Rett Smith

Garrett Wayne Smith, better known as Rett Smith, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer, noted for his blues influenced rock sound. He recorded Tularosa, a record that was released in 2015. The eight song disc, described as a modern bluesy rock n’ roll masterwork, was produced by 9x Grammy award winner Joe Nicolo of The Butcher Bros.

Smith was born in West Texas, raised in New Mexico, Innsbruck, Austria and Vail, Colorado As a youth, Smith competed as an alpine ski racer. An internationally top ranked athlete and Junior Olympic medalist, Smith was forced to leave athletics after multiple severe injuries.

Smith started his musical career by taking the stage at House of Blues in Los Angeles and played cathartic blues based songs that were self-written. On September 18, 2015, he released his debut album Tularosa produced by Joe Nicolo of The Butcher Bros. The album was released internationally by Sony Music's RED label. Also in 2015, Smith became an endorsed artist of Gibson Guitars. In July 2016, Smith released his second album Oscuro, a collection of "rock with an alternate instrumental backdrop," again internationally on Sony Music's RED label Musicians on Tularosa and Oscuro include Chuck Treece (Bad Brains), David Uosikkinen, Mitch Beer, Lilly Winwood (Daughter of Steve Winwood) among others.

In 2017 Smith founded the band SAENTS, with an emphasis on an edgier, heavier sound. On November 9, 2017, Billboard debuted SAENTS debut record exclusively for 24 hours, The EP's full release followed on November 10, 2017 on Sony Music's RED label.

Albums

• Tularosa
• Oscuro
• SAENTS EP

Singles

• One Block Bar
• Warmest Winter
• Never Knew
• Lucky Strike
• Eyes of Me
• Two Headed Dog
• Take You
• To Death
• Luck
• Broken Heart and T.B.I.