Chris Smith is a Chicago-based musician who has been performing around the Midwest for the last 6 years. He is a native to northern Michigan and moved to Chicago in 2014. His musical influences stem from artists such as the Beatles, Jeff Buckley, Sufjan Stevens, Damien Rice, Iron & Wine, Bon Iver and Martin Sexton. While maintaining a strong local respect as a musician in his hometown, Chris has looked on to Chicago as his new home-base to expand as an artist and musician. Aside from being an artist and performer, Chris has dedicated years of world touring as an ambassador of arts education in schools and communities around the globe with the non-profit organization, The Young Americans.