New York City  ·  Louisville, KY  ·  Berklee College of Music

Drummer  ·  Producer  ·  Writer  ·  Musical Director

Jacques
Smith II

Berklee College of Music  ·  Based in New York City

About

Jacques Smith II performing live

Versatile.
Reliable.
Musical.

Jacques Smith II is a professional drummer and producer from Louisville, Kentucky. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, he studied Professional Music with concentrations in Performance, Music Business, and Production & Engineering.

Comfortable across genres including funk, gospel, pop, blues, rock, jazz, country, and hip hop, Jacques brings a versatile, musical approach to every stage and studio he steps into. Now based in New York City, he tours, performs, produces, writes, and works as a sought-after session musician.

FunkGospelPop BluesRockJazz CountryHip Hop

Experience

Drummer

Elmiene

  • Played shows & live TV with the artist
  • Toured internationally with the artist
  • Learned full artist repertoire
  • Featured on "On The Radar" (4×)
  • On time to every rehearsal, soundcheck & performance
  • Worked productively with the full artist team

Musical Director

Kevin Holliday & Kirby

  • Controlled & edited all live playback
  • Constructed bands for the artist
  • Ensured band quality for every performance
  • Kept artist comfortable with sound & performance
  • Liaison with venues, networks & audio staff

Management

  • Negotiated eBay sync deal — commercial placement
  • Helped secure artist on tours
  • Got artist featured on "On The Radar" (1×)
  • Booked shows & handled all client emails

Songwriting Credit

Far Away

Yebba

Written by Yebba, James Francies, Malachi Mabson, A$AP Rocky, Charles Myers & Jacques Smith II

Listen on YouTube

Collaborations

Artists
Worked With

ElmieneYebba Smith A$AP RockyMahalia Paul RussellLo Jay KirbyTalia Da Godess Mono NeonKevin Holliday Leon KnightYellow Shoots Solomon FoxDwn To Mars

TV & Media

Tameron Hall

with Kirby

Live TV

Good Morning America

with Paul Russell

Live TV

The Late Show — Stephen Colbert

with Kevin Holliday

Live TV

VEVO

with Paul Russell

Video

On The Radar

Leon Knight, Yellow Shoots & Kevin Holliday

4× Featured

Taratata Show

with Elmiene

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Connect

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Booking

Let's Make
Music.

Available for sessions, tours, live performances & musical direction

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