1)Steve Smith is an American drummer.

2) Steve Smith is a British House musician.




1)Steve Smith (born on August 21, 1954 in Brockton, Massachusetts) is an American drummer.

He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He played with jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty before joining the rock band Journey during Journey’s most commercially successful period (1978-1985) and on their 1996 comeback album Trial by Fire, as well as Journey offshoot The Storm.

He has played with pop artists such as Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli, Savage Garden, Bryan... (+) expand

1)Steve Smith is an American drummer.

2) Steve Smith is a British House musician.




1)Steve Smith (born on August 21, 1954 in Brockton, Massachusetts) is an American drummer.

He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He played with jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty before joining the rock band Journey during Journey’s most commercially successful period (1978-1985) and on their 1996 comeback album Trial by Fire, as well as Journey offshoot The Storm.

He has played with pop artists such as Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli, Savage Garden, Bryan Adams, world musicians such as Zakir Hussain, and with various jazz musicians and groups including Mike Mainieri’s Steps Ahead, Wadada Leo Smith, Tom Coster, Ahmad Jamal, Dave Liebman, Larry Coryell, Victor Wooten, Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Scott Henderson, Frank Gambale, Stuart Hamm, Dweezil Zappa, Anthony Jackson, Aydin Esen , George Brooks, Michael Zilber, Steve Marcus, Andy Fusco, Kai Eckhardt, Lee Musiker, Howard Levy, Oteil Burbridge, Jerry Goodman, and Bill Evans. Steve’s own jazz group is Vital Information.

In 2001 Modern Drummer Magazine named Steve as one of the Top 25 Drummers of All Time, in 2002 he as voted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame, and finally in 2003 his Hudson Music DVD “Steve Smith Drumset Technique - History of the U.S. Beat” was voted #1 Educational DVD of 2003. Also in 2003, Steve Smith and Buddy’s Buddies — the Buddy Rich alumni quintet — released two CDs on the Tone Center label that were recorded live at the famous London jazz club Ronnie Scott’s; “Very Live at Ronnie Scott’s Set One & Set Two.”

2) Steve Smith is a British House musician most notable for being one of the members of the band Dirty Vegas.

In 1992, Steve auditioned for a band called Higher Ground, and was taken on as a percussionist. Shortly after joining the bands lead singer left, and Steve stepped forward to take his spot.

After the split of Higher Ground, Steve moved from London to Ibiza, where he wrote song called “Days Go By”. Shortly after writing this song, he ran into an old friend and DJ, Paul Harris. Paul had been working with a friend named Ben Harris (no relation). The three of them got together and formed the band Dirty Vegas. The song “Days Go By” went on to win a Grammy Award.


After Dirty Vegas’ break-up, Steve decided to continue his musical career. He is releasing his first solo album, entitled “This Town” on February 18, 2008. The album is being released on Steve’s own music label, “G.A.S. Records” (-) collapse