[3] Upon graduating from University of North Texas in 1997, Smith moved to Dallas where he DJ'ed on local community radio station KNON on the weekly Rockabilly Revue show with Cowhide Cole, while also filling in on the Texas Renegade Radio show occasionally.
Contributing artists included Pete Coatney (drums) of Jack Ingram's Beat Up Ford Band, Jake Erwin (bass) of The Hot Club of Cowtown, Seth Gibbs (banjo, bass, guitar), Joey Thompson (guitar, mandolin), Phillip Foster (piano, keys), Pete Stafford (lap steel), Bill Jeffery (trumpet), Tommy Hale (harmonica), Patrick Goforth (guitar), Stephen Brady Dieter (vocals), and Halleyanna Finlay (vocals).
Smith began playing Austin venues such as The Hole in The Wall, Saxon Pub, Jovitas, Sam's Town Point.
[9][10] Smith also collaborated with songwriters Seth Gibbs, Jon Chamberlain, Peter Stafford, Marc Hoegg, Nate Uhlmer, & Dan Shaw of The Tossers on Willy Vanilla's final album Gutted to the Studs, recorded in the same year.
[11][12] In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic Smith self recorded two EP's: Sings The Lonesome Bob Dylan followed by Sings The Man In Black JOHNNY CASH covering the songs of Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan, as well as releasing the EP LIVE!