Dom Smith (Journalist)
Life:
Dom Smith is journalist born in Beverley, East Yorkshire[1].
He currently edits the online publication Soundsphere magazine[2] which is based around alternative music and culture.
Dom has previously worked for Metro[3], The Quietus[4], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[5], DIY[6], WhatCulture[7] and others.
He is the brother of British racing driver, Guy Smith[8].
Dom was born with Cerebral Palsy[9] and walks with the aid of two sticks.
Work:
In 2012, Dom was awarded The National Diversity Award for Entrepreneurial Excellent (Disability Category)[10], and in the same year was invited to carry the Paralympic torch for York[11].
In 2013, was named on the Independent on Sunday's Happy List[12].
For Soundsphere, Dom has interviewed musicians from various genres, including the likes of The 1975[13], Judas Priest[14], Rammstein[15], Napalm Death[16], Joey Jordison[17], Filter[18] and others. He has also worked with sports entertainers including: Chris Jericho[19], Mick Foley[20], Ric Flair[21], Malakai Black[22] and more.
In recent years, Dom has moved Soundsphere's focus into film and popular culture, interviewing the likes of Alex Proyas (The Crow, Dark City)[23], Crispin Glover (Charlie's Angels, Willard, Back To The Future)[24] and others.
Dom hosts a wrestling podcast, Gimme A Hull Yeah[25], where he does regular livestreams for WWE, AEW and IMPACT events.
Music:
Dom is a drummer[26], and has toured Europe[27], and Asia (notably at Taiwan Death Fest[28]) with grindcore two-piece, The Parasitic Twins[29]. He is also in North Yorkshire-based industrial/post-punk studio project, Mary and The Ram[30] and has worked with the likes Howie Weinberg[31] (Nirvana, 30 Seconds To Mars), Dave Ogilvie[32] (Nine Inch Nails, Queen, Skinny Puppy), and John Fryer[33] (Depeche Mode, Stabbing Westward) as part of that project.
- ↑ https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/they-said-always-rocking-wobbling-1897079
- ↑ https://www.soundspheremag.com/author/dom-sphere/
- ↑ https://metro.co.uk/author/dom-smith-for-metro-co-uk/
- ↑ https://thequietus.com/articles/08835-alexander-tucker-favourite-albums?page=12
- ↑ https://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/author/dom/
- ↑ https://diymag.com/contributors/dom-smith
- ↑ https://whatculture.com/author/dom-smith
- ↑ https://waro.co.uk/le-mans-winner-guy-smith-talks-success-in-racing-greenlight-sports-supporting-young-drivers/
- ↑ http://www.attitudeiseverything.org.uk/professionals/professional-profiles/dom-smith
- ↑ https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/news/2012/dom-smith-wins-national-diversity-award-/
- ↑ https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/9888215.disabled-entrepreneur-dom-smith-to-carry-paralympic-torch/
- ↑ https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10394628.york-entrepreneur-named-on-independent-on-sundays-happy-list/
- ↑ https://www.soundspheremag.com/features/interview-the-1975/
- ↑ https://www.soundspheremag.com/features/interview-judas-priest/
- ↑ https://www.soundspheremag.com/features/five-minutes-withrammstein/
- ↑ https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/napalm_death_frontman_speaks_up_on_financial_realities_of_being_in_grindcore_band__how_close_they_came_to_breakup.html
- ↑ https://blabbermouth.net/news/slipknots-joey-jordison-talks-to-soundsphere-about-scar-the-martyr-audio
- ↑ https://blabbermouth.net/news/filter-interviewed-by-soundsphere-magazine-video
- ↑ https://www.soundspheremag.com/features/interview-chris-jericho-fozzy/
- ↑ https://www.soundspheremag.com/features/interview-mick-foley/
- ↑ https://www.soundspheremag.com/features/interview-ric-flair/
- ↑ https://www.sportskeeda.com/aew/news-malakai-black-discloses-goals-faction
- ↑ https://www.soundspheremag.com/features/interviews/alex-proyas-on-vidiverse-heretic-foundation-and-supporting-young-filmmakers/
- ↑ https://www.soundspheremag.com/features/interview-crispin-glover/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCegJYpGJ-x56UguoVHC3w2w
- ↑ https://wonderboxmetal.com/2019/05/28/interview-with-dom-smith-parasitic-twins-wobbling-about-rocking-out-soundsphere-2019/
- ↑ https://devolutionmagazine.co.uk/2018/11/29/news-hardcore-duo-parasitic-twins-hit-road-boycott-baptist/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=509601326493699
- ↑ https://www.gbhbl.com/band-interview-parasitic-twins/
- ↑ https://www.scottishmusicnetwork.co.uk/mary-and-the-ram-eclipse-video-29-november-2019/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_Weinberg
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Ogilvie
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fryer_(producer)