Brent Smith - wikipedia Brent Smith For the football player, see Brent Smith ( American football ). Brent Smith Smith performing with Shinedown in 2018 Brent Stephen Smith ( 1978 - 01 - 10 ) January 10, 1978 ( age 40 ) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. Occupation Singer songwriter musician Years active 2001 -- present Partner ( s ) Teresa Collier Children Musical career Genres Alternative rock hard rock post-grunge alternative metal Instruments Vocals guitar drums Labels Atlantic Roadrunner Associated acts Shinedown Website shinedown.com Brent Stephen Smith ( born January 10, 1978 ), is an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead vocalist of the band Shinedown. Contents 1 Early life 2 Personal life 3 Musical career 4 Discography 4.1 Shinedown 4.2 Other 5 References 6 External links Early life Brent Smith was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and is an only child. Personal life Smith was in a relationship with Teresa Collier until February of 2016. They had one son together, Lyric Santana Smith. Smith struggled with drugs, alcohol, and his weight. Smith eventually lost weight through exercise and a healthier diet. Smith says that both his girlfriend and son inspired him to lose weight. Musical career Prior to fronting the rock band Shinedown, Smith had a high school band named Blind Thoughts and later was the lead singer in a band called Dreve, which Atlantic Records had signed. Atlantic Records forced Brent to either find another band or lose his record deal. He made Shinedown shortly after. He then went to Los Angeles, California to record with well - known producer Desmond Child. Shortly after returning home to Knoxville, Tennessee, Atlantic dropped the band but retained Smith. He was soon given a developmental contract by Atlantic Records. Smith moved to Jacksonville, Florida and began working on the project in 2001. Smith performing with Shinedown in 2012 The first member he recruited was bassist Brad Stewart, through local Jacksonville music producer Pete Thornton. Smith and Stewart began recording demos together in a small local studio, whose owner recommended they meet with her fiancé, guitarist Jasin Todd, who Smith brought in as the third member. The original lineup was rounded out by drummer Barry Kerch, who was the seventh drummer the band had auditioned for the spot. The four worked together on creating demos, and submitted their work - in - progress material to Atlantic, who approved of the material and green - lighted a full - length album. The band 's debut album, Leave a Whisper was released May 27, 2003. The album was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA in the United States, indicating sales of over one million. Shinedown has since released four more studio albums, Us and Them ( 2005 ), The Sound of Madness ( 2008 ), Amaryllis ( 2012 ) and Threat to Survival ( 2015 ). In 2014, Smith and Zach Myers started an acoustic side project called Smith & Myers. Smith performing with Shinedown in 2016 In early 2016, the band started recording their sixth album, as they revealed in an interview with Wes Styles of the 97.7 WQLZ radio station. The album, Attention Attention, was released on May 4, 2018. The first single off the album, titled `` Devil '', was released on March 7, 2018. Discography Shinedown Main article : Shinedown discography Leave a Whisper ( 2003 ) Us a Them ( 2005 ) Sound of Madness ( 2008 ) Amaryllis ( 2012 ) Threat to Survival ( 2015 ) Attention Attention ( 2018 ) Other Halestorm `` Here 's to Us ( Guest Version ) ( feat. Slash, Brent Smith, Wolfgang Van Halen, Myles Kennedy, James Michael, Tyler Connolly, David Draiman & Maria Brink ) '' ( The Strange Case Of... ( Reissue Version ) ) In This Moment `` Sexual Hallucination ( feat. Brent Smith ) '' ( Black Widow ) Apocalyptica `` Not Strong Enough ( feat. Brent Smith ) '' ( 7th Symphony ) Dreve ( Brent 's Previous band ) References Jump up ^ `` Shinedown, Seether + Breaking Benjamin Lead ' NOW That 's What I Call Rock ! ' Compilation ''. Loudwire. Jump up ^ `` Interview - Brent Smith Of Shinedown ''. Crypticrock.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Shinedown Leave a Whisper ''. AllMusic. Jump up ^ `` Shinedown bringing acoustic tour to Tampa 's Straz Center Tampa Bay Times and tbt * ''. Tampabay.com. September 14, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Smith, Brent Stephen. `` Songwriter / Composer : SMITH BRENT STEPHEN ''. Broadcast Music, Inc. ( BMI ). Retrieved August 4, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Brent Smith Discography ''. Discogs.com. Jump up ^ `` Shinedown ''. AllMusic. Jump up ^ `` Q&A with Shinedown 's Brent Smith ''. Baltimoresun. Jump up ^ `` Shinedown Singer Reflects on Being Only Child and ' Second Chance ' ''. Noisecreep.com. Jump up ^ Fell, James ( January 12, 2013 ). `` Brent Smith of Shinedown cleans up and slims down ''. LA Times. Retrieved August 20, 2018. Jump up ^ Karki, Ashmita ( September 11, 2016 ). `` Brent Smith reveals how his girlfriend Teresa and his son Lyric Santana Smith changed his life ''. Retrieved August 20, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Interview with Shinedown ''. Metal-Rules.com. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 07. Jump up ^ name = bijog > bijog ( April 12, 2016 ). `` Brent Smith ''. bijog. Retrieved August 15, 2016. Jump up ^ Hester, James ( November 23, 2016 ). `` Rock Scars ''. iUniverse -- via Google Books. Jump up ^ `` Leave a Whisper - Shinedown - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Shinedown front man finds a new way of life during making of ' Amaryllis ' ''. Thedailytimes.com. Jump up ^ `` Smith & Myers ''. AllMusic. Jump up ^ `` Shinedown to release next Album in April 2018 ''. July 12, 2017. External links Official website Shinedown 's Myspace Profile Interview @ smnews.com Shinedown Brent Smith Barry Kerch Zach Myers Eric Bass Jasin Todd Brad Stewart Nick Perri Studio albums Leave a Whisper Us and Them The Sound of Madness Amaryllis Threat to Survival Attention Attention EPs iTunes Session Acoustic Sessions Singles `` Fly from the Inside '' `` 45 '' `` Simple Man '' `` Burning Bright '' `` Save Me '' `` I Dare You '' `` Heroes '' `` Devour '' `` Second Chance '' `` Sound of Madness '' `` If You Only Knew '' `` The Crow & the Butterfly '' `` Diamond Eyes ( Boom - Lay Boom - Lay Boom ) '' `` Bully '' `` Unity '' `` Enemies '' `` I 'll Follow You '' `` Adrenaline '' `` Cut the Cord '' `` State of My Head '' `` Asking For It '' `` How Did You Love '' `` Devil '' Music DVDs Live from the Inside Somewhere in the Stratosphere Related articles Discography MusicBrainz : 5f3a6bb1 - 8376 - 4e13 - b4d3 - 8c31b1955903 VIAF : 145659654 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brent_Smith&oldid=856365935 '' Categories : American rock singers Living people People from Knoxville, Tennessee 1978 births Singers from Tennessee American heavy metal singers Shinedown members Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Norsk Polski Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 24 August 2018, at 18 : 08 ( UTC ). 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Question: who is the lead singer of the band shinedown
Answer: Brent Stephen Smith