Toby Smith
For other people named Toby Smith, see Toby Smith (disambiguation).
Toby Smith | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Toby Grafftey-Smith |
Born | 29 October 1970 |
Origin | London |
Genres | Funk, jazz-funk, acid jazz, R&B, soul, pop, rock, funk rock, dance, dance-pop, electronic, disco, house |
Occupation(s) | Keyboardist, songwriter and music producer |
Instruments | Keyboards |
Years active | 1992-Present |
Labels | EMI (1993–present) |
Associated acts |
Jamiroquai (1992–2002), The Hoosiers |
Toby Smith (born Toby Grafftey-Smith, 29 October 1970, London) is a musician, most famous for being the keyboardist and co-songwriter for Jamiroquai[1] from 1992 up to 2002.
Smith left Jamiroquai on 29 April 2002 during the Funk Odyssey tour. Reasons stated he wanted more family time, fatigue and wanting to move on to different things.
He is the current music producer and manager for the English indie pop band, The Hoosiers. In 2013, Smith co-produced Matt Cardle's third album, Porcelain, as well as provided writing contributions to several songs.
Smith now owns Angelic Recording Studios based near Banbury.
References
- ↑ "For The Record". MTV. May 1, 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
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