Richard Smith-Beverly

“I am so thankful and thrilled to be releasing my first single this year - it seems like it’s been a long time coming - but I guess like every artist - it takes time to find the right sound.” Richard Smith-Beverly releases a holiday classic “Jingle Bells” with a new spin on iTunes and Amazon November 2015 via digital download. The single showcases a slick pop production reminiscent of a Justin Bieber or Mariah Carey record. The song features doo-wop style background vocals, lush strings, and a horn arrangement that is sure to be a jolly good time for all. “Jingle Bells” was mastered by Grammy-Award Winning mastering engineer Bob Ludwig at Gateway Studios. “I want to pinch myself because I still can’t believe that I am so fortunate enough to have worked with someone of his caliber.” “I really love this single - it makes me want to dance when I hear it - and I hope that it will make everyone around the world want to rock and dance when they hear it too.” The song will be one of five standards featured on the forthcoming LP that will comprise half standards and half originals. Full Christmas Album will be released in November 2015. 

“I honestly couldn’t say enough about my teachers who generously gave of their time and expertise; and who have shaped me into the musician I am today - I am eternally grateful for the energy spent, hard work, and investment in me.” Richard received his vocal training from the Baltimore School for the Arts under the tutelage of Joyce Hubbard and Robert Cantrall. He went on to study music composition in Philadelphia under commercial composers Rick Hall and Chuck Butler, the later of which trained him extensively in all genres of commercial production. Richard explored internet collaboration with Russian Sound Composer Roman Olegov which produced the song ”One More Night”; and in 2009 it spawned the album “Earth Elements” - a theme album that featured a Pop/Rock sound. “Collaborating with Roman was an awesome experience - I had the opportunity to explore a Pop/Rock sound and I was able to fuse my vocal arrangement over his production - which had a really cool Euro sound - and it was just fun to collaborate with someone from halfway around the world.” In December of 2011, Richard released a holiday classic featuring a more Pop/R&B sound that received a huge PopScore on the internet radio site Jango and sparked the idea for a full album.

“After realizing how many people loved the single “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” I decided to stick with a Pop/R&B sound for the next song I would record. This year, Richard returns with a new holiday single entitled “Christmas Is Only Christmas With You” that was just recorded in October of this year that will warm your hearts this holiday season. The single is stripped down to the basics and features an amazing jazz piano arrangement, opulent strings, and tells the story of a loved one coming home for Christmas. The single is one of many newly written holiday songs that will be featured on the forthcoming album. The song will be available for digital download between mid November and early December 2015. “I really love this new single, it warms my heart when I listen to it and definitely makes me think of the holidays when I hear it and I hope it will warm everyone’s heart around the world when they hear it too.”