Nate Smith

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Nate Smith is a drummer, composer, & producer from Chesapeake, Virginia. His visceral, instinctive, and deep-rooted style of drumming has led to three GRAMMY® nominations and work with esteemed artists, including: Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, Brittany Howard, Van Hunt, The Fearless Flyers, Norah Jones, Chris Potter, and Somi. Smith fuses his original compositions with an eclectic mix of music, including everything from jazz to R&B to hip-hop to pop. His latest album, Kinfolk 2: See The Birds (released September 2021 on Edition Records) is the highly-anticipated follow up to his 2017 GRAMMY® Award-nominated album, Kinfolk: Postcards From Everywhere. In recent years, Smith’s viral videos have been viewed by millions of people, underscoring his popularity as one of the most influential drummers of his generation.

Top tracks

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AUTOMATIC
Nate Smith
AUTOMATIC
04:52
Writer: Lalah Hathaway / Composers: Nate Smith
09
From Here: Interlude
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
02:34
Composers: Nate Smith
02
Square Wheel feat. Kokayi & Michael Mayo
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
05:00
Composers: Nate Smith - Michael Mayo - C. Walker
09
I Burn for You feat. Amma Whatt
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
04:31
Composers: Sting
03
see you around
Ashley Cooke
shot in the dark
03:03
Writer: Ashley Cooke - Will Bundy - Brett Tyler / Composers: Ashley Cooke - Will Bundy - Brett Tyler
05
Don't Let Me Get Away feat. Stokley
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
04:55
Composers: Nate Smith - Amma Whatt Agyapon
01
Processional (for Aaron)
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
02:37
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
07
Spinning Down
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
08:40
Composers: Nate Smith
03
Bounce, Pts. I + II
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
05:33
Composers: Nate Smith
12
So Help Me Girl
HIXTAPE
HIXTAPE: Vol. 3: DIFFTAPE
03:30
Composers: Andrew Richard Spooner - Howard Perdew
01
Altitude feat. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
05:15
Composers: Nate Smith
03
Showdown
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
02:22
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
06
Collision feat. Regina Carter
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
04:39
Composers: Nate Smith
03
Band Room Freestyle feat. Kokayi
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
01:34
Composers: Nate Smith - C. Walker
07
Meditation: Prelude
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
01:16
Composers: Nate Smith
04
Street Lamp
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
06:18
Composers: Nate Smith
01
Signs of Life: Secret Agents of Weathering
Nate Smith
Light and Shadow
03:21
Composers: Nate Smith
08
Slithery
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
03:12
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
09
Trapped
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
01:44
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
05
Spress Theyself
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
03:53
Composers: Nate Smith
08
Rambo: The Vigilante feat. Vernon Reid
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
04:49
Composers: Nate Smith
10
See the Birds feat. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
03:18
Composers: Nate Smith - Michael Mayo
02
(If Love Won't) Can We Forgive Ourselves?
Nate Smith
Light and Shadow
04:00
Writer: Van Hunt / Composers: Nate Smith
11
Fly (For Mike) feat. Brittany Howard
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
04:01
Composers: Nate Smith - Brittany Howard
05
Ticks
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
01:38
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
03
Rhythm and Blues: The Peacemaker
Nate Smith
Light and Shadow
02:36
Composers: Nate Smith
06
River
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
03:02
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
02
What It Do
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
02:32
Composers: Nate Smith
05
Retold
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
04:54
Composers: Nate Smith
10
Wait For It (for Steve Jordan)
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
01:31
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
07
Winky Dinky Dog
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
02:28
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
02
Skip Step
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
03:04
Composers: Nate Smith
04
Run-On
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
02:51
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
06
Disenchantment: The Weight
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
05:42
Composers: Nate Smith
14
Home Free (for Peter Joe)
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
05:50
Composers: Nate Smith
03
DumDum
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
02:59
Composers: Nate Smith
04
Day and Dusk
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
04:46
Composers: Nate Smith
08
Big/Little Five
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
03:46
Composers: Nate Smith
07
Warble
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
02:41
Composers: Nate Smith
08
You Ain't Been In Love
Cheat Codes
One Night in Nashville
02:57
Writer: Nate Smith - Zach Abend - Andy Albert - Blake Pendergrass / Composers: Nate Smith - Zach Abend - Andy Albert - Blake Pendergrass
06
Ghost Thud (for Mr. Allen)
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
03:49
Composers: Nate Smith
01
Get Down, Get Down
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
02:47
Composers: Nate Smith
12
Small Moves: Interlude
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
02:30
Composers: Nate Smith
05
Leaping: Believe
Nate Smith
Light and Shadow
03:17
Composers: Nate Smith
10
Warble: Reprise
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
00:58
Composers: Nate Smith
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So Be It
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
01:40
Composers: Nate Smith
09
Paved
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
02:41
Composers: Nate Smith

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  • Discography
Albums
Waterbaby Music, Inc.
14-12-2023
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
01
Processional (for Aaron)
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
02:37
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
02
Whisk
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
02:44
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
03
Showdown
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Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
02:22
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
04
Run-On
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
02:51
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
05
Ticks
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
01:38
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
06
River
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
03:02
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
07
Winky Dinky Dog
Nate Smith
Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency
02:28
Writer: Nate Smith / Composers: Nate Smith
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
(P) 2021 Edition Records
17-09-2021
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
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Altitude feat. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
05:15
Composers: Nate Smith
02
Square Wheel feat. Kokayi & Michael Mayo
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
05:00
Composers: Nate Smith - Michael Mayo - C. Walker
03
Band Room Freestyle feat. Kokayi
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
01:34
Composers: Nate Smith - C. Walker
04
Street Lamp
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
06:18
Composers: Nate Smith
05
Don't Let Me Get Away feat. Stokley
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
04:55
Composers: Nate Smith - Amma Whatt Agyapon
06
Collision feat. Regina Carter
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
04:39
Composers: Nate Smith
07
Meditation: Prelude
Nate Smith
Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
01:16
Composers: Nate Smith
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
2018 Ropeadope LLC
28-09-2018
Pocket Change
01
Get Down, Get Down
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
02:47
Composers: Nate Smith
02
What It Do
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
02:32
Composers: Nate Smith
03
DumDum
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
02:59
Composers: Nate Smith
04
Day and Dusk
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
04:46
Composers: Nate Smith
05
Spress Theyself
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
03:53
Composers: Nate Smith
06
Ghost Thud (for Mr. Allen)
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
03:49
Composers: Nate Smith
07
Warble
Nate Smith
Pocket Change
02:41
Composers: Nate Smith
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
2017 Ropeadope LLC
03-02-2017
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
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Intro: Wish You Were Here
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
00:29
Composers: Nate Smith
02
Skip Step
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
03:04
Composers: Nate Smith
03
Bounce, Pts. I + II
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
05:33
Composers: Nate Smith
04
Mom: Postcards From Detroit/Floyd/Salem
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
00:46
Composers: Nate Smith
05
Retold
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
04:54
Composers: Nate Smith
06
Disenchantment: The Weight
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
05:42
Composers: Nate Smith
07
Spinning Down
Nate Smith
KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere
08:40
Composers: Nate Smith
Access the complete album info (14 songs)
30-03-2008
Workday, Waterbaby Music Vol. 1.0
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I. (Dream Sequence) Come And Go With Me
Nate Smith
Workday, Waterbaby Music Vol. 1.0
02:39
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II. Monday Morning
Nate Smith featuring John Gordon
Workday, Waterbaby Music Vol. 1.0
04:26
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III. I'm Rushing Over
Nate Smith featuring John Gordon
Workday, Waterbaby Music Vol. 1.0
05:14
04
Eye Contact
Nate Smith featuring Paul Moses of Good Company and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Workday, Waterbaby Music Vol. 1.0
03:44
05
Small Talk
Nate Smith
Workday, Waterbaby Music Vol. 1.0
03:06
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Come Back To Bed
Nate Smith featuring John Gordon
Workday, Waterbaby Music Vol. 1.0
05:17
07
Midnite-Daylight
Nate Smith
Workday, Waterbaby Music Vol. 1.0
04:39
Access the complete album info (8 songs)
EPs
Nate Smith
10-04-2020
Light and Shadow
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Signs of Life: Secret Agents of Weathering
Nate Smith
Light and Shadow
03:21
Composers: Nate Smith
02
(If Love Won't) Can We Forgive Ourselves?
Nate Smith
Light and Shadow
04:00
Writer: Van Hunt / Composers: Nate Smith
03
Rhythm and Blues: The Peacemaker
Nate Smith
Light and Shadow
02:36
Composers: Nate Smith
04
Start Over (feat. Jermaine Holmes & James Francies)
Nate Smith
Light and Shadow
04:30
Writer: Amma Agyapon / Composers: Nate Smith
05
Leaping: Believe
Nate Smith
Light and Shadow
03:17
Composers: Nate Smith
Singles
℗ 2025 Waterbaby Music, Inc.
11-06-2025
AUTOMATIC
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AUTOMATIC
Nate Smith
AUTOMATIC
04:52
Writer: Lalah Hathaway / Composers: Nate Smith
2024 Misha
05-04-2024
Back There
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Back There
Misha
Back There
02:55
Composers: Dornik Leigh - Jussi Halme - Ira Nathaniel Smith - Mika Kurvinen
02
Back There (Instrumental)
Misha
Back There
02:56
Composers: Jussi Halme - Ira Nathaniel Smith - Mika Kurvinen
(P) 2021 Edition Records
03-09-2021
Altitude feat. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo
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Altitude feat. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo
Nate Smith
Altitude feat. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo
05:15
Composers: Nate Smith
(P) 2021 Edition Records
16-07-2021
Fly (For Mike) Feat. Brittany Howard
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Fly (For Mike) feat. Brittany Howard
Nate Smith
Fly (For Mike) Feat. Brittany Howard
04:01
Composers: Nate Smith - Brittany Howard
(P) 2021 Edition Records
18-06-2021
Square Wheel Feat. Kokayi & Michael Mayo
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Square Wheel feat. Kokayi & Michael Mayo
Nate Smith
Square Wheel Feat. Kokayi & Michael Mayo
05:00
Composers: Nate Smith - Michael Mayo - C. Walker
(P) 2021 Edition Records
18-06-2021
Square Wheel Feat. Kokayi & Michael Mayo (Radio Edit)
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Square Wheel - Radio Edit
Nate Smith
Square Wheel Feat. Kokayi & Michael Mayo (Radio Edit)
02:36
Composers: Nate Smith - Michael Mayo - C. Walker
℗ 2020 Whirlwind Recordings
21-04-2020
Lotto
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Lotto
Walter Smith III
Lotto
04:27
Composers: Matthew Stevens
℗ 2020 Whirlwind Recordings
15-04-2020
Provinces
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Provinces
Walter Smith III
Provinces
05:52
Composers: Matthew Stevens
℗ 2020 Whirlwind Recordings
03-04-2020
Roy Allan
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Roy Allan
Walter Smith III
Roy Allan
01:06
Composers: Roy Hargrove