Shawn Smith

Shawn has produced and recorded seven studio albums of original music and many live recordings. Many of these records can be heard here, and instantly purchased and downloaded through the MusicStore tab to the left, or from his website, or through itunes. An active road-man, Shawn has toured through nearly every state in the U.S., and performs dozens of concerts and key-note talks each year at churches, youth gatherings, conferences, schools, and camps. Shawn's high-energy performances, dynamic musical range, and high quality sound and lighting systems are balanced with his down-to-earth, heartfelt, and often poignant stories of Giants of Faith in his life, many of whom he meets in his mission work in developing countries. Shawn feels called to share the Good News of God's grace in Christ through music, humor, personal stories of faith and, perhaps most importantly, in his everyday walk with the Lord. Shawn currently lives with his wife in West Palm Beach, FL. Mission Work: In addition to performing concerts, leading music, and keynoting at events full-time throughout the year, Shawn and his wife Damaris and spend about 3 months/year in Guatemala to prep and lead an annual mission trip held in June and July. The purpose of "Now Is the Time" missions is to share the love and hope of Jesus by serving orphans, and children living in extreme poverty in Guatemala. You can access some youtube videos and photos about their mission work by clicking the tabs above. Shawn and Damaris organize and host this mission of about 150 volunteers of all ages each summer. Because they feel blessed to be a blessing, and called to serve as volunteers, they raise financial support for themselves, and for the mission projects throughout the year. Would you like to help? To donate a high-efficiency stove, concrete floor, water filter, eye glasses, or to sponsor Shawn and Damaris, please visit: www.shawnsmith.com/donate. Since there is no administrative organization or overhead because all serve as volunteers, 100% of your donation will go to it's intended use. To sponsor a child in Guatemala and have 100% of your donation go directly to one of three local non-government organization in Guatemala working to keep orphans, and children living in extreme poverty in school, please visit: www.shawnsmith.com/missions and click "sponsor a child". Or, come join them in Guatemala! 2012 Registration will be limited to 160 team members ages 7-77: 40/week x 4 weeks in June and July. Dates for the 2012 mission will be announced soon on Shawn's website, and here on his Facebook page. For more mission info, please visit: www.shawnsmith.com/missions Finally, perhaps the best way to support Shawn and Damaris in their mission work, is to book Shawn for an event, or purchase his music, t-shirts, or songbooks. The more gigs and sales, the more time and resources Shawn and Damaris can put towards serving the least of these in mission. Contact Info is above, or you can visit shawnsmith.com. Bose L1 Sound Systems: Shawn is also proud to be contracted by Bose Corporation to serve as a Referral Specialist for the Bose L1 family of professional sound systems. Shawn was basically an early adopter and "evangelist" for this amazing sound system that truly changed his life, when Bose invited him to demonstrate and represent the Bose L1 for them. Since then, it's still the best sound system Shawn has ever heard, or sang through. He has personally purchased all 3 models, and uses one at every gig. Now, Shawn does occasional demonstrations at events, and basically gets a commission for each sale that is attributed to him by people ordering directly from Bose using a special 800# listed on his website, and by mentioning his name when ordering. If you know of a band, musician, church, school, drama group, or meeting hall that is need of a high-quality, portable, inexpensive sound system for rooms of 50-500 people, please consider sharing this info with them, and inviting them to order a Bose L1 through Shawn to receive free shipping, and a 45 day trial. Bose L1 systems range from $1,000-$3,250. More about the Bose L1 family of products including ordering information, online demo videos, and Shawn's own personal testimony can be found at: www.shawnsmith.com/bose Shawn Smith is a full-time performing songwriter, and keynote speaker. More info can be found at www.shawnsmith.com