There are two artists who go by the name Dan Smith.
1) Dan Smith, also known as Southpaw, is the preacher and frontman for Momentum Christian Church in Cleveland Ohio. Dan stands out as a preacher/speaker; he uses humor and stories to communicate his points and connects with his congregation, and listeners, easily.
Momentum Christian Church's website says:
Much taller than a hobbit, Dan Smith is a storyteller-preacher, comedy-writer, and the lead minister of Momentum Christian Church. Armed with a witty sense of humor, Smitty shares the teachings of Jesus with people in a refreshing down-to-earth manner and sometimes uses cool words like ?plethora.? Dan has a unique perspective on faith because he didn?t grow up in a religious home. He came to his conclusions about God when he was a 15-year-old hellion in Toledo, Ohio. Dan spends much of his spare time taking walks with his lovely wife (and baby mama) ? Shannon, his first begotten son ? Zion, his baby-girl ? Azlan, and the final child in the trilogy ? a baby boy named Journey. Contrary to rumor, Dan never fought in the Clone Wars. His favorite light gas is helium.
Dan Smith's personal website, http://www.whiteboyDJ.com, has three biographies listed:
Biography 1
Dan Smith is the real-life inspiration for the movie, "Dude, Where's My Car?" He was born and raised in Holy Toledo, OH, and went to Kentucky Christian University on a full-ride scholarship for men's tetherball. Presently, Smitty is starting a new, super-cool church in Cleveland, OH called Momentum Christian Church. Dan is a storyteller-preacher and is currently finishing up his Masters in Storytelling Arts at ETSU. When he's not telling his wife, Shannon, how "incredibly hot" she is, he is scratching records under the DJ alias "Southpaw," praying for George Lucas to film a third Star Wars trilogy, and lip syncing to Milli Vanilli songs. Dan's favorite light gas is helium. Find out more at www.whiteboyDJ.com.
Biography 2
Much taller than a hobbit, Dan Smith is a storyteller-preacher and comedy writer who is starting a new church in Cleveland, OH called Momentum Christian Church. Armed with a witty sense of humor, Smitty's shares his passion for God to all ages and sometimes uses cool words like "plethora." Dan has a unique perspective on faith because he didn''t grow up in a religious home. He came to his conclusions about Jesus when he was a 15-year-old hellion in Toledo, Ohio. Dan spends much of his spare time taking walks with his lovely wife, Shannon, his only begotten son, Zion, and his baby girl, Azlan. Contrary to rumor, Dan never fought in the Clone Wars. His favorite color is off-white. Find out more at www.whiteboyDJ.com.
Biography 3
Dan "Southpaw" Smith was born and raised in the Glass City, Toledo, Ohio. Now he DJs parties all over God's green Earth for freaks who are itching to dance. It is widely rumored that Dan is the one who let the dogs out. Southpaw mixes and scratches vinyl records (CDs are for wimps) while people shake their butts to a wide variety of clean dance music. Smitty recently organized the exciting Five-Man March in Washington, D.C. Find out more at www.whiteboyDJ.com.
2) 22 year old Dan Smith is a refreshing burst of true musical beauty. With a perfectly played pop voice that sways into an operatic powerhouse with total ease, he loops hand claps, percussion and harmonies then ties it all in with opposing key melodies to create a remarkable ensemble
of sounds.
Now, Dan's debut double A-side single has arrived. ?Alchemy? and ?Words are Words? are a powerful indication as to why he is one of Britain's most highly anticipated artists and they are the first singles to be released on the new label, MI7 Records (run by the Mi7 recording studio with distribution from Universal Digital.)
Having won the Leeds? Bright Young Things competition in 2007, the past year has seen Dan develop from the shy composer of delicate gems to a confident artist who has now gigged across London and the UK while writing and recording new songs at an alarming pace.
Alternating between impressive solo shows and full band extravaganzas incorporating drums, bass and strings, Dan has been invited to support the likes of Kid Harpoon, Frank Turner and VV Brown. With support from Xfm's John Hilcock and Phil Clifton, who have repeatedly played his music on their shows, he looks set to build on these early ripples with his debut singles and make crashing waves of noise that will be difficult to ignore.