BACKSTAGE

Thoughts & Reflections

A place to think out loud, in writing...

Your 'access pass' to the world behind my music

Backstage is where I share the thoughts, influences, and moments that shape my music — from creative process and production, to the artists, ideas, and experiences that continue to spark curiosity. It’s a place for reflection, storytelling, and the quieter observations that curiosity leads to.

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Knights in the Heights: How a Winter Project Became an Album

Knights in the Heights: How a Winter Project Became an Album

Knights in the Heights: How a Winter Project Became an AlbumBrad Goldsmith
Published on: 18/12/2025

I teamed up with Ron Smith during the winter of 2021 to record what we initially thought would be a few songs. As tends to happen when Ron and I work together, those few songs quickly turned into a full album.

The Artists Who Shaped Me: From Progressive Rock to Guilty Pleasures

The Artists Who Shaped Me: From Progressive Rock to Guilty Pleasures

The Artists Who Shaped Me: From Progressive Rock to Guilty PleasuresBrad Goldsmith
Published on: 10/12/2025

By my late teens, I realized I wasn’t built to stay within one genre. Good music is good music, and anything that makes me want to pick up an instrument and sing along feels like home.

How Heavy Metal Sparked My Love for Guitar: From Rap’s Fade to Metallica’s Rise

How Heavy Metal Sparked My Love for Guitar: From Rap’s Fade to Metallica’s Rise

How Heavy Metal Sparked My Love for Guitar: From Rap’s Fade to Metallica’s RiseBrad Goldsmith
Published on: 03/12/2025

Rap felt raw and genuine when it first emerged, but as it quickly became commercial, something essential faded for me. Around that same time, a close friend played me a band that rewired everything again — Metallica.

How Breakdancing, Rap, and Futuristic Sounds Shaped My Early Musical Identity

How Breakdancing, Rap, and Futuristic Sounds Shaped My Early Musical Identity

How Breakdancing, Rap, and Futuristic Sounds Shaped My Early Musical IdentityBrad Goldsmith
Published on: 27/11/2025

Music has always had a way of grabbing hold of me. I still remember hearing Herbie Hancock’s Rockit for the first time — it blew my mind wide open. Suddenly I’d discovered a world of beat-driven, futuristic sounds with something bold and rebellious on top.

Every chapter of my musical life are just pieces of the same thread — the one that runs from childhood wonder to every note I play today. Every song I play carries a little of where I’ve been, and a little of what I’m still discovering.

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