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Smith and Hayes
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Smith and Hayes are studio professionals producing a number of local artists as well as commercial work in the Pacific Northwest. Together, their many years of performing and recording have resulted in a smooth, magical sound that has won them many fans from throughout the Pacific Northwest. Their forte' is their ability to play a wide range of tunes from The Beatles to classic rock, which feature their strong melodic harmonies. Their newest CD, “Changed By A Song”, has received rave reviews and promises to garner the band many new and devoted followers.
Clay Smith, first picked up the guitar at age 10 after hearing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. A very proficient arranger/composer, Clay plays piano, bass, drums, mandolin, banjo, and sings. Since establishing his first recording studio in Bend, Oregon in 1990, he has received many industry awards for song-writing, production, jingle composition and original music scores. And recently, as producer, earned a #1 hit on the Canadian Country Music Charts, as well as a top 10 hit as writer and producer.
Bill Hayes is a seasoned experienced performer. By the summer of 1965, he was in a band and playing at weddings, dances and parties. He spent his formative years as a musician throughout the 1960s in Los Angeles California performing all of the great rock and roll music from that era.
During the seventies, Hayes led a band that became a favorite with Clubs and countless college fraternity parties for UCLA and USC.
Being from Los Angeles he had an opportunity to perform at some of the most prestigious venues in California, such as The Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Hollywood, The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, The Sheraton Universal Hotel in Studio City and the famous Gladstone's For Fish in Malibu California.
In the eighties, Bill moved to Bend Oregon, where he has enjoyed a successful music career. Since moving to Oregon, Hayes has carefully built a reputation for not only strong musicianship and amazing vocal style (which has been compared to the sounds of Paul McCartney), but also for his attention to every detail of his performances.
His clients include some of the state's most coveted resorts such as Black Butte Ranch, Sunriver Lodge and Resort and The Bend Riverhouse, as well as many corporate, private and wedding clients from throughout the region.
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