He holds degrees from Bowling Green State University (BM 2012) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (MM 2014). Smith is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Illinois, where he also works as the Operations Assistant in the Experimental Music Studios. Active as a composer of both acoustic and electroacoustic music, Smith has had his music performed at the 30th and 31st Annual SEAMUS National Conferences, the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, the 46th Annual Ball State Festival of New Music and the 2016 RED NOTE New Music Festival. Smith has also received premieres and commissions from numerous new music groups, including the New York-based ensemble loadbang, the Illinois Modern Ensemble, the Heartland Sings chorale and ensemble mise-en. Smith’s music is recorded on the RMN Classical music label.