Biography

Sarah Smith, along with her other band mates, are from London, Ontario, Canada.  The rock band is called The Joys and they have been pumping radio stations all over the United States and Canada with their music.   They have also played 1000′s of shows across both countries and have shared the stage with artists such as The Trews, Sloan, Arkells, Bedouin Soundclash, Crash Karma, Thornley, Edwin, Big Sugar, The Salads, Sam Roberts, Robert Plant, Matthew Good, K-OS, Honeymoon Suite, Loverboy, David Wilcox, Snoop Dogg, Colin James, The Headpins, 54-40, Kim Mitchell, Uncle Cracker, Finger Eleven among many others.

The Joys have achieved such milestones as reaching Certified GOLD status and charting nationally at college radio during 2009 and 2010.  They have won Best Rock Act at the 2010 Jack Richardson Music Awards along with having their music repeatedly licensed through all media markets.  Their accomplishments are many; from licensing their music for a Sony Play Station 2 commercial to having their music on the Teletoon Series, Majority Rules and the movie, Cake, starring Heather Graham, and the OUT TV show Chris & John’s Road Trip.  The Joys have sold more than 15,000 CD’s from the stage, online and at retail outlets and are known in Canada as “…the hardest working band in Canada”.

Sarah Smith is also stepping outside her band boundaries to bring audiences her own voice, her own experiences and her own personal sound.  Her power, energy and emotion have been unmatched to this day showing a different side to her sound and style.  Her music is positive, inspiring and with an aura that surrounds her very being.  It is her stage presence and delivery that allows her music to dissolve into the pores of your skin, deep in your soul to a place that signals pure joy.  Sarah highlights her vocal versatility, her writing skills and incredible arrangements in her songs.  She is tender, powerful, soft, and hard.    You can’t escape her sound because her music is in everyone.

“I am a huge lover of a song, as a whole.  Melody AND music.  As I have grown musically, I have learned to appreciate softer, more melodic songs with a stronger emphasis on storytelling and lyrics”, states Sarah.

Sarah Smith has released a solo single titled “Pushed Me Away” which is off of a yet to be released CD.  This CD is set for release sometime in the spring of 2012.  This song is representative of her own sound being emotional, full of passion with powerhouse raspy vocals that give her such a textured and recognizable sound.  This song has a wonderful catchy chorus and a great rhythm which lends itself to a long lasting effect on audiences leaving them in awe of her very talent.

In 2009 and 2010 Sarah was awarded Best Singer/Songwriter at the London Music Awards.  She also hosted the 2011 Jack Richardson Music Awards.  She is currently working with some of the best songwriters in Canada and The United States on her upcoming CD and is also honored to be working with Grammy and Juno award winning producer, Kevin Doyle (www.kevindoylemusic.com)

You can listen to and/or purchase her music at:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/SarahSmith
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/sarah-smith/id263441628
www.youtube.com/sarahsmithsolo

For additional information, please contact Sarah Smith.