Josh Smith

Josh Smith (born October 7, 1979) is an American blues guitar player from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He now lives in Los Angeles and is a record producer at his studio Flat V Studios. In 2019 Guitar World magazine put Smith number 16 on their list, "The 30 best blues guitarists in the world today".

Early life Smith was born in 1979 in Middletown, Connecticut, He also began making albums when he was fourteen. After the Rhino Cats Smith formed another band (a trio) which he called, Josh Smith and the Frost. He was 18 years old at the time and they released an album, Too Damn Cold. It was produced by Jim Gaines. Throughout his career he has played guitar on the albums of Taylor Hicks, Ricky Fanté, and Raphael Saadiq.

Smith is also a record producer and he owns Flat V Studios in Los Angeles, California. He has produced albums for Artur Menezes, Reese Wynans, Eric Gales, Joanna Connor, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Marc Broussard, Larry McCray, Andy Timmons, and Joe Bonamassa among others. Rock and Blues Muse put Smith on their list of the "Top 15 Contemporary Blues Rock Guitarists 2020".

Discography Josh Smith & And The Rhino Cats – Woodsheddin''', 1995 Josh Smith & The Frost – Too Damn Cold, 1997 Josh Smith – Deep Roots, 2006 Josh Smith – Inception, 2009 Josh Smith – I'm Gonna Be Ready, 2011 Josh Smith – Don't Give Up On Me, 2012 Josh Smith – Over Your Head, 2015 Josh Smith – Still, 2017 Josh Smith – Burn to Grow, 2018 Josh Smith – Live at the Spud, 2019 (Live at the Baked Potatoe, Los Angeles, 2018) Josh Smith – Bird of Passage'', 2022