Michael Smidi Smith

Another incredibly inspiring night at this year's BMI Film and TV awards. Congrats to Theodore Shapiro, BMI's 2026 Icon Award winner. Great to see old friends and nice to make some new ones! @headsetsmusic @bmi

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! #songwriter #recordproducer #musicpublishing @disraelite @nmpaorg

Nothing like the real thing.

At the office

Jo MacKenzie, Jerry Flowers, and Sam Vendig! So much talent in this picture! Jerry and I met in Nashville a million years ago and started our careers in Keith Urban's band. Jerry went on to play with Keith for years, and has written 6 #1 hits with Sam Hunt, Jason Aldean, Billy Currington and Ryan Hurd/Maren Morris. Incredible bass player, sings his face off, and one of the funniest humans in TN. Glad that he was able to make some time for Sam and Jo last month.

Brilliant and adorable new animated series Magicampers premiered yesterday on Disney Jr! I co-wrote and produced the theme song with the talented Paula Winger and show creator, Obie Scott Wade. This song was especially meaningful to me because my young daughter Grace was able to sing some vocals as I was producing it with Paula. (If you listen carefully, you might be able to hear her in the group sections.) Tom Denney, thanks for your creative guidance through the music revisions. So great to work with you. Kenny Echizen on guitar, Chris Tedesco on trumpet, and the one and only Brian Malouf on mastering duty. Huge thank you to Ezra Weisz vocal director for the actor vocal sessions. Watching Ezra work with the cast was incredible. Thank you Molly Kaye for bringing us this great opportunity and Mark K at Disney for always being a rock star. (From Tom Denney, Executive Producer) Created by Obie Scott Wade, directed by Daniel Dubuis, written by Ashley Mendoza, Simon Nicholson & Elizabeth Schub Kamir and a host of other great writers, art direction from David Fauré and score by Christophe Henrotte. Made by the excellent folks at OuiDo! Productions and TNZPV Productions & Studio with executive producer Sandrine Nguyen, creative producer Muriel Achery, head of production Thierry Pinardaud and the production team of Stephanie Merida & Mélissa Métais and the sound artists at Studio MAIA. And not forgetting the amazing voice cast, directed by Ezra Weisz. Shout out all the other members of the Disney EMEA team who worked so hard to bring this show to life. Thank you to Orion Ross, Shamik Majumdar, Karen Doyle & Gerardo Orlando, Fazilet A. Quinn Hamilton, Shoneeze da Fonseca and Amelia Waldock. @disneyjr @disneyplus @paulawinger @kennyechizen @obiescottwade @ezraweisz @araceliprasarttongosoth @itsbenjaminmackey @curlycelly @themasonblomberg @ouido.productions @tnzpv_animation @danieldubuis @molkaye mookalicious13 #magicampers @brianmalouf @ceeteetrumpet

Best of luck to all of our USC GRAMMY® nominees! Tonight's the night!! @grantsongs @charliehallock_ @franklookinland @jvse_ @johnclarkmaythethird @joey_md_ @evanmpruett @matttfoster @uscthorntonmusicproduction @uscthorntonpopularmusic @jasonkingsays @seanholtmusic

These voices!!!! Wonderful night with Hannah Parrott, Tony Jones and his gifted group of singers.

I VOTED! ✨ The GRAMMY is music’s only peer-voted award, chosen by creators like us: artists, songwriters, producers, engineers, musicians, and composers. 🎶 Every vote helps shape GRAMMY history and determines who takes home a GRAMMY at the 2026 Awards. 📣 As Voting Members, we honor the integrity of this process by voting based solely on artistic and technical excellence. Listen widely, respect your peers, and vote with intention. 🗳️ Final Round Voting for #GRAMMYS is open December 12, 2025 – January 5, 2026. 👉 Fellow Recording Academy Voting Members: fulfill your responsibility, make your voice heard, and cast your votes. Music’s future is in our hands. #grammys

Successful CAHA weekend for the boys. 3 wins and a tie. The San Jose facility is incredible. @jrkings18uaa @aidancantsk8 @chris_donell2

Ten of my former USC Music Production and Pop students are 2026 GRAMMY® nominees! They wrote, produced, engineered, sound designed, and mixed tracks for Doja Cat, Alex Warren, Justin Bieber, Haim, Tyler The Creator, Linkin Park, Destin Conrad, FLO, and RÜFÜS DU SOL. Texting former students to say “Congrats on your GRAMMY® nomination” has to be one of the best feelings in the world. Couldn’t be more proud of these insanely talented humans. #grammynominations #dojacat #justinbieber #linkinpark #flo #rufusdusol #haim #tylerthecreator #producerlife #songwriter #music