Alina Smith

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Alina Smith
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Background information
Born (1987-08-25) August 25, 1987 (age 34)
St. Petersburg, Soviet Union
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Record producer, songwriter, artist, author
InstrumentsVocals, Guitar, piano/keyboards
LabelsIndependent
Associated actsMackenzie Ziegler, Gabbie Hanna, Kirstin Maldonado,
Websitelyreofficial.com

Alina Smith (born August 25, 1987) is a Russian-American pop songwriter and record producer.

About[]

Alina Smith is a self-taught producer/engineer.[1] She specializes in pop production and vocal production. Having spent 6 years in a publishing deal with BMG Nashville, she's also a lyricist and melody writer.[2][3]

Early life[]

Alina Smith was born in St. Petersburg, Soviet Union.[4] She began singing and playing piano at three, fully conversing in both languages (English and Russian) at four; and composing music and writing poetry and stories from five years old. At six, she was offered a position with the established international group "Aurora".[5] Smith began as Aurora's youngest member and became its solo lead vocalist, touring regularly throughout the next several years, headlining at large and mid-sized venues all over Europe.

Smith has had several connections with Japan, starting with having her cover of Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" released in that country in 2010 on a Jackson tribute CD.[6] Later that year, Sony Japan picked her composition "Fallin' 4 U" to be the debut single from the artist Aisha, which included a rap contribution from Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC.[7] In April, 2011, Smith's own production of her song "Kissing Tree" was selected for a compilation CD released to raise relief funds after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.[8] Aisha and DMC performed "Fallin' 4 U" in Central Park, New York City, in June, 2011.[9]

In February 2015, country music trade publication MusicRow announced that Smith was signed to a publishing contract with the major label publishing affiliate BMG/Chrysalis in a joint venture with Big Stage Music LLC.[10] Her single "Free Beer" was released for sale on February 17 and selected as upcoming artist/song for play by nationwide satellite channel The Highway (Sirius XM) on its "On the Horizon" program.[11] On March 19, Smith appeared live on the popular Bobby Bones Show podcast, playing her song "Ride".[12]

Smith is part of the female production duo called "Lyre". It consists of Smith and her friend . They have collaborated multiple times with American singer-songwriters Gabbie Hanna[13][14][15] and Kirstin Maldonado.[16]

Career[]

Alina Smith co-founded LYRE in 2016 with Elli Moore[17] The duo have written and produced records for today's top digital creators as well as traditional music artists.[18] LYRE's work has been profiled in Forbes Magazine, Billboard Magazine, American Songwriter, 1883 Magazine, and more. LYRE is also well-known in the sound design space with their Splice sample pack called "Perfect Pop".[19]

In 2017, Alina Smith wrote, “Talk to Me” on the #1 Billboard charting Ep “Rookie” for Red Velvet.[20][21]

Alina Smith wrote with Gabbie Hanna to achieve #1 and #2 charting songs on iTunes with “Honesty” and Honestly Encore[22]

Alina places three songs with Gabbie Hanna on the Billboard Charts, “Out Loud” peaked at #30, “Honestly” peaked at #10, and “Medicate” peaked at #31.[23]

Alina Smith also wrote, “Broken Girls”, “Dandelion”, “Butterflies” , “Perfect Day (A True Story)”, “Pillowcase”, “Glass House”, “Bad Karma��, “Glass House”, “Call Me Crazy”, “Goodbye for Now”, “Broken Boys”, “Happy”, “She Wrote it About You”, “It's Not Ok What I Did”, “Exhausted”, “This Isn't For Me’, and “Antisocial Media” with Gabbie Hanna.[24]

LYRE (Elli Moore & Alina Smith_ wrote several of kenzie's major label releases on Arista, including "HOT" (https://genius.com/Mackenzie-ziegler-hot-lyrics) and "MOTIVES",[25] as well as her earlier independent music such as "Teamwork"[26] and "Breathe",[27] which collectively have amassed 100M+ streams on all platforms.

Alina has worked closely with Ziegler since her campaign for the Albany-based clothing retailer, Justice, to create the song “Teamwork”.[28]

LYRE heavily contributed to Kenzie's Phases EP released in 2017.[29]

Alina produced the vocals for Betty Who on her studio album released in 2019, “Betty” [30]

Alina produced “Individual” EP by Niki and Gabbie Hanna ([31]) which landed #3 on pop iTunes Charts.[32]

Alina Rocket Girls song for Chinese band Rocket Girls on Produce 101.[33]

Alina completed vocal production on “Rocket Girl” by Lemaitre feat. Betty Who, song featured in the X Games.[34][35][36]

Produced Kirstin Maldonado “Bad Weather” in 2017[37]

Smith was a writer on Fall Out Boy, “Hands Up” released in 2019. [38]

Alina Smith produced the Confections EP with the other half of LYRE, Elli Moore, released in March 2020. Elli Moore debuted as a pop artist with her critically-acclaimed EP "Confections".[39]

In 2020, Alina Smith began to release singles for her own project as an artist. She released “Girl That Was Perfect” and is releasing more music soon[40]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Forbes". Forbed.
  2. ^ BDG. BDG https://www.bmg.com/de/artist/Alina-Smith}. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Alina, Smith. "Genius". Genius.
  4. ^ "BMG Chrysalis US and Big Stage Music sign Alina Smith in joint venture". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  5. ^ Foros Burtke (1997-05-30). "Probsteier Herold German newspaper". Probsteier Herold. 3.
  6. ^ "MJ Acoustic Covers". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Songs of Love for Japan Archived March 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Press release announcing Central Park concert". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  10. ^ "Russian-born Country Performer Signs with Industry Veterans". 19 February 2015.
  11. ^ Livewell, Shannon (26 March 2015). "Alina Smith: A Girl Who Is Not Just In Nashville For The Free Beer". Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  12. ^ http://www.bobbybones.com/media/podcast-the-bobby-bones-show-BobbyBonesShow/31915-bobby-bones-show-extra-podcast-25900880/ (from 18:50)
  13. ^ "Honestly / Honestly (Encore) - Official Music Video - Gabbie Hanna". Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  14. ^ "Medicate - Gabbie Hanna (Official Music Video)". Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  15. ^ "Broken Girls - Gabbie Hanna (Official Music Video)". Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  16. ^ "Bad Weather (Official Video)". Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  17. ^ "Feature LYRE". Music Tech. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 04/02. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  18. ^ "LYRE Feature". Music Tech. Music Tech. 5 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Splice Pack". Splice.
  20. ^ "Red Velvet Rookie". Billboard. Billboard.
  21. ^ "Alina Smith". Discogs.
  22. ^ "Gabbie Hanna". Genius.
  23. ^ "Gabbie Hanna". Billboard. Retrieved 04/02. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  24. ^ "Gabbie Hanna". Genius.
  25. ^ "Kenzie". Genius.
  26. ^ "Teamwork". Genius.
  27. ^ "Breathe". Genius.
  28. ^ "Zieglar". Dispatch.
  29. ^ "Kenzie Phases". Genius.
  30. ^ "Betty Who". Genius.
  31. ^ "Nike and Gabi". Genius.
  32. ^ "Niki & Gabi DeMartino Release Debut EP 'Individual' | TigerBeat". TigerBeat. 27 July 2018.
  33. ^ "Rocket Girls". Spotify.
  34. ^ "LYRE Feature". SoundCloud.
  35. ^ "LYRE Feature". Billboarad.
  36. ^ "Betty Who". Dancing Astronaut.
  37. ^ "Bad Weather". Genius.
  38. ^ "Bad Weather". Genius.
  39. ^ "Elli Moore". Billboard.
  40. ^ "Alina Smith". Forbes.

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