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Phil Smith is a singer/songwriter with strong pop and oldschool rock/soul influences, who has a decided British bent to his sound. An ex member of Melbourne bands Dog Food & Wild Turkey, Phil released his first solo CD, "All Things Considered" in 2007(Available @ CD Baby & ITunes) It was described as Considered, Adult Music. Phil's new CD, 'I Work Nights,' is out now and is available here http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/philsmith

I was born in Sydney, Australia, where I started playing the guitar at age 15. I played lead guitar in cover bands from 19 to 26, during which time I studied Jazz guitar in Brisbane. At the age of 26 I moved to England, which is where I started singing my own songs. Originally influenced by English artists such as Nick Drake and Beth Orton, I was switched on to alt-country after a friend suggested a Ryan Adams cd. I returned to Australia in 2003, settling in to Brisbane which is where my family were based. I released my first EP Desire, in 2007, closely followed by my first LP, Goldmine. 11 tracks of Americana/ alt country with a full band which comprised vocals, guitar, pedal steel, piano, fiddle, banjo, drums, bass and backing vocalists. I toured this album with a backing band, then released another full length album in 2010, Second Hand Heart which was produced by Scott Horscroft. I have just released my 3rd LP, Year Of The Dog, which is receiving great press for it's

Phil started playing guitar at the age of 15, playing lead guitar in cover bands in Queensland, and studying jazz guitar at the Con in Brisbane, before moving to the U.K. at the age of 27. After recording a self funded guitar instrumental CD in Bristol in 1998, he became interested in contemporary folk, and singer songwriters such as Nick Drake and Beth Orton, undertaking a years vocal coaching at the Bristol School of Voice, and starting to write and perform his own songs in and around Bristol and Bath. Moving to Brighton two years later he continued performing and writing at various singer songwriter nights, attracting the attention of a Sony U.K. scout whom a friend brought along to a gig. Declining a financial offer in favour of developing his songwriting without label pressure, Phil eventually moved to London and formed a band, comprising drums, bass, cello and himself on guitar, vocals and mouth organ. Delving more into the alt-country sounds of Ryan Adams, Phil continued