Ferdinand Jay Smith III

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Ferdinand Joseph Smith III[1] (born 1946),[2] better known as Ferdinand Jay Smith III, is an American composer, and co-founder of the advertising agency Jay Advertising.[1]

Music Smith has composed has appeared in cable and network television promotions, show intros, or incidentals, such as the "HBO In Space" feature presentation intro, and the ABC "Star Tunnel" movie of the week intro package used from 1980-1984.[3][4]

He co-composed the soundtrack for the movie The Boy Who Loved Trolls.

He was introduced in the Rochester music hall of fame in 2018.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Jackel, Donna (2015-07-01). "Ferdinand J. Smith" (PDF). Post. Post. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  2. ^ "Copyright Catalog (1978 to present)". US Copyright Office. Retrieved August 27, 2017. Search by: Name: "Smith Ferdinand" will show a few entries that has "Copyright Claimant: Ferdinand J. Smith 3d, 1946"CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ "ABC Color Movies (since 1961)". www.classicthemes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  4. ^ Oklobzija, Kevin (2018-04-19). "Jay Advertising co-founder the music man behind HBO, Wegmans". Rochester Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  5. ^ "Rochester Music Hall of Fame adds five inductees for 2018 class". WHAM. WHAM. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2021-03-01.

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