Smith is the eldest of three children, and was educated at Northfield School. He briefly worked as an art teacher at Stockton Riverside College before he was asked to join the band. He attended Newcastle University completing a BA and MA following a 1-year Foundation Studies course at Cleveland College of Art & Design in Hartlepool.
Maxïmo Park released their debut album on Warp Records in 2005 and Smith continues to perform and record with the band. He is known for his energetic and passionate performances. Away from the band, he has collaborated with poet Lavinia Greenlaw on a musical adaptation of her poem, 'Essex Kiss', as well as composing a 26-minute a cappella piece of music for Great North Run Culture. The work is entitled, 'A Mind Full Of Nothing But Continue' and was performed live in 2013 at Sage Gateshead.
Smith worked for the Walter Lantz studio for much of his career, first starting as an animator, and then as a director. He also animated at the Warner Bros. cartoon studio.
By 1955, Smith had taken over as primary director of the Woody Woodpecker cartoon shorts, with periodic fill-in shorts directed by peers Alex Lovy, Jack Hannah, and Sid Marcus. With Smith in the director's chair, the Woody Woodpecker series maintained its trademark frenetic energy, while the animation itself was simplified, due to budget constraints. By the late 1960s, Smith became the sole director of the Lantz studio's output: the cartoon series Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy, and The Beary Family. Smith stayed with Lantz until the studio was closed in 1972.
Paul Smith is a leading British football journalist, currently chief football writer for tabloid newspaper The Sunday Mirror. He is a former British Sports Reporter of the Year. Before joining The Sunday Mirror he was a deputy editor of Match.
In 2002 Smith was at the centre of a security scare that made news headlines around the world, when despite the post–September 11 security measures put in place by the organisers of the 2002 World Cup, his press accreditation was collected by the wrong person. The real Paul Smith spent two hours being questioned by Korean police before being released to continue with his coverage of the tournament.
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This Can't Be Love · Paul Smith
Liquid Sounds
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published: 22 Aug 2015
Mountain Greenery
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Mountain Greenery · Paul Smith
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published: 22 Aug 2015
Low Bridge
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Low Bridge · Paul Smith
Liquid Sounds
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Paul Smith Trio - On a Clear Day
Paul Smith Piano
Joe LaBarbera Drums
Jim De Julio Bass
Paul played for Ella Fitzgerald for eleven years and when he wasn't on tour with her he often played as a solo at the Velvet Turtle in Redondo Beach CA. That's where I met him in the late 60's or early 70's. He was amazing with his somber look and able to talk baseball while playing the incredible piano I had ever heard. What a great artist he was.
published: 20 May 2018
Nice Work If You Can Get It
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Nice Work If You Can Get It · Paul Smith · Julius Kinsler · Abe Most · Ronny Lang · Tony Rizzi · G. & I. Gershwin
The Complete Liquid Sounds Sessions 1954-1958
℗ 2023 Fresh Sound Records
Released on: 2023-05-26
Composer: G. & I. Gershwin
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published: 25 May 2023
The Grump
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The Grump · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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published: 15 Nov 2014
I'll Take Romance
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I'll Take Romance · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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published: 15 Nov 2014
Dandy
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Dandy · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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published: 15 Nov 2014
Have You Met Miss Jones
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Have You Met Miss Jones · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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published: 15 Nov 2014
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
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Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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This Can't Be Love · Paul Smith
Liquid Sounds
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Composer: Rodgers
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This Can't Be Love · Paul Smith
Liquid Sounds
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Composer: Rodgers
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This Can't Be Love · Paul Smith
Liquid Sounds
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Mountain Greenery · Paul Smith
Liquid Sounds
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Liquid Sounds
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Mountain Greenery · Paul Smith
Liquid Sounds
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Low Bridge · Paul Smith
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Low Bridge · Paul Smith
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Paul Smith Piano
Joe LaBarbera Drums
Jim De Julio Bass
Paul played for Ella Fitzgerald for eleven years and when he wasn't on tour with her he often played as a...
Paul Smith Piano
Joe LaBarbera Drums
Jim De Julio Bass
Paul played for Ella Fitzgerald for eleven years and when he wasn't on tour with her he often played as a solo at the Velvet Turtle in Redondo Beach CA. That's where I met him in the late 60's or early 70's. He was amazing with his somber look and able to talk baseball while playing the incredible piano I had ever heard. What a great artist he was.
Paul Smith Piano
Joe LaBarbera Drums
Jim De Julio Bass
Paul played for Ella Fitzgerald for eleven years and when he wasn't on tour with her he often played as a solo at the Velvet Turtle in Redondo Beach CA. That's where I met him in the late 60's or early 70's. He was amazing with his somber look and able to talk baseball while playing the incredible piano I had ever heard. What a great artist he was.
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Nice Work If You Can Get It · Paul Smith · Julius Kinsler · Abe Most · Ronny Lang · Tony Rizzi · G. & I. Gershwin
The Comple...
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Nice Work If You Can Get It · Paul Smith · Julius Kinsler · Abe Most · Ronny Lang · Tony Rizzi · G. & I. Gershwin
The Complete Liquid Sounds Sessions 1954-1958
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Composer: G. & I. Gershwin
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Nice Work If You Can Get It · Paul Smith · Julius Kinsler · Abe Most · Ronny Lang · Tony Rizzi · G. & I. Gershwin
The Complete Liquid Sounds Sessions 1954-1958
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Composer: G. & I. Gershwin
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The Grump · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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The Grump · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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The Grump · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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I'll Take Romance · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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I'll Take Romance · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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I'll Take Romance · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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Dandy · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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Cool and Sparkling
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Dandy · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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Have You Met Miss Jones · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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Have You Met Miss Jones · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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Have You Met Miss Jones · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
℗ 2014 Smith & Co.
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Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
℗ 2014 Smith & Co.
Released on: 2014-08-26
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Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
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This Can't Be Love · Paul Smith
Liquid Sounds
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Composer: Rodgers
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Mountain Greenery · Paul Smith
Liquid Sounds
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Low Bridge · Paul Smith
Liquid Sounds
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Paul Smith Piano
Joe LaBarbera Drums
Jim De Julio Bass
Paul played for Ella Fitzgerald for eleven years and when he wasn't on tour with her he often played as a solo at the Velvet Turtle in Redondo Beach CA. That's where I met him in the late 60's or early 70's. He was amazing with his somber look and able to talk baseball while playing the incredible piano I had ever heard. What a great artist he was.
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Nice Work If You Can Get It · Paul Smith · Julius Kinsler · Abe Most · Ronny Lang · Tony Rizzi · G. & I. Gershwin
The Complete Liquid Sounds Sessions 1954-1958
℗ 2023 Fresh Sound Records
Released on: 2023-05-26
Composer: G. & I. Gershwin
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The Grump · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
℗ 2014 Smith & Co.
Released on: 2014-08-26
Music Publisher: Copyright Control
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I'll Take Romance · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
℗ 2014 Smith & Co.
Released on: 2014-08-26
Music Publisher: Bourne Co
Music Publisher: Bambalina Music Publishing Company
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Dandy · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
℗ 2014 Smith & Co.
Released on: 2014-08-26
Music Publisher: Copyright Control
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Have You Met Miss Jones · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
℗ 2014 Smith & Co.
Released on: 2014-08-26
Music Publisher: WB Music Corp
Music Publisher: Williamson Music Company
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Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man · The Liquid Sounds Of Paul Smith
Cool and Sparkling
℗ 2014 Smith & Co.
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Smith is the eldest of three children, and was educated at Northfield School. He briefly worked as an art teacher at Stockton Riverside College before he was asked to join the band. He attended Newcastle University completing a BA and MA following a 1-year Foundation Studies course at Cleveland College of Art & Design in Hartlepool.
Maxïmo Park released their debut album on Warp Records in 2005 and Smith continues to perform and record with the band. He is known for his energetic and passionate performances. Away from the band, he has collaborated with poet Lavinia Greenlaw on a musical adaptation of her poem, 'Essex Kiss', as well as composing a 26-minute a cappella piece of music for Great North Run Culture. The work is entitled, 'A Mind Full Of Nothing But Continue' and was performed live in 2013 at Sage Gateshead.