Ty Smith

Ty Smith is an American studio and internationally touring drummer.

Biography

Born January 2, 1977, and originally from Bethalto, Illinois, Smith taught himself to play the drums at the age of three and continued to study through high school. He studied many styles and techniques from an early age. At the age of 16, he started playing professionally in the local band Ultrafink and opened for such acts as Bloodhound Gang, Nerf Herder, W.A.S.P. and Goldfinger and also was placed in heavy rotation on the St. Louis radio station The Point.

Ultrafink opened for The Vandals in St. Louis in 1997 and Ty was approached by Joe Escalante, bass player of The Vandals, to fill in for their drummer Josh Freese while Freese was on tour with Devo. Ty subsequently toured with The Vandals on the 1997 Warped Tour.

Smith moved to Los Angeles in 1997 to pursue his music career and it was there he joined Jughead's Revenge as their touring and recording drummer. Guttermouth approached Ty a year later and he joined the band in 1998 and remained with them for nine years and five albums. Weary of their on and offstage antics, Ty ultimately called it quits with Guttermouth in 2006.