Nic Smith first entered the world of electronic music around the age of 11 when he found a music program hiding on a 3 1/4 inch floppy disk for his Amiga 500. It remained a toy to pass the time until 1998: after frying his brain with a computer programming course, he found solitude in a future music magazine.

Comforted (and slightly turned on) by beautiful glossy pin-ups of Roland groove boxes and drum machines his life took a new course. Filled with knowledge that comes only from a life time of computer nerdom, he endeavored to find a way to command his trusty silicon minions to etch out the sounds previously stuck in his head.

Inspired by the big beat sound, old school hip hop and new wave electro, his music often never sounds like any of these. Loving raspy distorted synths and glitchy "is it meant to sound like this" beats he ends up with an eclectic soundscape.

8 years after frying his brain, digital music has enabled new neurons to grow and he now has up to 96% of his brain fully functional under the psuedonym -

SoNic Smith.

[Although it now runs at 6.8GHz with limited RAM.]

His live performance is a tech showcase. One of his instruments, involving an eBay-salvaged infrared glove controller, has to be seen to be believed.

SoNic's music has appeared in top UK magazine Future Music and been reviewed in local institution NZ Musician. He has supported NZ breakbeat heavyweights Minuit, new wave legend Disasteradio, Phelps and Munro, So So Modern, Module and many more.

Links with more Smith:

SoNic Smith geeksite
facebook page - become a fan!
myspace
last.fm

Remix and booking enquiries:

sonicsmith@cartoonbeats.com