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Byron Smith is an independent singer, songwriter and recording artist based in Melbourne, Australia.

He played in a number of Melbourne indie bands during the 1980s, including Thirteen at Midnight, featuring lead singer Greg Arnold. This band went on to become Things of Stone and Wood.

A music journalist, he was Features Editor on rock music magazine Juke for more than five years.

In 2020, Byron teamed up with Melbourne-based producer Carl Polke to record a number of songs at House of Noodle studios in Coburg, Victoria. Carl is a former musical director of Circus Oz, and plays in a bunch of Melbourne bands including electronic improvisational outfit The Confabulations, Los Cojones, and The Dirty Hanks featuring Fred Negro. Carl Polke is also a renowned record producer and recording engineer.

Byron's critically acclaimed debut solo single, ‘Safe from Home’, released in mid 2020, was picked up by dozens of ‘hottest new hit’ Spotify playlists and received tens of thousands of streams worldwide. He released further singles in 2020, including 'Unhappy Accident', 'Protest Song', and 'Set Me Free'.