Zach Smith, Musician and Founder of Big Smoke Brass is joining the conversation on Cue to Cue This week!
Get ready to get inspired! One of my favourite moments to witness in creativity is when people put a new spin on something that already exists. A new angle to look at it from and enjoy it. All art is evolving and moving through us, always. It’s never complete. When you put it out in the world you may inspire others to participate in it. Art connects us all.
That is what Big Smoke Brass is bringing into the world! Taking popular music we know and love and putting it into the big sound of brass! Bringing big sound, big love, and big energy into the world!
I think we could use some of that right about now!
- what the creative process is for arranging popular music into an all brass instrument format.
- The advantages of working with all brass instruments
- The unexpected gift that happened during the pandemic that resulted in the making a EP
- How they go about choosing the music and deciding which instrument will take what lines in arrangement
Zach Smith: Making big Brass sound in the big smoke!
Born on the streets of Toronto in 2017, Big Smoke Brass is a leading voice in Canada’s brass scene. With hundreds of performances under their belt, the band is equally comfortable on the streets, in clubs, at events, at festivals, or on the road. Since the release of their debut EP, “No Breaks” in 2018, the band has toured eastern Canada, released several singles and music videos, shared stages with international artists, and been featured on a variety of television and web programs. In 2021, Big Smoke Brass released their debut full-length album, “From a Block Away”, as well as a self-produced EP, “Bass Camp”.
The band maintains a busy performance schedule throughout the year, all while endeavouring to spread positivity and foster community with their listeners and the next generation of musicians.
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