can be quite a prick. I'm very opinionated. In general, people tend to like me until they really get to know me. I'm almost always right and this tends to piss people off. My ego is like a lion and my bite is like Backstreet Boys. I tan a lot in the summer. I'm a rollercoaster geek. I've really gotten into SCUBA diving the past few years. My woman (Amy) thinks I'm too damn into myself and I spend way too much time in front of the computer and keyboard. I usually do this while she's watching recordings of Days of Our Lives. I hate work and am counting on winning a huge slot or lottery to fund my retirement in the next year or two. I'm a huge fan of the Tennessee Volunteers and Cleveland Browns. Orange is my favorite color. Fudge cake is my favorite food. I used to drive an orange Pinto. I have a scar on my nose. I have multiple scars on the heart. I'm generally a happy kind of being, but my music often doesn't show this unless you listen very carefully---and even then I may leave you sad and angry. I hate snow and cold. I love animals a lot more than people. I'm a funky dancer (even if Amy thinks I suck). I've got moves that make Hammer say "damn how did he do it." My music is intended to make you dance, cry, scream, smile, puke, and occasionally laugh----but most importantly, it is intended to make me lots of money in case I don't hit that slot jackpot as I intend to do. So please listen and tell all of your friends how great Son of Clyde is. Send them my way with e-mails and praise. If by some rare chance you and/or your friends are geeks who wouldn't know a cool song if it punched you in the face (in which case you probably won't like my stuff)----then remember my name is Swarthy!

Music Style A little bit of this and a little bit of that

Musical Influences Rush Limbaugh, Peyton Manning & Barney the Dinosaur

Similar Artists NIN meets New Kids on the Block and kicks them in the shins.

Artist History I was born in Lima, Ohio. My mother is named Kathy and my father is named Clyde (but everyone calls him Ed). I grew up in a small town with small town values. I've got an older brother named Marc. I've got a Grandma and Grampa named Helen and Howard respectively. I graduated "number one" in my high school class (actually I tied with two other friends). I was quite a good runner at one time. I even ran in college. That is where I met that Swarthy character (you should check out his mp3 site if you actually want to hear a talented songwriter). It was with Swarthy that I formed my first REAL (I was in a small white rap group named the Critics in jr high and high school) band. We were called smitty and the greek man (Swarthy is a hairy greek man!!). We eventually added a suspect guitar player and called ourselves Deceptively Simple. We wrote some great ballads and pop tunes during college. I never have been as happy writing songs as I was during that era. Eventually, my ego took over and I decided to go solo as smitty. My music was and is nothing like smitty and the greek man. I played and placed in a couple battle of the bands as a solo artist. Eventually I graduated and went on to get my masters in Physical Therapy. Today I'm a Physical Therapist in Las Vegas. In between I've written hundreds of songs---recorded quite a few---and even played a few gigs here and there. I've had moderate success with local radio airplay for some of my stuff. I've been out of the game for about 3 years, but I figure I might as well put up a website. That brings us up to date........

Group Members Jeff Smith (smitty). Sometimes my dog (Clay) will accidently bark during a recording. He's a yellow lab in case you are wondering. He thinks he is in the band so I guess he is!!

Instruments mostly keyboard with some spoons, banjos and water buckets thrown in. Oh yea---sometimes I clap too, but once it is all processed through my evil machines, you can't tell any of my plethera of instruments apart.

Albums Pretty Hate Machine is a classic! Anything Depeche Mode does is good with me.

Press Reviews I think the press is too liberal. I do enjoy Fox News. I give them a thumbs up. Also, that Swarthy guy writes some great articles for Cincinnati's CityBeat!!

Additional Info My debut cd will be completed before 2002 is finished. There is no name for it yet.

Location Las Vegas, NV - USA

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