Music – Los Angeles

Influenced by the "ghetto by the sea" vibes of his hometown, Venice, CA, and obsessed with the quest for new music for as long as he can remember, Mr. Smith’s impeccable ear for the best up and coming sounds in house and techno has propelled him forward as a rising star in the local LA music scene. A music festival enthusiast for years, Mr. Smith has been exposed to wide and varying styles of dance music and credits Lightning in a Bottle as one of his favorite festivals and biggest influences. After realizing he was spending all his free time hunting for new tracks and mixing with two tabs open on YouTube, Mr. Smith decided that it was time to give DJing a real shot, releasing mixes in 2014 under his prior alias Jonas Abbs. One mix turned into twenty, Traktor turned into CDJs, and audiences consisting of only friends and family grew into bars full of like-minded music lovers. From his humble beginnings playing electro house at beloved local dive bar The Good Hurt in LA, to his first music festival Genius Loci Fest in Baja, Mexico, to his current monthly residency at The Room in Santa Monica, Mr. Smith has been fortunate enough to share his love of dance music to continually expanding audiences. “A stranger in life is a neighbor on the dancefloor.”