L.A. Studios
About
Paiste Artist Since
August 1996
Nationality
United States
Main Affiliation
L.A. Studios
Website
www.therealjonsmith.com
Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
20" 2002 Crash
20" 2002 Big Beat «Multifunction»
16" Masters Dark Crash (Top) / 16" RUDE Thin Crash (Bottom)
22" Masters Dark Ride
20" Masters Dark Crash
14" Signature Dark Energy Hats Mark I
Biography
Jonathan Smith [a.k.a. TheRealJonSmith] is a Los Angeles based multi - genre record producer, songwriter, mixer, musician, composer, and session drummer. Formerly based in Nashville, Jonathan continues to work with many of the city's top professionals...often collaborating remotely. Highly awarded composers and Multi-Platinum Selling / Grammy Award Winning Artists, Producers, and Songwriters from all over the world hire Jonathan for drums, percussion, and drum programming, often remotely from his studio in Los Angeles. Jonathan has toured both nationally and internationally performing with Multi – Platinum Selling, Multi - Grammy Award Winning, Major Label, and Indie artists. He's performed in arenas, stadiums, Coliseums, theaters, small clubs, and just about anywhere possible. Jonathan has spent many years recording in world - class studios with world - class musicians in Nashville, Los Angeles, NYC, and London [most recently producing a project at Abbey Road Studios]. Songs Jonathan has written, produced, recorded, mixed, or played on [in most cases all mentioned] have been recorded by artists, released as singles and album cuts on Atlantic Records, Universal Records, EMI, Interscope, placed in network television shows on ABC, Discovery, MTV, NBC, etc, as well as a recent placement in a Universal Pictures feature film and soundtrack. LUNA HALO, Jonathan's former band, was signed by Rick Rubin [American / Columbia Records], and Taylor Swift recorded the band's song "Untouchable" on her 'Fearless: Platinum Edition Album'. In addition to being an original member, Jonathan also produced two eps for the band, pre and post Rick Rubin. Recently, Jonathan co-wrote, produced, mixed, and mastered a single called “ Is This Love” for Manchester, UK rock band ‘Dalmas’ and has received airplay on BBC Radio featured as “Record of the Week.” BBC 6 has this to say about the aforementioned radio single - ‘Tight, Punchy, and Beautifully Produced.”
Setup Cymbals
Only standard models appear in this section.
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Details
Sizes: 18", 19", 20", 21", 22", 24"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Warm, deep, brilliant, lush. Medium wide range, complex mix. Responsive, giving feel. Warm luscious crashes with swift fade. Airy, defined ping over wide multi-layered wash. Broad, musical, integrated bells. Multifunctional design to work well as both crashes and rides in medium low to loud settings.
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Details
Sizes: 14", 15"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Full, rich, energetic with a definite dark side. Crunchy, with a meaty bite. Very wide range, very complex mix. Extremely balanced, very responsive feel. Full dark, rich, shimmering, biting open/closed sound. Beautiful, fat, meaty, crisp, cutting chick sound. Fast, responsive, articulate with excellent feel and playability. An immensely versatile hi-hat that combines finesse and articulation with raw energy and cutting power.
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Details
Sizes: 20", 22"
Volume: Soft
Weight: Light
Sound character: Dark, warm, smoky, breathy. Fairly wide range, complex mix. Soft feel with a quick response. Very well crashable. Controllable, peppery stick sound over a dark layered oriental, smoky wash. A ride cymbal that can easily be used in a small jazz club setting and flourish in other styles such as blues or country music.
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Details
Sizes: 16", 17", 18", 19", 20"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Light
Sound character: Dark, warm, smoky. Medium wide range, complex mix. Buttery, soft feel with quick response. Rich, dark, mystical crash sound with tender clarity. Extremely lively cymbal for broad accents and crashes in intimate to semi-loud settings. Well suited for delicate ride patterns or mallet swells. «For those guys who really appreciate just having a cymbal that can do everything, the larger Dark Crashes can do anything. Very crash-able, and if you want to ride on them, they will give you all the ride patterns in the world.» - Gregory Hutchinson
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