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 ‐Spring 2012 ‐

• Hey San Pedro – 10 original tracks
• Release date for I‐Tunes May 2012
• Co‐produced by Mike Harrison (Herb Alpert/Lani Hall, Kinky, Bangles)
• Cover of “Walking With A Ghost” by Tegan and Sara
• Album features strings by Jessy Green (Foo Fighters)
• Mentored by Steve Perry, Herb Alpert and Lani Hall
• HSP raised $10,000 from fans on Kickstarter
• Songs/Demos were given thumbs up by K.D. Lang, Rickie Lee Jones, Steve Perry, Ilya Lagutenko, Herb Alpert, Lani Hall (Brazil ’66)
• Xander Smith has played guitar/toured with Linda Perry, Rickie Lee Jones, The Runaways, Adam Lambert, Dee Dee Ramone, The Violent Femmes and the Nymphs
• “Pico” KCRW top tune and “Do Svidaniya” were written/performed by Smith. Both became successful top 10 singles in Russian Federation, and lead to recording/playing with Russian icons Mumiy Troll and Andrei Makarevich.
• Gibson endorsee. Album features his custom made black J – 45.
• Performed Xander/RRR acoustic shows with Art Alexakis (Everclear), Tom Morello (Nightwatchman), Roger Fisher (Heart), Monte Pittman (Madonna/Adam Lambert)
• Xander Smith songs featured in Office Space, Feast of Love, CBS sports, Charmed, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The Hills, VH1, The Real World, The Osbournes

WEBSITE: www.XanderSmithMusic.com
XANDER SMITH on REVERB NATION: http://www.reverbnation.com/xandersmith


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