He is the chair of woodwind and contemporary performance[1] at the UWA Conservatorium of Music at the University of Western Australia,[2] and a member of the Queensland-based Southern Cross Soloists.
In 2010, Smith entered Yale University, where he completed a master's degree in clarinet performance under the tutelage of David Shifrin.
[6] In 2013, Smith was appointed to the University of Western Australia as artist-in-residence and lecturer in contemporary performance.
[7] He appeared with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in October 2014, and performed and recorded Lachlan Skipworth's Clarinet Concerto.
[23] 2015 – Soloist on Lachlan Skipworth "Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra", nominated for the APRA-AMCOS "Symphonic Work of the Year" at the Art Music Awards, and winner of the Paul Lowen Prize (2016).
[24] 2016 – Churchill Fellow "To undertake intensive contemporary bass clarinet tuition with three renowned pedagogues and self directed professional development at the Banff Centre - Spain, USA, Canada"[25] William Barton Calling of the Earth (2016) With Southern Cross Soloists.
[26] Olivia Davies Intimate Distance (2018) With Louise Devenish, Lachlan Skipworth and Emily Green-Armytage.