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  • How I Achieve My (Not So) Perfect 'Fro - Duration: 2 minutes, 1 second.

    • 3 weeks ago
    • 25 views
    Folks are always asking me how I get my 'fro to look so "perfect". Well, I don't think it's perfect, but I'm generally pleased with her; she shows up when I need her! (Yes, my Afro is her own perso...
  • dreamtrip - Sy Smith (Afternoon In Harajuku) - Duration: 4 minutes, 48 seconds.

    • 5 months ago
    • 110 views
    Afternoon In Harajuku

    My friend Aya shows me around the famous shopping district of Harajuku in Tokyo! So I captured some images and clips and made this video featuring one of my older tunes as th...
  • Adventures In Paradise - Maunawili Falls Trail - Duration: 2 minutes, 34 seconds.

    • 6 months ago
    • 169 views
    So the other day, my good friend Caroline Campbell and I went on a Hawaiian mini-adventure to Maunawili Falls Trail! I figured I'd gather my snaps/pics and make a short movie about our trek! You'll...
  • Sy Smith's Blame It On The Boogie NYE Show! - Duration: 61 seconds.

    • 7 months ago
    • 184 views
    Despite the police sirens, no one was harmed during the filming of this announcement!

    #BlameItOnTheBoogie is going down this New Year's Eve, bringing in 2017 with a foot-stomp and a soul clap! It...
  • Sy Smith - Lovin' You (a cappella performance) - Duration: 2 minutes, 19 seconds.

    • 7 months ago
    • 714 views
    I've been listening to a lot of Minnie Riperton lately so I thought I'd mess around with her classic "Lovin' You" while finishing up last touches on my face before a performance. She is one of my m...
  • Chris Botti at Blue Note 8 - 2015 - Duration: 5 minutes, 29 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 414 views
  • Sy Smith - That's Way That Love Goes (Soul Food Theme Song) - Duration: 96 seconds.

    • 11 months ago
    • 1,388 views
    In my dressing room, this song came to my head while I was doing my make up for a show. So I decided to whip out the ACappella App and record a version of it.
    I originally recorded this song as a ...
  • Sy Smith - Lake Erie (piano/vocal) - Duration: 4 minutes, 31 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 416 views
    "Lake Erie" is the opening track to my good friend (and fantastic producer) Zo!'s latest LP "SkyBreak". Check out his album to hear the original recording. I love this song so much that I decided t...
  • Sy Smith w/ Chris Botti Band - That Ring - Duration: 2 minutes, 19 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 165 views
    Botti Band Shenanigans:

    So earlier today (May 13, 2016) in soundcheck, Ben Butler (guitar) was playing a groove that sounded familiar. I was like "Ben, that sorta sounds like one of my tunes, just...
  • Sy Smith - 1999 (Prince cover) - Duration: 60 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 369 views
    This is my first time using this Acapella app. My heart is aching, but singing this little bit made me feel good. It makes me feel good to know that I grew up with some of the best music ever made ...
  • Sy Smith - Fly Away With Me (rehearsal) - Duration: 3 minutes, 14 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 120 views
    Sy Smith rehearses her tune "Fly Away With Me" (from her LP "Conflict") with her band The Unit at Huntington Beach Library Theater. April 9, 2016

    Kyle Bolden- guitar
    Maurice Ellis - bass
    Kenneth K...
  • Sy Smith feat Lucia Micarelli - Pleasure Principle (Janet Jackson cover) - Duration: 4 minutes, 22 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 510 views
    Sy Smith's #SySingsJanet jazz tribute to classic Janet Jackson came to NYC on Dec 31, 2015! Violinist Lucia Micarelli (Treme) joins her for this swinging version of Pleasure Principle!

    Richie Goo...
  • Sy Smith - What Have You Done For Me Lately (Suite) - Duration: 9 minutes, 43 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 287 views
    "What Have You Done For Me Lately (Suite)" live from Blue Note Jazz Club, NY. In this rendition of Janet Jackson's classic, we go from a downtempo sexy steamer into a funky Dap Kings-esque situatio...
  • Sy Smith & Friends - Pleasure Principle (Janet Jackson cover, rehearsal) - Duration: 3 minutes, 23 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 462 views
    Sy Smith's "SySingsJanet" jazz tribute to Janet Jackson is steadily gaining popularity as she has played this show in LA, DC and now NYC! This is a clip of rehearsal at Blue Note NYC.

    Richie Goods...
  • Valerie Simpson joins Chris Botti & Sy Smith - Let's Stay Together - Duration: 113 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 326 views
    The legendary singer/songwriter Valerie Simpson, who was in the audience at the Blue Note NYC, graciously joins Chris Botti & Sy Smith for a rousing rendition of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together"! D...
  • Sy Smith -Let It Snow! (3x) Piano/vocal Performance - Duration: 2 minutes, 50 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 310 views
    When I was a kid, I used to get SO excited about Christmas, the holiday season and all-around winter (especially the possibility of SNOW DAYS!), that I used to play/sing carols when I was home alon...
  • Sy Smith - Control (Janet Jackson cover/rehearsal) - Duration: 2 minutes, 46 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 915 views
    So I had this crazy idea to somehow play this groove inspired by Mike Blankenship's "Living For The Future" and sing "Control" over it... It's nuts but it's pretty sweet. These cats obliged me, and...
  • Sy Smith - "Time" (acoustic performance) - Duration: 3 minutes, 11 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 96 views
    #10YearsOfSyberspace #SyberTales
    This is one of my favorite tunes from "The Syberspace Social"! I collaborated with two of my closest musical friends, keyboardist Printz Board and bassist Caleb Spe...
  • Sy Smith w/ Dominique Taplin - Bruise (acoustic performance) - Duration: 3 minutes, 56 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 115 views
    #10YearsOfSyberspace
    Track 14 - Bruise
    I had no idea how difficult it would be to write about this song. That's why I've been stalling with this post. But alas, I started this celebration of #TheSy...
  • Sy Smith - Turnstyles (acoustic performance) - Duration: 3 minutes, 44 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 129 views
    #10YearsOfSyberspace #SyberTales
    Track 13 - Turnstyles

    This is another tune that I wrote by myself, but I co-produced this with Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest, Lucy Pearl...I know that...
  • Sy Smith w/ Dominique Taplin - No Place Like Love (acoustic performance) - Duration: 3 minutes, 36 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 129 views
    #10YearsOfSyberspace
    Track 12 - "No Place Like Love"
    (Hear the album version here:
    https://itun.es/us/9FzIq)
    Sometimes songs just come from a really happy place. Like, really. And even though the c...
  • Sy Smith w/ Dominique Taplin - Stand Alone - Duration: 4 minutes, 20 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 159 views
    #10YearsOfSyberspace - Track 11 "Stand Alone" -
    (Listen to the album version here:
    https://itun.es/us/9FzIq)
    Compared to my later albums, I actually played and produced a lot on #TheSyberspaceSoc...
  • Sy Smith - Drop That - Duration: 3 minutes, 12 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 352 views
    #10YearsOfSyberspace
    First, I just wanna thank all of you for checking out my videos and posts about the 10th anniversary of #TheSyberspaceSocial. I've been having fun shooting these and even thou...
  • Sy Smith - Part Of The Night (acoustic performance) - Duration: 3 minutes, 15 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 117 views
    #10YearsOfSyberspace Track 9 - Part Of The Night
    (I couldn't remember who played what when I made this video, so I wanted to clarify here.)

    I wrote/recorded this song in 2004 (or maybe even 2003) ...
  • Sy Smith - Runnin' (Jah Child) Acoustic Performance - Duration: 2 minutes, 9 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 132 views
    #10YearsOfSyberspace Track 6 "Runnin' (Jah Child)" - I was working with Ali Shaheed Muhammad when I wrote this song, so I nervously brought it to him, hoping he wouldn't think it was weird or too i...
  • Sy Smith - SyberTales #1 - The story of Aquarius Rising - Duration: 5 minutes, 16 seconds.

    • 1 year ago
    • 342 views
    In celebration of the 10th anniversary of her album "The Syberspace Social", Sy Smith tells the story of meeting producer Nicolay and writing the song "Aquarius Rising" to one of his signature trac...
  • w/syberspace Sy Smith w/ Chris Botti - Live at The Egg - Albany! - Duration: 5 minutes, 47 seconds.

    • 2 years ago
    • 174 views
    w/syberspace Sy Smith w/ Chris Botti - Live at The Egg - Albany!
  • Sy Smith plays piano/sings "Greatest Weapon Of All Time" - Duration: 3 minutes, 53 seconds.

    • 2 years ago
    • 181 views
    Late night shenanigans w/ Sy Smith from her great room as she gets a little practice in for upcoming shows with Zo! & Carmen Rodgers! "Greatest Weapon Of All Time" is a song she co-wrote with FE Mu...
  • Sy Smith Practicing "The Train" for California Love Tour - Duration: 3 minutes, 38 seconds.

    • 2 years ago
    • 110 views
    Sy Smith performs piano/vocal version of "The Train" (from Zo!'s LP "ManMade") as she gets a little practice in for upcoming shows with Zo! and Carmen Rodgers in California! Don't miss your chance ...
  • Sy Smith "When I Think Of You" (Janet Jackson Cover) - Duration: 2 minutes, 40 seconds.

    • 2 years ago
    • 1,269 views
    Sy Smith plays/sings her simple but lovely arrangement of Janet's blissful tune! Catch Sy's live tribute to Miss Jackson on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at E. Spot Lounge in Studio City! Visit www.sysmith...
  • Sheila E. & Kat Dyson join Sy Smith for an epic go-go jam at the Black Friday Go-Go, Los Angeles!

    Sy Smith - Hot In Herre (w/ surprise guests Sheila E. & Kat Dyson!) - Duration: 8 minutes, 11 seconds.

    • 2 years ago
    • 1,065 views
    Sy Smith is joined by fellow funkster Kat Dyson on guitar and the legendary Sheila E. who hops up and smashes on percussion! By the end of this funk-a-thon, it's clearly TOO HOT IN HERRE!

    Band - C...
  • Sy Smith - Ooh Boy (Live from the Black Friday Go-Go, Los Angeles) - Duration: 3 minutes, 36 seconds.

    • 2 years ago
    • 669 views
    Sy Smith covers Rose Royce's "Ooh Boy" live at Fais Do Do in Los Angeles at her Black Friday Go-Go Concert!


    Band - Chante Carmel (vox), KT Townsend (keys), Stacey Lamont Sydnor (drums), Big Tone ...
  • Sy Smith featuring Rahsaan Patterson - Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) - Duration: 5 minutes, 32 seconds.

    • 4 years ago
    • 55,332 views
    The OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO for "Nights (Feel Like Gettin' Down)"
    Artist: SY SMITH featuring RAHSAAN PATTERSON
    Album: FAST AND CURIOUS
    Director/Editor/Ex.Producer/D.P.: Shawn Carter Peterson
    Associate...
  • Sy Smith & Zo @ LOLA in St.Louis,MO - Flight of the Blackbyrd - Duration: 8 minutes, 23 seconds.

    • 4 years ago
    • 242 views
    "Watch in HD"

    The stellar Sy Smith (vocals, synth bass) and Zo! (keys) perform "Flight Of The BlackBird" from Zo!'s album "SunStorm".

    Live at Lola in Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., 9/29/201...
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