Anthony Smith is a versatile songwriter, producer, and arranger who has achieved great success in many genres, including Country, Pop, R&B, and Jazz. Artists who have recorded his songs include Chris Young, Reba, Parmalee, Lauren Alaina, Ben Gallaher, Bucky Covington, Lonestar, Clay Walker, Rodney Atkins, Regina Belle, Vince Gill, Jo Dee Messina, Neal McCoy, RBD, Donna Summer, Emerson Drive, Adam Gregory, Heartland, Shane Yellowbird, Jaydee Bixby, Trent Tomlinson, Rio Grand, The Wilkinsons, Kirk Whalum, Suzy Bogguss, Kenny Rogers, Ash Bowers, Aleksander With, John & Audrey Wiggins, Julie Reeves, Joanna Smith and Anita Cochran among others.

Smiths Hits Include:

• “Tomorrow” – Chris Young  (SESAC Song Of The Year 2011)
• “What About Now” – Lonestar (also used in a national “Toyota” campaign)
• “I Want My Life Back” – Bucky Covington
• “When Love Cries” – Donna Summer
• “Watch This” – Clay Walker
• “Love Happens Like That” – Neal McCoy
• “Jimmy’s Got A Girlfriend” – The Wilkinsons
• “Too Late To Worry” – Jo Dee Messina
• “Pictures” – Aleksander With (Sony International)

Additionally, Smith recently had singles released in Canada on Sony artist Robbie Johnson, Jaydee Bixbee and Shane Yellowbird and on Sony International Artist “Aleksander With” in Norway and Germany.

In addition, the Smash Hit “Tomorrow” from the album Neon by Chris Young was nominated for “SINGLE” of the YEAR in the  2012 ACM awards.

Smith’s songs have been used in films such as “Almost An Angel,” “ Earth Force” and “Graveyard Shift.”

Smith was a featured “mentor songwriter,” along with Jermaine Jackson and George Clinton, on Seasons 2 and 3 of the hit CMT reality show, “GONE COUNTRY.”

Smith’s producer credits include the debut LP for Atlantic recording artist, South Sixty-Five, the debut LP for Curb Records artist, Trini Triggs and the debut LP for Curb Records/Asylum Records artist, Rio Grand. Other production contributions may be found on the Kirk Whalum LP, “In This Life.” Smith also produced and co-wrote the “Titans on 2” jingle for News Channel 2, WKRN in Nashville.

Smith is VP of Creative / A&R of Porchlight Music. His other publishing companies include “Rhymes To Music”(Sesac), “Writes To Music,” (Sesac) (co-published with Nettwerk One Music/Revelry Music Group LLC, “Dreams To Music” (Sesac) (which co-publishes songs with Grand And Gee),”Works To Music” (ASCAP), “Notes to Music” (ASCAP) (which co-publishes songs with Warner Chappell Music) and “Words to Music”(BMI) (which co-publishes songs with Notewrite Music).

Smith is a graduate of Leadership Music serves or has served on the boards of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences – The Grammys), NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) and The Nashville Film Festival.