Bryan Elijah Smith | June 6, 2021

605 Ave B,Opelika AL 36801

06 June, 2021

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Live music returns to The Sound Wall with Bryan Elijah Smith June 6, 2021 Bryan Elijah Smith is is an award winning singer-songwriter & producer based out of Virginia. Smith’s innate songwriting ability and haunting voice leave you with a sense of timeless nostalgia. With over 1,000 songs penned, crossing a wide array of genres, what gets produced has been compared to the likes of Bruce Springsteen to Kings of Leon to Gregory Alan Isakov. Smith recently won 2nd place in the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest 2019 where the title track to his new album, ‘In Through The Dark’, was 1 of 12 songs chosen out of 970 national entries. Smith has been a CASC finalist 2 years in a row (past finalist include Gillian Welch, Tift Merritt & Lera Lynn). 'In Through The Dark' won 1st place in the Unsigned Only 2019 international songwriting contest where there were 6,000 entries from over 100 countries. Judges included Aimee Mann, Robert Smith of The Cure, Garth Hudson from The Band and many more. 'In Through The Dark' also appears in a new NETFLIX series called 'Virgin River' which premiered December 2019. Subsequently the song was a 2020 Independent Music Awards nominee in the 'Used In Film/TV' category. Special opening set with GIA RAY! Joining Smith on tour will be Charlottesville, Virginia based singer-songwriter Gia Ray with debut album 'Bottom of the Barrel'. Recorded in a cabin off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, Gia's album is an eclectic mix of songs ranging from folk to rock to vintage country. To be released in June 2021, 'Bottom of the Barrel' will be available on both vinyl & CD. Doors 6pm *This event is BYOB LINKS: BRYAN ELIJAH SMITH WEBSITE : http://www.bryanelijahsmith.com GIA RAY WEBSITE: http://www.thegiaray.com