Toby Smith | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Toby Grafftey-Smith |
Born | 29 October 1970 |
Origin | London, England |
Died | 11 April 2017 | (aged 46)
Genres | Funk, pop |
Occupation(s) | Keyboardist, songwriter and music producer |
Instruments | Keyboards |
Years active | 1992–2017 |
Labels | EMI (1993–2017) |
Associated acts |
Jamiroquai (1992–2002) The Hoosiers |
Toby Grafftey-Smith (29 October 1970 – 11 April 2017), known professionally as Toby Smith, was a British musician, most famous for being the keyboardist and co-songwriter for Jamiroquai from 1992 until his departure in 2002.
Smith left Jamiroquai on 29 April 2002 during the Funk Odyssey tour due to family commitments.
He was the music producer and manager for the English pop-rock band, The Hoosiers. In 2013, Smith co-produced Matt Cardle's third album, Porcelain, as well as provided writing contributions to several songs.
He owned Angelic Recording Studios based near Banbury.
Smith died on 11 April 2017. He was 46 years old.