About the Author
Smithy was born in the small town of Jackson, TN and always had dreams of being a filmmaker. It was at Union University where he graduated with two degrees/ one in Marketing and one in Advertising. He started his career with Davidson and Chandler Advertising Agency. From there he moved to Florida and began working with Disney’s coveted “Yellow Shoes” Advertising group. While at Disney he met his independent film producing partner Todd Thompson, and they began making independent films under the Stars North banner.
After spending a few years in the corporate world Smithy decided to leave and form his own production company, Studio Smithy, Inc.
Through the years Smithy became a Producer and Director of projects and has now worked with some of the greatest celebrity talent on projects ranging from commercials to music videos to independent film to live shows including the Billboard Music awards and pretty much anything in-between. From the singing talent of Sting, N’Sync, Britney Spears, Faith Hill, etc. to the athletic talent of George Foreman, Venus and Serena Williams, Jason Taylor, etc. or even on screen stars such as: Michael Rooker, Seymore Cassell, Erik Per Sullivan -- you name a star and he’s two degrees closer than even Kevin Bacon.
The companies Smithy has been involved on projects with reads like a cover of Forbes Magazine from Coca-Cola to American Express, Disney to Fox, NASCAR to Shell Oil, Wilson to Adams, Nokia to ABC, and the list goes on.
Smithy’s “Everything is possible” attitude has moved him to the top of the producing and directing field. Dream it and he’ll make it happen.
