E-Smitty

E. Smitty
E. Smitty Producing
Background information
Birth name	Eric Finnerud
Also known as	E. Smitty, E-Smitty
Born	(1981-09-11) September 11, 1981
Origin	Atlanta, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop Rap
Occupation(s)	Producer Engineer songwriter
Years active	1996–present
Labels	INgrooves The Orchard (company) Sound Alive Records
Associated acts	Sadat X Chino XL Kool G Rap Group Home

Eric Finnerud (born September 11, 1981), professionally known as E. Smitty, (also stylized as E-Smitty), is an American record producer, audio engineer and songwriter. He has produced and engineered tracks for artists such as ASAP Ferg, Sadat X, Group Home, Lil Dap,^[1] Future, and Murdah Baby and collaborated with various artists including, Kool G Rap, Alpha Memphis, Rebel Rodomez,^[2] SpiderDaGod, Chino XL, Pacewon,^[3] Chris Rivers and many others.

Career

E. Smitty began his career producing a large number of albums for independent artists.^[4] In 2005-2006, E. Smitty produced albums for "Em-Lo" - Existence is Mandatory, Love is Optional,^[5] "Paul Bunyun & Derez" - Destined to Be,^[6] and "Nottie Dread" - Nottie Dread^[7], and in 2009 for "Lil Twan" - Hate On This^[8] amoung others. In 2010, E. Smitty signed a distribution deal with multi platinum producer "Keith Clizark" releasing two albums: Knowledge Is Power and New Age Of HipHop, ^[9] featuring Agallah, Kool G Rap, Armageddon (Formerly Of Terror Squad) and Raydar Ellis. In 2012, E. Smitty produced arguably the favorite record on ASAP Mobb's Lords Never Worry Mixtape "Choppas On Deck" by ASAP Ferg.^[10] In 2015, E. Smitty released his 1st Instrumental series A Beat Tape Vol. 1^[11] and shortly thereafter signed a distribution deal with The Orchard^[12] for his record label Sound Alive Records.^[13] In 2017, following recent success, E. Smitty released Best Of E. Smitty^[14] featuring Kool G Rap, Chino XL, Pacewon, Lil Dap, Raydar Ellis, SpiderDaGod, Rebel Rodomez, K.I.R.K. and Sadat X.^[15] E. Smitty has made many contributions to other projects and collaborations.

Music style

E. Smitty's music has been described as a blend of soulful, melodic rhythm and slapping drums. ^[16]

Audio engineer

E. Smitty is also a Mixing and Mastering Engineer and founder of Sound Alive Studios.^[17] E. Smitty's experience has allowed him to producer and engineer music for gold, platinum and independent artists & musicians.^[18]

Discography

Albums (Incomplete List)

• G-Vegas Mixtapes Vol 1,2,3 (2002) (Producer/Engineer)
• Paul Bunyun & Derez - Destined To Be (2005) (Producer/Engineer)^[19]
• Em Lo - Existence Is Mandatory, Love Is Optional (2006) (Producer/Engineer)^[20]
• Nottie Dread - Nottie Dread (2006) (Producer/Engineer)^[21]
• Lil Twan - Hate On This (2009) (Producer/Engineer)^[22]
• E. Smitty - Knowledge Is Power (2010) (Producer/Engineer)
• E. Smitty - New Age Of HipHop (2010) (Producer/Engineer)
• Concore Entertainment The Takeover (2012) (Mastering Engineer)
• E. Smitty - A Beat Tape (2015) (Producer/Engineer)^[23]
• E. Smitty & Amenta Asylum - The EP (2016) (Producer/Engineer)^[24]
• Group Home - Forever (2017) (Producer/Engineer)^[25]
• Manny Major - Crossroads (2017) (Mastering Engineer)^[26]
• Best Of E. Smitty (2017) (Producer/Engineer)^[27]
• Travaughn - Welcome To Infinity (2017) (Producer/Engineer)^[28]

Singles (Incomplete List)

• Raydar Ellis - Inspiration (2007) (Producer/Engineer)
• Lil Twan & Agallah - She Like The Way (2007) (Producer/Engineer)
• E. Smitty Feat. Lil Twan & Nottie Dread - Shorty (2008) (Producer/Engineer)
• E. Smitty Feat. Manovwar & Loot-Tenant - New Age Of Hip Hop (2008) (Producer/Engineer)
• E. Smitty Feat. Agallah - Dreamed (2010) (Producer/Engineer)
• E. Smitty Feat. Kool G Rap & Original Sin - Serious (2010) (Producer/Engineer)
• Asap Ferg - Choppas On Deck (2012) (Producer)
• Sadat X - Fire (2012) (Mix Engineer)
• Sadat X - Ghetto Bird (2012) (Mix Engineer)
• Murdah Baby Feat. Future - Hit Licks (2012) (Mastering Engineer)
• Murdah Baby Feat. Whitewash & Gucci Mane - Hurtn Feeling'z (2012) (Mastering Engineer)
• Lil Dap - Pray For Me (2013) (Producer/Engineer)
• Lil Dap - Things Ain't The Same (2013) (Producer/Engineer)
• Struggle The Blind Chemist - The Essence (2014) (Producer/Engineer)
• Flow Patrol - Backstreet Diamonds (2014) (Producer/Engineer)
• Flow Patrol - High Life Mafia (2014) (Producer/Engineer)
• Flow Patrol Feat. Sadat X - Watch Me (2014) (Producer/Engineer)
• Struggle The Blind Chemist - Warz On The Frontline (2014) (Producer/Engineer)
• BeN iLLa Feat. Sadat X - Third Eye All Knowing (2015) (Producer/Engineer)
• Struggle The Blind Chemist - Rugged Times (2015) (Producer/Engineer)
• Knowledgeable Intellect Feat. Chris Rivers & Sadat X - Block Boyz (2015) (Producer/Engineer)
• Eighty8 - Check It Out (2015) (Producer/Engineer)
• Jacob Bissell Feat. Sadat X - Diamond (2015) (Producer/Engineer)
• Class_Sick - My Time (2015) (Producer/Engineer)
• Mister Reis - Go Crazy (2015) (Producer/Engineer)
• Tafari XL - Paper Chasin' (2015) (Producer/Engineer)
• Struggle The Blind Chemist - The Message (2016) (Producer/Engineer)
• Splash Townsend - Indigo World (2016) (Producer/Engineer)
• Nspire - Trying To Get High (2016) (Producer/Engineer)
• Villain - Don't Front (2016) (Producer/Engineer)
• Villain - Mike Vick (2016) (Producer/Engineer)
• Chino XL - I Can't Breathe (2016) (Producer/Engineer)
• E. Smitty Feat. Sadat X & BeN iLLa - When The Smoke Clears (2016) (Producer/Engineer)
• E. Smitty Feat. Armageddon & King Phaze - Ain't Ready (2016) (Producer/Engineer)
• Old Soul - Delynchify Your Mindz (2016) (Producer/Engineer)
• Villain - So High (2016) (Producer/Engineer)
• Chino XL & Observer A - Smooth Ass Women (2016) (Producer/Engineer)
• Observer A - Move Rhymes (2016) (Producer/Engineer)
• The White Lion - Decompression (2016) (Producer/Engineer)
• Group Home - PA To NY (2017) (Producer/Engineer)
• Group Home - Brownsville (2017) (Producer/Engineer)
• E. Smitty Feat. Sadat X & Villain - Bubble World (2017) (Producer/Engineer)
• SpiderDaGod Feat. Chino XL & Pacewon - New (2017) (Producer/Engineer)
• SpiderDaGod Feat. Mickey Factz - Public Defender (2017) (Producer/Engineer)
• K.I.R.K. - Arranged (2017) (Producer/Engineer)
• Manny Major - These Days (2017) (Producer/Engineer)
• K.I.R.K. - Reminiscin (2017) (Producer/Engineer)
• Kool G Rap, Rebel Rodomez & Alpha Memphis - My Life (2017) (Producer/Engineer)
• Chuck N Lock - Hard To Come By (2017) (Producer/Engineer)
• K.I.R.K. - Take A Shot (2017) (Producer/Engineer)
• The White Lion - Take A Stand (2017) (Producer/Engineer)
• K.I.R.K. - Elevate (2017) (Producer/Engineer)

References

1. ↑ "E.Smitty (Kool G Rap, ASAP MOB) Chooses Focusrite". Focusrite. Focusrite. Retrieved 2 August 2017. 
2. ↑ "E-SMITTY – “MY LIFE” F. KOOL G RAP". 2DOPEBOYZ. July 2, 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017. 
3. ↑ "Chino XL, Pacewon & Spider Da God Put Mumble Rappers In Crosshairs With "New"". HipHopDX. January 9, 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017. 
4. ↑ "Releases". Sound Alive Records. August 2, 2017. 
5. ↑ Existence is Manditory, Love is Optional, 2006-01-01, retrieved 2017-08-02 
6. ↑ Destined to be......, 2005-01-01, retrieved 2017-08-02 
7. ↑ Nottie Dread, 2006-01-01, retrieved 2017-08-02 
8. ↑ Hate On This, 2009-03-06, retrieved 2017-08-02 
9. ↑ Knowledge Is Power, 2010-04-06, retrieved 2017-08-02 
10. ↑ A$AP Mob - Lord$ Never Worry | Download & Listen [New Mixtape], retrieved 2017-08-02 
11. ↑ "E. Smitty – A Beat Tape [Beat Tape] [2015] – Beat Tape Co-Op". beattapeco-op.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
12. ↑ Smitty, E. (2015-07-02). "Sound Alive Records is proud to announce our Partnership with Orchard/SONY....just signed the dotted lines....pic.twitter.com/VYlZRV44u3". @THEREALESMITTY. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
13. ↑ "Sound Alive Records | Record Label". Sound Alive Records | Record Label. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
14. ↑ "Best of E. Smitty by E. Smitty on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
15. ↑ "Stream E. Smitty’s ‘Best Of E. Smitty’ Album - VannDigital". VannDigital. 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
16. ↑ "Hip Hop Producer E. Smitty releases "Best Of..." - Insomniac Magazine". Insomniac Magazine. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
17. ↑ "Sound Alive Studios | 678.829.2238". Sound Alive Studios | 678.829.2238. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
18. ↑ "E.Smitty (Kool G Rap, ASAP MOB) Chooses Focusrite | Focusrite". us.focusrite.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
19. ↑ "Destined to Be...... by Paul Bunyun & Derez on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
20. ↑ "Existence is Manditory, Love is Optional by Em-Lo on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
21. ↑ "Nottie Dread by Nottie Dread on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
22. ↑ "Hate On This by Lil Twan on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
23. ↑ "A Beat Tape, by E. Smitty". E. Smitty. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
24. ↑ "The EP by E. Smitty on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
25. ↑ "Group Home - Forever". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
26. ↑ "Crossroads by Manny Major on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
27. ↑ "Best of E. Smitty by E. Smitty on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-02. 
28. ↑ "Welcome to Infinity by Travaughn on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-08-02.