Jeffrey Ryan Smoots is a multi-instrumentalist and composer.
He has appeared in Guitar One and Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine.
Jeffrey is endorsed by Dean Guitars, Peavey Amplification, Dean Markley Strings, Morley Pedals, Sonic Implants, and ADK Pro Audio Computers.
Jeffrey is signed to independent record label Fossil Records (www.fossilrecords.net).
Jeffrey maintains an active presence on the web, hosting his own site (www.jrsmoots.com). Jeffrey runs his own project studio (Sci-Fi Studio), and has done sound design work for Sonic Implants, including Sonic Implant’s "Rock Webpack" product (a set of guitar-based sounds for use on websites and multimedia projects) and programming for Sonic Implants’ acclaimed Blue Jay Drum Series and Symphonic Strings.
Jeffrey has also written guest columns for several websites (including Guitar 9 Records, Insane Guitar, and Sounduser.com) and has written album reviews for the progressive rock website Prog4You.com.
Jeffrey’s website (http://www.jrsmoots.com) is the central repository for JRS-related musical information, featuring his popular free online guitar lessons, drum sequencing articles, streaming and downloadable audio and midi files, Jeffrey’s bio, discography, news, and much more.
Jeffrey’s most recent full-length release is also his first guitar-oriented instrumental album, entitled JRS – Loss for Words. This album showcases Jeffrey’s love of progressive, melodic rock.
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