Multi-instrumentalist producer, award-winning film composer, recording artist, and Grammy-voting label owner, Bob Smith.
New York, USA
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New this week on the Deep Dive playlists: South African electro-jazz, Canadian Americana, Turkish hip-hop (by way of London, UK), and old-school stoner rap from the USA. #playlists #blogger #hiphop #rock #jazz
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Hey Grammy® voters! Please consider The Static Dive’s “Elevation” in the category of Best Instrumental Composition. [Link in Comments]. #fyc #grammys #instrumental #foryourconsideration #FYCcampaign
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This week in the studio I recorded a cover of “Tank!”, the iconic Cowboy Bebop theme song. Read about it on the 'In the Studio' blog (Link in Comments) #anime #blogger #coversong #cowboybebop #studio
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Thank you Michael Jamo and songweb.net for this amazing review of "Pivot Dub". You get it! #musicreviews #guitar #dub #newmusic #percussion songweb.net/the-static-dives…
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New playlist update with hip-hop, rock, dance, and jazz from across the globe on the Deep Dive playlists. #playlists #blogger #hiphop #dance #indie
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Hey Grammy® voters! Please consider The Static Dive’s “Elevation” in the category of Best Instrumental Composition. [Link in Comments]. #fyc #grammys #instrumental #foryourconsideration #FYCcampaign
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Pivot Dub, the new single from The Static Dive, drops with an infectious mix of African and Latin percussion, dub rhythms, blues guitar, and deep house vibes. #newmusicfriday #dub #deephouse #guitar #pivot
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Got back from vacation, saw Brian Fallon in Woodstock, and then I hit the studio!
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With its fusion of Latin grooves, African percussion, blues guitar, and jazz vibes, 'Elevation' is a vibrant representation of The Static Dive's ongoing exploration of sonic landscapes. #grammy #fyc #instrumental #guitar #percussion
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Dig into what’s new on the Deep Dive playlists. We’ve got r&b from Texas, jazz from the Big Easy, queer indie-pop from New York, and deep house from France. #playlists #blogger #jazz #indiepop #rnb
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Beach Day - ocean sounds - Making music on the sands of York Beach, ME. #beach #ukulele #blogger #recording #music
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Glass - a study in percussive minimalism. Making music without instruments #studio #blogger #shorts #percussion #experimentalmusic
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New music on the Deep Dive playlists, from genre-bending hip-hop to funked-up guitar virtuosity. Pictured: Yo Dezsi. #playlist #blogger #jazz #hiphop #alternative
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Pivot - a sober anniversary. A cool new groove to commemorate 10 years since making the right move. #studio #sober #guitar #percussion #blues
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"Mongo Fogo" is a groovy new instrumental jazz vibe with blue guitar, smooth keys, and African percussion. Go behind the scenes in the studio. #guitar #newmusicfriday #blogger #jazz #blues
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Trying not to sink. A new groove and a flipped philosophy for an old favorite, reinvented in 2026. #inthestudio #music #blogger #reggae #guitar thestaticdive.substack.com/p…
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A new groove and a flipped philosophy for an old favorite, reinvented in 2026. #inthestudio #music #blogger #singersongwriter #islandvibes
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New music on the Deep Dive playlists from Ka$hkenni, Ned and Wendy the Band, PROJECT XY, and the similarly titled but apparently otherwise unrelated, Aquila Project X. #neosoul #dreampop #neofolk #postrock #techno #dance #playlists #blogger #music
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Join me as we dissect the slightly insane creative process responsible for my latest groove, "Bajo Frio Five". #studio #blogger #recording #guitar #shorts
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The making of a funky blues groove, Mongo Fogo. Join the process in the studio from composition to performance and production. #studio #recording #shorts #blogger #guitar
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New music on the Deep Dive playlists from Ka$hkenni, Ned and Wendy the Band, PROJET XY, and the similarly titled but apparently otherwise unrelated, Aquila Project X. #neosoul #dreampop #neofolk #postrock #techno #dance #playlists #blogger #music
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In the Studio is a new blog which goes behind the scenes in The Static Dive's unique writing, recording, and music production process. #blogger #studio #guitar #youtube #recording
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New music from Finn Wolfhard (aka Mike Wheeler from Stranger Things), Smag På Dig Selv from Denmark, Dimitri Nassar from Cleveland, and Adot Kareem from Nigeria! #playlist #blogger #strangerthings #finnwolfhard #jazz #rock #afrobeats #dance
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3rd single from the upcoming LP Samsara Blues, "Elevation" continues The Static Dive journey into multicultural rhythms, multi-instrumental experimentation, and philosophical metaphysical sonic fusion.
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A few days ago I asked the birds in my backyard to write a song. They obliged with a beautiful and mysterious composition. #music #blogger #nature #birds #adirondacks
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Google Gemini routinely gives me parallel universe Yankee info. She has previously reported scores for games that did not occur, at least not in this timeline. Tonight she told me the Yankees and Bluejays were tied 5-5. Yanks actually won 5-4. #aiweirdness #paralleluniverse #Yankees
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In February I recorded 4 songs on a business trip in a makeshift hotel room recording studio. The full set is now available everywhere as the "Folsom Hotel Lo-fi Blues" EP, released under my lo-fi alter-ego, armchair prophet. #lofi #funk #recording #newmusic
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I put a click track in my headphones, turned on the camera, and recorded 22 minutes of improvisation on a dozen random instruments. The result, “Abbondanza!” #music #ukulele #percussion #recording #studio
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