Mike Smith is an English musician.
He gained experience as a studio musician, playing and touring with
The Brand New Heavies
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.
Smith is a member of the
Gorillaz
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live band, being the only other constant live member since the band's debut, the other being co-founder and singer
Damon Albarn
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. He is also an arranger of film scores including ''
The Kid Who Would Be King
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'' and ''
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon''.
References
External links
* http://mikesmithmusic.co.uk/ official site
English composers
English rock keyboardists
British male saxophonists
English rock saxophonists
English music arrangers
Living people
Alumni of Leeds College of Music
21st-century saxophonists
21st-century British male musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Gorillaz members
Place of birth missing (living people)
The Brand New Heavies members
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