Artist:S.J. Smith

Self-released debut album, Dojo Days, out now. After years of performing in various bands around his hometown of Brisbane, New Zealand born singer-songwriter, S.J. Smith, relocated to Melbourne and dove headfirst into its bustling music hub - busking for rent by day, gigging and writing by night. In 2015 Smith’s first solo release, Caravan received positive reviews and national radio airtime on Triple J and other community stations both home and abroad - immediately following this success, Smith took a break. The then 21-year-old needed to step away for a moment and reflect. What followed was a strange and uncomfortable few years where Smith learned to navigate, for the first time, an unfamiliar world without a relentless creative pursuit. He also moved into a karate dojo, but we’ll get to that later. Growing up in a quiet bayside suburb on the east coast of Australia, Smith first learned to play the piano and saxophone as a young child. At the age of 13, Smith picked up his ...