AJ Smith

Denver-born, and recently relocated from NYC to Nashville, AJ Smith’s unconventional path to pop artist is reflected throughout his music, which has the uncanny ability to evoke a nostalgic desire for dramatic pop of decades past while sounding modern, fresh, and emotional. It's no surprise then, that Smith’s songwriting and performance abilities have earned multiple awards, including the prestigious Abe Oleman Scholarship from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and a semi-finalist ranking in the 2020 International Songwriting Contest. Recent highlights include consistent airplay on the SiriusXM Billy Joel channel, being named Performer Magazine’s Artist of the Month, collaborating with Martin Guitar as they launch a new line of ukuleles, and stories in American Songwriter, Good Morning America, CBS Radio, Spin Magazine, and more. AJ is also working with Time, Netflix, and SpaceX, teaching an astronaut how to perform the ukelele in space.