gsmoot

Evansville, IN, USA

B​orn​ ​in​ ​Owensboro,​ ​the​ ​industrial,​ ​medical,​ ​retail​ ​and​ ​cultural​ ​hub​ ​of​ ​western​ ​Kentucky;​ ​Gerry​ ​Smoot​ ​let​ ​the​ ​elements​ ​of his​ ​surroundings​ ​birth​ ​a​ ​multi-instrumentalist​ ​musician. Propelled​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​and​ ​eager​ ​to​ ​match​ ​his​ ​influences;​ ​Jeff​ ​Lorber,​ ​Prince,​ ​D'Angelo,​ ​George​ ​Duke,​ ​Art​ ​Tatum,​ ​and​ ​John Blackwell​ ​Jr.,​ ​just​ ​to​ ​name​ ​a​ ​few;​ ​Gerry​ ​was​ ​on​ ​the​ ​“keys”​ ​by​ ​the​ ​age​ ​of​ ​2.​ ​​ ​With​ ​more​ ​inspirations​ ​from​ ​Herbie​ ​Hancock and​ ​Chick​ ​Corea,​ ​Gerry​ ​was​ ​playing​ ​the​ ​drums​ ​by​ ​age​ ​7,​ ​bass​ ​guitar​ ​by​ ​age​ ​9​ ​and​ ​having​ ​full​ ​music​ ​recording​ ​sessions​ ​by age​ ​12. The​ ​dedication​ ​and​ ​passion​ ​for​ ​music​ ​was​ ​a​ ​born​ ​identity.​ ​This​ ​vision​ ​manifested​ ​itself​ ​when​ ​at​ ​the​ ​age​ ​of​ ​15,​ ​Gerry accompanied​ ​gospel​ ​jazz​ ​keyboard​ ​producer​ ​​Ben​ ​Tankard​​ ​on​ ​the​ ​organ.​ ​​