Liam Smith

The last twelve months have been a bit of a blur. When you’re working in music & you’re right amongst it - it’s kinda hard to appreciate what’s happening in the moment. January is usually the month I take a step back and reflect. The last twelve months I’ve worked alongside the most talented & inspiring creatives & artists. It’s truly a blessing to be able to help capture these moments & to collaborate with so many people worldwide. Thanks to everyone who’s been along for the ride across DJ Mag & Mutual Friends. The last showreel I put together was in 2022 - I had this one ready to go then Fred had to do thattt on Friday. We’ve come a long way. What’s next?

It’s finally out - a year in the making… Top 100 DJs: The World’s Biggest Music Poll 🍿 This has been such an exciting project to work on over the last year and a tireless effort from everyone at @djmagofficial to tell the amazing story of the Top 100 DJs poll - from a small postal vote, to the world’s most voted for music poll. The love, the hate, the boos, the sky dives, we got stuck in. Biased of course, but I honestly believe there’s no other documentary within the dance music space like this - especially one that can boast the cast we pulled off. A real pleasure to work with the world’s biggest artists and industry heads. Was lovely to celebrate at @britishfilminstitute last night for our official London premiere, a huge thanks to everyone who came down for the screening and watched me nervously mumble about the doc alongside some pros. Out now, exclusively on DJ Mag’s YouTube 🎬 📸 @benedictpriddy_

What a start to the year ❤️ Still on a high from opening R1 @fabriclondonofficial on Friday. Was amazing to see how full the room was by the end of my set, then the vibes were on point for the B2B with @lulahfrancs . So grateful for all the pals who arrived early to catch me. Huge thanks to the @semidelicious crew & fabric for the opportunity. Get me back in that booth 🙏 🎥 by @pilotpresents_

Memories from USB002 with Fred again.. This is how Madrid went down, from start to finish. Shot and edited on iPhone. __ #FredAgain #FredAgainFeed #USB002 #ContentCreator #ShotOniPhone

I took over 4,000 photos in Japan. Issy got a camera a few days before our trip and I selfishly couldn’t put it down the whole time (sorry!). I literally felt like a kid again with my first camera. Feeling inspired I’ve created this page to give them a home. Introducing the first batch - The People Of Japan. 🇯🇵

The most amazing bucket list trip to Japan: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara & Kamakura all in a week 🇯🇵 28 hours of travel 1 birthday celebrated 112 ‘Arigatou Gozaimasu’ exchanged 4 chopsticks wrongly used 2 tired tourists

Postcards from Miami 🌴 I travel to so many places cause of my camera, but rarely capture the places themselves. Took half a day away from the madness of music week to be a tourist.

MMW ain’t for the weak… 16 shoots 19 creatives 26 hours clocked in at Space Big shouts to the team for holding it down 🫡

I can’t believe this actually happened 🤯 I had to miss the USB show in Lyon back in October, when I found out Fred was going straight to Paris afterwards to play with Thomas I was gutted. Did I just miss my only chance to see Thomas Bangalter? The day after Ally Pally Night 2, we were editing and the conversation quickly turned to how last night with The Streets, Underworld and JME was ever going to be topped… I was actually convinced it wouldn’t… then Fred mentioned Thomas for the final show. I still didn’t think it was possible, then I saw the poster. Fuck… I was going to not only witness Thomas, but film him. One half of Daft Punk! The first 5 minutes of that set, I was just in pure shock… when ‘One More Time’ dropped me and Cayden just looked at each other like… is this happening? He’s playing Daft Punk!! People around us in tears. That Ally Pally run was once in a lifetime, Fred said multiple times ‘It’s just a pleasure to be in the room right now’ and honestly, there’s no better way to explain it. A real ‘what is my life’ moment. A huge shoutout to Charlie - that night was truly special - it’s not an easy task to convey that feeling over a video, but the edit puts you right back there. What a fitting way to see out the USB tour. As always, shouts to the crew: @charliehutchins @caydenakerman @samfoggvisuals @ieuan_thomas @cakesricaud @euansime @healiosol @pilotpresents_ ❤️

Today [March 10th] marks the end of Mutual Friends Creative Agency. Thank you to all of the creatives we have worked with over the last three years. It’s been a pleasure to work alongside such a talented and driven community thats been at the heart of everything we’ve built. Thank you to all our clients for trusting us, supporting us, and seeing the vision. We feel honoured to have captured so many important moments. As we move forward in our own directions, we’d love to stay connected. Liam, LJ & Cayden The Feeling Is 𝙈𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡.

USB002 complete. 21 shows. 12 cities. 48 creatives. Seriously proud of this one. It’s a bit surreal to say I just lead the multi-cam team on a worldwide Fred Again tour 🤯 Linking up with 48 amazing creatives from Mexico to Vancouver, NYC to London. This is exactly what I wanted to create with Mutual Friends. A huge thanks to everyone who’s worked with us on these shows. A special mention to Cayden. First in the venue, last out. King of the overnight edits. The McDonald’s fuelled machine. Big love to Fred’s team for the trust too. Lucy, Theo, Charlie, Maddie, Jeanie & Ellie. It’s been a pleasure. Wishing USB was really infinite. 📸 Mike Portlock

These two deserve their own post 🎤 Fred Again.. bringing out D Double E & JME. Double with the adlibs, JME spitting into my lens. Last shows of the USB tour this week. What a ride 🫡