Loop pedal ninja Tony Smiley has a playing style that often catches people off guard. Over the past few years he has created a one man band sound that mixes up funk, folk and grunge with beatbox and a dash of Mongolian Throat singing.
In the studio and in performance Tony builds his songs one loop at a time. Unlike most loop pedal artists, he doesn’t use any pre-recorded loops. He generally starts with a rhythm guitar track, then adds a bass line. He steps up to the mike and beatboxes his own drum track. Next comes a lead riff on guitar. And then he starts singing, passionate, abstract songs that audiences immediately connect with emotionally. With all his loops firing like a well oiled machine he is free to unleash a barrage of wah pedal funk, crunchy distortion or flurries of fretboard riffs..
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This installment features Tony Smiley and includes more diversity than our debut edition, with the sweet, sweet sounds of our good friend Stephanie Schneiderman, not to mention the other 30 great minutes of music and chat.
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