Jason Smith, of Austin, TX, is a musician/producer, classically trained acoustic guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist, sound engineer, music producer and professional live performer.
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A live performance by Smith's GITAN AUSTIN was featured on NPR's Morning Edition. The story was broadcast nationally from Sans Bar in Austin, TX on 6/24/2019. Samples from the track "Green" off the e.p. AMBIENCE are also included in the NPR broadcast segways.
Gitan’s live presentations evince the familiar sounds of Celtic Jigs, Gypsy Jazz, Swing, Latin Jazz, Flamenco, Bossa Nova, Bluegrass and Ambient Rock.
Smith is also known as ASTRAH (Ambient) and DREAMLAND DAYS (Rock, Pop). Smith's release "Nimbus" from his instrumental project ASTRAH has received critical acclaim from the Austin Chronicle and has been in steady rotation on SiriusXM for 8 years solid.
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Astrah Delta Waves (Flywheel)
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Not many artists are venturing near Marshall Styler’s universe of atmospheric music, yet Astrah orbits nearby. A different sort of one-man band, Astrah is Jason Smith, whose touch with ambient music is firm and unwavering across a broad aural landscape that alluringly mixes music and sound – really wonderful for the recent overcast days. Standouts: “Delta Waves,” “Avitar,” “Woodblocks.”
Austin Chronicle
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"Lotus", an instrumental electric guitar track from the self titled album DREAMLAND DAYS, was featured on the New York label, Latchkey Records "Indy Route: Austin", a national release.
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Smith's most recent focus has been on Gitan Austin, he has produced and released several singles and a live E.P. titled "Ambiance". iTunes and all major online distributors sell his final productions and he works closely with PRO's as a publisher and a songwriter. As a performer Smith has found Gitan Austin to be an efficient vehicle for touring and the gains live performance imparts, he has played
