LOS ANGELES! Rare stop at thebakedpotato May 3-5 with Vital Information! Featuring manuel valera (keys) & Janek Gwizdala (bass)! GET TICKETS NOW: thebakedpotato.com/events-calenda…

Just finished recording a NEW Vital Information album w/ ⁦manuel valera⁩ & JanekGwizdala with “New Perspectives” of some music I’ve previously recorded.
⁦Zildjian Company🌕⁩ ⁦Sonor Drums USA⁩ ⁦Remo Inc.⁩ ⁦Vic Firth⁩ ⁦Drum Workshop, Inc.⁩ pedals ⁦

The Falcon today. April 7!

Great night at LONG ISLAND DRUM CENTER w/Vital Information April 6!
⁦manuel valera⁩ JanekGwizdala ⁦Sonor Drums USA⁩ ⁦Zildjian Company🌕⁩ ⁦Vic Firth⁩ ⁦Remo Inc.⁩
NEXT:
April 7, The Falcon, Marlborough NY

Steve is at Berks Jazz Fest April 8! 2pm drum clinic & 8pm concert with Vital Information! It's happening at Mickey's Black Box in Lititz, PA! The band features manuel valera (keys) & Janek Gwizdala (bass)!
CLINIC: ticketmaster.com/event/02006024…
CONCERT: ticketmaster.com/event/02006024…

NEW YORK! Steve is bringing Vital Information to Live at the Falcon in Marlboro, NY THIS SUNDAY, April 7! Featuring manuel valera (keys) and Janek Gwizdala (bass)! TICKETS: liveatthefalcon.com/shows/steve-sm…

I just saw this on YouTube. Nice performance from last year ⁦Birdland Jazz Club and Theater⁩ with ⁦Donny McCaslin⁩ ⁦Lonnie Plaxico⁩ youtu.be/CACnx1wF1KA?fe…

OUT NOW! Steve’s latest art collection, entitled “Patterns & Codes,” includes seven stunning new pieces! Each piece inspires creativity and provokes conversation - perfect for the home, office, and studio. See the collection and get pricing here: stevesmithdrumart.com/collection2024/

A breakdown of the creation process behind my 'Patterns & Codes' collection. A unique fusion of drumset performance plus drum notation. For details on this upcoming release, join the interest list at: stevesmithdrumart.com/signup/

I had a great time at the Sonor Drums USA factory playing this Satin Copper Brown SQ1 double bass drum kit with Birch shells.

The Setup:
2x 22x17,5' Bass Drum
10x07' Rack Tom
12x08' Rack Tom
13x09' Rack Tom
14x13' Floor Tom
16x15' Floor Tom
14x5,75' KOMPRESSOR Snare Drum

Steve Smith unveils 'Patterns & Codes.' Patterns occur in nature and codes are manmade forms of communication. Steve's new art collection showcases a dazzling combination of symmetrical motions on the drumset plus drum notation. Get on the interest list: stevesmithdrumart.com/signup/

Patterns occur in nature and codes are manmade forms of communication. Steve's new art collection showcases a dazzling combination of symmetrical motions on the drumset + drum notation, a combination never before seen until now. Get on the interest list: stevesmithdrumart.com/signup/

EMERGENCE by manuel valera from the Vital Information album TIME FLIES.
I played to the track on a visit to the Sonor Drums USA factory. m.youtube.com/watch?v=85Dlh4…

DRUM HISTORY PODCAST with Rob Hart talking about his lessons with me in the 80s & 90s. There are some good segments with both of us playing & discussing music. There is also a Vital Information tune I wrote that was never recorded. Enjoy. youtu.be/x1VhErqph_Y?fe…

When playing at Vital Information soundchecks I think about some of the tunes we’ll play to give the FOH mixer something to work with. In this part of the soundcheck I played with brushes and was thinking about our arrangement of “Darn That Dream” from the TIME FLIES album.

PART 3/3: 'Choreography In Six' live at La Bag'Show Paris October, 2023.

PART 2/3: 'Choreography In Six' live at La Bag'Show Paris October, 2023.

PART 1/3: 'Choreography In Six' live at La Bag'Show Paris October, 2023.

An excerpt of my soundcheck warmup at a Vital Information gig in 2023. I was thinking about our tune 'Choreography in Six' and playing in 6/4. This is my 1980 Sonor Drums USA Oak Veneer kit that I used on CAPTURED, ESCAPE, FRONTIERS and the first three Vital Info albums!

June 10, 2024 Vital Information will play Dakota as part of a Midwest tour!
Tickets on sale today.
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