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Michael Smith (sprinter)
Michael, Mick or Mike Smith may refer to: Arts * Michael A. Smith (photographer) (1942–2018), American photographer * Michael E. Smith (artist) (born 1977), American sculptor * Michael Paul Smith (1950–2018), American artist and photographer * Michael Smith (performance artist) (born 1951), American performance artist Entertainment Film and television *Michael Bailey Smith (born 1957), American film and television actor *Mike Smith (actor) (born 1972), Canadian actor, screenwriter, comedian and musician *Michael Smith (director), American film and television series director *Valentine Michael Smith, chief character in ''Stranger in a Strange Land'' Music * Michael Joseph Smith (born 1938), American classical composer and pianist * Michael Peter Smith (1941–2020), American songwriter and performer * Michael S. Smith (drummer) (1946–2006), American jazz drummer *Michael W. Smith (born 1957), American Christian singer and musician *Michael L. Smith (born 1953), known as Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael A
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (fashion designer), Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers Byzantine emperors *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I *Michael II (770–829), called "the Stammerer" and "the Amorian" *Michael III ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Smith (drummer)
Mike Smith (born July 16, 1971, in The Bronx, New York City) is an American musician, best known as the founding member and former drummer of the New York–based technical death metal band Suffocation. He performed on their 1990 demo ''Reincremated'', the 1991 EP, ''Human Waste'', their 1991 debut album '' Effigy of the Forgotten'', and their 1993 album ''Breeding the Spawn''. He then departed from the band and was subsequently replaced before the bands departure from the scene in 1998. Smith returned when Suffocation reformed in 2002 after a four-year hiatus and performed on their 2004 release, '' Souls to Deny'', their 2006 self-titled album, and 2009's Blood Oath. Smith (as a member of Suffocation) was Inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2011. Smith left Suffocation for the second time in February 2012. Smith is a drum instructor and hired studio musician. He has lent his drumming to the song "Dawn of a Golden Age" on '' Roadrunner United: The All Star Sess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Prestwood Smith
Mike Prestwood Smith is a sound engineer. Smith and his fellow sound engineers are nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for the 2013 film '' Captain Phillips''. He was also nominated for a British Academy Film Award The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs or BAFTA Awards, is an annual film award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to f ... in the category Best Sound for the film '' Mission: Impossible – Fallout''. His nomination was shared with Gilbert Lake, James Mather and Chris Munro. He has worked on over 100 films since 1996. References External links * Living people American audio engineers Best Sound BAFTA Award winners Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-audio-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Farris Smith
Michael Farris Smith is an American writer from Mississippi. As of 2023, Smith has published seven novels: ''The Hands of Strangers'' (2011), ''Rivers'' (2013), ''Desperation Road'' (2017), ''The Fighter'' (2018), ''Blackwood'' (2020), ''Nick'' (2021), and ''Salvage This World'' (2023). Early life and education Michael Farris Smith was born in McComb, Mississippi. He was raised in a deeply religious family; Smith's father was a Southern Baptist minister. His family moved around many times when he was young, eventually settling in Magnolia, Mississippi. Smith attended South Pike High School and graduated from Parklane Academy in 1988. He played baseball at Southwest Mississippi Community College. He earned a B.A. from Mississippi State University, an M.Ed. from William Carey College and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi. After graduating from Mississippi State, Smith spent several years living abroad in Switzerland and France. He began writing fiction w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael V
Michael V may refer to: * Michael V Kalaphates (1015–1042), Byzantine Emperor *Coptic Pope Michael V of Alexandria (fl. 1145–1146) * Michael V. (born 1969), Filipino actor and comedian {{hndis, Michael 05 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Smith (chef)
Michael Dixon Smith is an American-born Canadian chef and cookbook writer. He has hosted ''The Inn Chef'', ''Chef at Home'', and judged on ''Chopped: Canada'' on the Food Network (Canada), Canadian Food Network. Smith is Prince Edward Island's Food Ambassador, a nutritional activist, and an advocate for sustainable home cooking and farm-to-table cuisine. Career At age seventeen, Smith started cooking in kitchens while attending art school. Within five years he was the Chef de cuisine, Head Chef at a large, upscale bistro. He then enrolled at The Culinary Institute of America, where he graduated second in his class. After graduation, Smith worked in Michelin Guide, Michelin three-star restaurants in Europe, as well as kitchens in South Africa, the Caribbean, and New York City. Smith relocated to Prince Edward Island with the desire to cook sustainably by building a garden and developing partnerships with local farmers and fishermen. Smith started as a chef at The Inn at Bay For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Marshall Smith
Michael Paul Marshall Smith (born 3 May 1965) is an English novelist, screenwriter and short story writer who also writes as Michael Marshall, M. M. Smith and Michael Rutger. Biography Born in Knutsford, Cheshire, Smith moved with his family at an early age to first Illinois and then Florida. When he was seven, the family moved again, this time to South Africa, and then to Australia before eventually returning home to England in 1973. He was educated in Chigwell and at King's College, Cambridge, where he studied Philosophy, Social and Political Science, and became involved with the Cambridge Footlights. Under the pseudonym of Michael Rutger, he became a comedy writer and performer on the BBC Radio 4 series '' And Now in Colour'', which ran for two series. Between 2002 and 2004, he also co-wrote material for two series of surreal comedy '' Dare to Believe''. Writing career Smith's first published story was "The Man Who Drew Cats", which won the British Fantasy Award in 1991 for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Smith
Michael Smith, usually referred to as Mikey Smith (14 September 1954 – 17 August 1983), was a Jamaican dub poet. Along with Linton Kwesi Johnson, and Mutabaruka, he was one of the best-known dub poets. In 1978, Smith represented Jamaica at the 11th World Festival of Youth and Students in Cuba. His album ''Mi Cyaan Believe It'' includes his poem of the same title. He had left-anarchist leanings and Rastafarian sympathies, and was allegedly murdered by political opponents associated with the right-wing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) after he had heckled the Jamaican Minister of Culture at a political rally on 17 August 1983. Life and work Born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1954, Smith was educated at Kingston College and the St. George's College Extension School. He also studied at the Jamaican School of Drama with Jean "Binta" Breeze and Oku Onuora. Some of Smith's work was released by Linton Kwesi Johnson on his LKJ label. Smith appeared on the BBC television series ''Ebony'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Smith (author)
Michael Smith (born 1946) is a British author and journalist specialising in the history of polar exploration. Early life Michael Smith was born in 1946 and raised in London. Career Smith began writing about Antarctic and Arctic exploration after a successful career as an award-winning journalist in London. He was twice named Industrial Journalist of the Year (1987 and 1992). He is a Life Member of the National Union of Journalists. From 1978–1989, Smith worked at ''The Guardian'' as an industrial editor, political correspondent and transport editor. From 1990–91 he worked at ''The Standard'' as a city editor. From 1992–95 he worked at ''The Observer'' (1992–95) as industrial editor and business editor. Michael Smith's first book, ''An Unsung Hero - Tom Crean'' was a notable success when first published in 2000 and became the No 1 best-selling non-fiction book in Ireland. The biography of Tom Crean was responsible for raising awareness of the role played by Irishmen in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Smith (poet)
Michael Smith (1942–2014) was an Irish poet, author and translator. A member of Aosdána, the Irish National Academy of Artists, Michael Smith was the first Writer-in-Residence to be appointed by University College, Dublin and was an Honorary Fellow of UCD. He was a poet who gave a lifetime of service to the art of poetry both in English and Spanish. He has been described as a classical modernist, a poet of modern life. Smith founded New Writers Press in Dublin in 1967 (together with Trevor Joyce and his wife, Irene Smith) and was responsible for the publication of over seventy books and magazines. He was the founder and editor of the influential literary magazine ''The Lace Curtain.'' From 1984 to 1989 he was a member of the Arts Council. He has translated into English and published some of the most difficult and exhilarating poets in Spanish, including Federico García Lorca, Pablo Neruda, Miguel Hernández (Unceasing Lightning) and the two great Spanish masters of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amen Corner (band)
Amen Corner were a Welsh rock group formed in Cardiff, Wales. They are best known for their hits " Bend Me, Shape Me" (1968), "High in the Sky" (1968) and the chart-topper " (If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" (1969). Career The band, formed in late 1966, was named after The Amen Corner, a weekly disc spin at the Victoria Ballroom (later to become The Scene Club) in Cardiff, Wales, where every Sunday night Dr. Rock would play soul music from the United States. Initially they specialised in a blues and jazz-oriented style, but were steered by their record labels towards a more commercial sound. Their first hit was a rendition of " Gin House Blues". Their first singles and album appeared on Decca's subsidiary label, Deram, but they left at the end of 1968 to join Immediate, for which they had a No. 1, " (If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" in early 1969, followed by another Top 5 entry with the Roy Wood composition, "Hello Susie". After recording a final studio album, ''Farewell to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Smith (saxophonist)
Michael Smith is a British musician, arranger, musical director, music producer and composer. He is a frequent collaborator of musician Damon Albarn, having performed live with most of Albarn's projects including Blur, Gorillaz and The Good, the Bad & the Queen as well as in Albarn's solo band. Early life Smith grew up in Bridport, Dorset and cites his music teacher Rex Trevett as the reason he took up music. He obtained a 1st Class Degree in Jazz and Contemporary Music at the City of Leeds Leeds College of Music and a Post Graduate Degree in Jazz and Rock at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Music career Touring Musician Smith gained experience as a studio musician, playing and touring with The Brand New Heavies and Jamiroquai. In 2015 he was part of PJ Harvey's live music installation at Somerset House recording her album '' The Hope Six Demolition Project''. Blur Smith was originally hired as a saxophonist when Blur toured with a brass section in 1994. He later r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
