composition proposal for the play Pipeline at soulpepper theatre 2022

Pipeline 4  1

recorded sometime in 1996 
recorded on a tascam 4 track onto a TDK cassette tape.
i think the drum machine was a 707 and the synth an ensonic mirage.
lead guitar stuff j.Alexander Smith

dont be blue

from the  2023 production of Sticks and Stones, the finally of the Donnelly trilogy at the Blyth Festival

what you came for

First crack at the Koala sampler app.
Grabbed some quick samples of my surroundings on the GO train to saint catherine’s 
Just messing about but pretty fun.

lay of the land .wav

Liars At A Funeral

Elijah McCoy_hard glitch

me multitrack jamming in a trailer during a heat wave at the Blyth theatre festival 2023. the St. Nicolas Hotel .

the opposition stage

recorded around 1967-68
The band Sounds Interchange
Donna L Smith vocals and lyrics
Music and composition-Arrangement Jaylus

Dream World

Written and recorded early summer 2004.  Loosely based on a comic from Heavy Metal magazine. 

Blue Blue World (perfection)

Gas Mask

From the album of the same name released in 1980 on Change records. Produced, Written and Arranged by Jeff Smith. A disco jazz track ripped from the original vinyl.

sea swept

A  run through of an Ableton Live Set designed for 
 a choreographic piece in development.

Labyrinth

Cover of the Tim Machine song for the Bowie tribute record 2 Contamination.
2008 

You Belong In Rock And Roll

Originally written in 1998
This version was recorded to test my setup for creating sound for of a monstrous child: a very gaga musical on stage at Toronto's Buddies in Bad Times theatre 2013.

Mud Puddle

Overture written for the play Elle presented at Theatre Passe Muraille in their 2016 season.

ELLE overture

Written for a club scene in the indie short film A Kindness

34 Redo

Music written a teaser for the play Karla and Griff
produced by Outlaw Theatre Collective 2016

Karla And Griff music for teaser

Running through an old track while testing out a loop pedal...

Tiara Crown-loop pedal version

Fortinbras' March

Created for Canadian Stages 2016 production of Hamlet
a bit simple but it only plays briefly in the production so didn't really need to be further developed.  A loop of Chopin that is thematically linked to other moments in the show musically.  Made into a barebones Ableton Live set.

Chopin At The Disco Mix 2

recorded at the Blyth festival's June Hill space.  One of my favorite/hated acoustic spaces I've spent time in.  Not great for spoken word to me but music is a whole other joy.
  running down the Bill Withers classic to blow off some steam after a harder day making sound.

Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone_live at he June Hill_cover

created as an overture for the Last Donnelly Standing.
composed and performed by Lyon Smith and Gil Garratt.
Summer 2016


Bob's Mischief_Haul Away overture

demo from OF A MONSTROUS CHILD: A GAGA MUSICAL
2013 production
A song mash demo of Lady Stardust by Bowie and LGaga's Marry the Night

Lady Gaga Stardust_demo

Overture from the 2017 production of the Millennial Malcontent 
Tarragon Theatre 2017:

    written by Erin Shields
    directed by Peter Hinton
    starring Frank Cox-O’Connell, James Daly, Rong Fu, Natasha Mumba, Liz Peterson, Alicia Richardson, Amelia Sargisson & Reza Sholeh
    projection designer Howard Davis
    Lighting Designer Jennifer Lennon
    Sound Designer Lyon Smith
    Set and Costumer Designer Joanna Yu
    Stage Manager Marinda de Beer
    Projection Assistant David Costello
    Script Coordinator Haritha Popuri
    Apprentice Stage Manager Troy Taylor
    Directing Apprentice Robynne Harder

the millennial malcontent

What A Wonderful World

remix of Toronto band A Primitive Evolution's track Becoming
Cut up in Bitwig
Bounced to audio cassette with a Tascam 4 track portastudio
A few overdubs then mixed out into Harrison Mixbus

Becoming_mindless cliche mix

throwback to the summer of 1999
Written and recorded one July afternoon on a four track tascam
squire bass
el dagas acoustic
Roland XP50 keyboard 
shure sm58

i'm around

written and recorded one afternoon summer of 1997
i wrote a poem one afternoon about my frustrations as an actor.
I then fired it all up and made it into this.
mostly a jam.
really needs marc bolan playing guitar over top.

dear telephone

recorded live august 15 2013 during a performance of the Final Savage Land a choreographic performance work by artist Allison Cummings 

This is me improvising with an Ableton Live set, two piano notes, some hold vinyl recordings of ALGONQUIN PARK from the 40's or 50's and a early 50's recording of Basil Rathbone reading Hansel and Gretel with an orchestra samples from vinyl. 
And a Fender Lead II and an ebow

My improvisational guides were: 
-a note from Allison to sit on my hands more and do less.
arvo part's fur alina and his glorious lesson on waiting for the need to make a sound before playing a note.
-always connect to the dancers and take what i need emotionally from them 
-make the audience feel what I feel

the final savage land summerworks august 15 2013

remix of Toronto band A Primitive Evolution's track Ghost from their album Becoming out on Metropolis Records
https://www.metropolis-records.com/product/11638/becoming

Lyon

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