Smitty Dogan

My name is Dylan Smith. I'm an artist and musician from Alaska. When I'm operating in my element I just write whatever I'm compelled to. What that entails is a myriad of things that is ultimately irrelevant, because it ultimately boils down to intuition, and experience shows trying to contort or quantify the process makes both the work and myself worse for wear.

I have 3 or 4 "piles" that my work gets put in after I create it:
- Vector (overtly rock)
- Glister (generally soundtrack-ish, but not explicitly orchestral)
- Mediations (ambient meditational soundscapes using my guitar)
- Opus (a solemn world building project I've been tinkering at for over a decade now)

I also occasionally do video game music arrangements and covers, generally with the intent of retaining the "spirit" of the original, without changing the vibe into something entirely different.