Bryan Elijah Smith is an international award winning singer-songwriter based out of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Smith's unique and haunting vocals will leave you with a sense of timeless nostalgia. With nearly 2,000 songs written, 12 independent releases spanning various genres, his music has been compared to the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Colter Wall, Ray LaMontange and Gregory Alan Isakov. Smith is a two-time winner of the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest and his song 'In Through The Dark' is featured in the hit NETFLIX series 'Virgin River', which was also nominated for an Independent Music Award in the 'Used In Film/TV' category in 2020. 'In Through The Dark' won 1st place in the 'UNSIGNED ONLY' 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). Smith's latest singles 'One Shot' released 5/26/2023 and 'Colt 45' released 8/4/2023 are featured on SPOTIFY'S 'Morning Blues' Editorial Playlist. 'Colt 45' features Brad Barr from The Barr Brothers on electric slide guitar.