CV and professional experience
Christopher D Smith, Singer Songwriter, composer, editor, musical director and guitarist for Le Fuzz, teaches for Edmonton Public Schools as a substitute teacher, Edmonton Catholic Schools as a guitar clinician, and Parkland School Division as a Junior High classroom teacher and is the Musical Director for the Spruce Grove Composite High School drama department; he has post-secondary training in both Music (MacEwan University) and Education (University of Alberta B.A. English, B. Ed. Science). Chris is currently working towards his Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) teaching accreditation and his Masters of Arts in Medieval Music Studies.
Chris has taught, performed, recorded, written, produced, and toured nationally and internationally, as a professional guitar player for over 30 years, performing with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Junior Gone Wild, and many others, with multiple appearances at the Edmonton Folk Festival both as a songwriter and as a sideman.
Artistic Resume
Christopher D Smith is a professional Canadian singer/songwriter and guitarist, who currently performs both as a solo artist and as the guitarist with Le Fuzz. Chris has toured both nationally and internationally as a professional guitar player and solo artist for over 30 years, performing with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Luann Kowalek, Junior Gone Wild, John Gorham, Andrea House, Uisce Beatha, Bill Bourne, Kevin Cook, Old Reliable, The Almost Leather Band, The Piemyn, Killing Time, and many others, with multiple appearances at the Edmonton, Calgary, and Winnipeg Folk Festivals, both as a sing/songwriter and as a sideman.
Recording for Chris started with 2 track reel to reel and ¼’ tape. Fast forward to full DAW production, his fascination with audio technology, mixing, arrangement, and understanding the producer’s sonic and logistics role in recordings has become a lifetime pursuit. A part of creative, production, and recording teams since 1989: Killing Time This Ain’t Heaven (1989), Chris Smith Wait and See Cafe (1991), Junior Gone Wild Pull the Goalie (1992), The Piemyn Picasso Laughed (1994), Terry Morrison The Breaking Ground (1995), The Almost Leather Band Another Picture (1999), Old Reliable Gone are the Days (1999), Andrea House Heart’s Hotel (2003), Terry Morrison High Mileage Soul (2003), Andrea House This Christmas Day EP (2006), Le Fuzz Vie La Vida (2006), Andrea House The Same Inside (2008), Forget Me Not Live (2009), Le Fuzz Usona (2014), Music for the film Field Sketches (2024) Le Fuzz Formidable (2024), plus many demos and sessions for various artists.
Chris has a lifetime commitment to music creation and education, teaching for Edmonton Catholic Schools as a guitar clinician, Parkland School Division as a Junior High classroom and music teacher, and has held the position of Musical Director for the Spruce Grove Composite High School drama department (2021-2025). With post-secondary training in both Music (MacEwan University) and Education (University of Alberta B.A. English, B. Ed. Science), Chris is currently working towards his Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) teaching accreditation and his Masters of Arts in Medieval Music Studies. His thesis research will focus on the late Medieval transition of Sacred to Secular music, tracing lyrical content and musical motifs through this shift in European self-expression.
The harmonic exploration and freedom demonstrated by the secular musicians (folk pop troubadours) of the Late Medieval period can inspire musical composition today. By further intentional use of less familiar musical tensions, and sonic colours of the past, artists can expand the palette of modern popular music. This ideal, in combination with his modern musical theatre learning, inspires Chris’ current compositional projects.
