- Gary Smith (record producer)
Gary Smith is an
entrepreneur , record producer, and artist's manager known for his work recording albums byalternative rock musicians since the mid-1980s atFort Apache Studios . Smith, who is sole owner of the studio, first became a partner co-owning the studio business in the late 1980s, moving it fromCambridge, Massachusetts , toBellows Falls, Vermont , in 2002.A
Rhode Island native, Smith gave supportive early guidance toNewport, Rhode Island 'sThrowing Muses group, advising them to move toBoston 's burgeoning alternative music scene in 1986. That year he saw a new band called thePixies opening for Throwing Muses at The Rat in Boston and convinced them to let him produce their first demos, known as "The Purple Tape", in spring 1987 at an early incarnation of Fort Apache's studio digs, then a "ramshackle" building in a dangerous neighborhood. Since joining Fort Apache in the mid-1980s, Smith has produced dozens of influential recordings, including the Pixies' "Come On Pilgrim " album on the4AD andRough Trade Records labels. Other artists he has produced include Throwing Muses,Tanya Donelly ,Blake Babies ,The Connells ,Juliana Hatfield , Scrawl,10,000 Maniacs , andBilly Bragg .Smith currently resides inNew Hampshire across the border from his Vermont studio. Smith has built Fort Apache into the name of an umbrella company from which he operates several businesses: the Fort Apache Studios business (now also using a second name, Windham Studios), a real estate and concert promotions business called Historea Properties, and an artist's management business representing talent such asTanya Donelly andNatalie Merchant . Smith maintains a "Screed" blog at the Fort Apache website.References
* Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:4ucyxdybjola~T1 Pixies Biography] . "All Music Guide". Retrieved Apr. 20, 2005.
* [http://www.fortapache.net/studio/discography.html Fort Apache Selected Discography] . "Fort Apache Studios website". Retrieved Apr. 18, 2005.
* Harvard, Joe (1998). [http://www.rockinboston.com/articles.html Articles on Fort Apache] . "Boston Rock Storybook" webpages. Retrieved Apr. 18, 2005.
* Harvard, Joe (November 2002). [http://www.rockinboston.com/fortnorth1.html Part 4, Fort Apache North: Music Business Blues] . "Boston Rock Storybook" webpages. Retrieved Apr. 18, 2005.
* Harvard, Joe (December 10 ,2002 ). [http://www.rockinboston.com/joehbio.htm Joe Harvard: Bits and Pieces] . "Boston Rock Storybook" webpages. Retrieved Apr. 18, 2005.
* " [http://www.boston-beats.com/Interviews/InterviewDonellyT.htm "An Interview With Tanya Donelly"] . (January 26 ,2005 ). "Boston Beats". Retrieved Apr. 13, 2005.
* Smith, Gary (1997). [http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/p/the_pixies/ Pixies Biography] . "Hip Online". Retrieved Apr. 20, 2005.External links
* [http://www.fortapache.net Fort Apache official site]
* [http://www.thewindham.com/aboutthewindham.html The Windham]
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