Biography

Jan Smith holds the distinction of being the nation's premier vocal producer, as well as contemporary vocal instructor, having worked with over 3,000 students and numerous national artists over the past fourteen years. In addition to her own recording and performance calendar, Smith also produces other artists, consults with major labels, continues to actively pursue work as a studio session vocalist, and teaches 52 students a week at her Atlanta studio and abroad.

Appearing as a musician, singer and arranger on professional commercial projects, Smith has produced album/CD packages for herself and other artists. As a performer, she has opened for national acts such as Kathy Mattea, The Cowboy Junkies, and The Atlanta Rhythm Section (ARS). Smith is credited as a background vocalist on many of ARS' recordings.

Most recently, her skills as a vocal consultant have led her into recording studios to participate as a vocal producer and vocal coach on master recording sessions. Not only has she used her musical talents to enhance her own career, but she has helped many national artists in their endeavors as well. Jan Smith is one of the few vocal producers/coaches ever credited on multi-platinum selling recordings. .Jan’s client roster includes Rob Thomas and matchbox 20 (Lava/Atlantic), members of Collective Soul (Atlantic), Usher (LaFace), Edwin McCain (Atlantic), Chilli of TLC (Arista), Sevendust (TVT), Injected (Island/Def Jam), Rehab (Epic), The Exies (Melisma), India Arie (Motown), Billionaire (London/Slash), Mars Electric (Portrait/Columbia), Color (Melisma/Arista), Australian rock group The SuperJesus (Warner Int'l.), Trinket (RCA), Cool For August (Warner Bros.), and High Street recording artist, Kristen Hall.

In the Fall of 2002, Jan Smith joined forces with noted Atlanta producer and programmer, Huston Singletary. After having established themselves in their respective fields, these two creative forces merged their talents to form the production team of Smith & Huston, which now operates out of the private production facility, Angel Band Studio, LLC, which is adjunct to Jan Smith Studios, Inc. Discovering and developing talent, recording and producing new artists, Smith continues to expand her broad base of influence in today's music industry simply by being creative and helping others.

　　珍·史密斯 歌唱家、音乐制作人

　　Jan Smith 一直以来都是享有很高声誉的美国一流音乐制作人，同时也是现代有名的声乐教师。在过去的14年里，她曾同超过3千名的学员和众多美国艺术家共同工作过。除却她自己的唱片和表演日程外，Jan Smith致力于发掘新人，给著名品牌做顾问，继续自己录音棚声乐家的工作，同时她还为自己位于亚特兰大的工作室中的52个学生以及国外的一些学生授课。

　　作为一名音乐家、歌手和一个专业的商业项目组织者，Smith 不仅为自己，也为其他艺术家制作了专辑/CD。作为一个演员，她曾出现在许多国家节目中，如Kathy Mattea， The Cowboy Junkies，以及The Atlanta Rhythm Section等。在很多ARS的唱片中，Smith也都作为一名幕后歌手参与其中。

　　目前，她凭借自己娴熟的声乐技巧，以录音节目制作人和声乐指导的身份在唱片工作室工作。她的音乐才能不仅使自己的事业蒸蒸日上，并且也为许多艺术家的发展助了一臂之力。Jan Smith是少数拥有多张白金销量唱片的声乐制作人。珍的客户名单包括：Rob Thomas and matchbox 20 (Lava/大西洋), members of Collective Soul (Atlantic), Usher (LaFace), Edwin McCain (Atlantic), Chilli of TLC (Arista), Sevendust (TVT), Injected (Island/Def Jam), Rehab (Epic), The Exies (Melisma), India Arie (Motown), Billionaire (London/Slash), Mars Electric (Portrait/Columbia), Color (Melisma/Arista), 澳大利亚摇滚乐队，The SuperJesus (国际华纳), Trinket (RCA), Cool For August (华纳兄弟), 及High Street唱片艺人, Kristen Hall。

　　2002年秋，珍·史密斯与著名的亚特兰大制作人兼策划休斯顿·森格莱特强强联合。在他们各自拥有稳固的事业领域之后，这两股创作力量汇聚在一起，组建了史密斯＆休斯顿创作团队。这个团队的经营独立于珍·史密斯工作室有限公司下属的天使乐队工作室。史密斯不断发掘和提高新艺人的才能，并帮他们制作唱片，而她自己就是凭借着这种创造力和对他人的帮助在当今的音乐界不断扩大影响。