DM Stith
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David Michael Stith is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who released his first album Heavy Ghost in 2009 on the Asthmatic Kitty
label. He currently resides in New York State.
David Stith comes from a musical family: his father was a college wind ensemble director and former church choir director; his grandfather is professor emeritus in the music department at Cornell University; his mother is a pianist; his sisters sing opera and play piano and percussion.
Stith begun working on an MFA in graphic design at the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Art at Indiana University
in 2008. He has since left the program and now lives in NY. Continuing to work in the field of graphic design, Stith produced the artwork for his Heavy Ghost CD and other projects for Asthmatic Kitty
including cover art for "Dead Zone Boys" by Jookabox, "A Thousand Shark's Teeth" by My Brightest Diamond, "Animal Feelings" by Rafter, "Penelope" by Sarah Kirkland Snider, as well as the Library Catalog Music Series.
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Stith has also opened for, and played piano and sang onstage with, Sufjan Stevens during the 2010 fall tour. On Friday Nov 19, 2010, he appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
(NBC) supporting Sufjan Stevens as he played "Too Much" from The Age of Adz.
Asthmatic Kitty
Asthmatic Kitty is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by a community of musicians from Holland, Michigan led by musician Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather Lowell Brams. Some were Holland natives, and others had come to attend local colleges and universities...
label. He currently resides in New York State.
David Stith comes from a musical family: his father was a college wind ensemble director and former church choir director; his grandfather is professor emeritus in the music department at Cornell University; his mother is a pianist; his sisters sing opera and play piano and percussion.
Stith begun working on an MFA in graphic design at the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Art at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
in 2008. He has since left the program and now lives in NY. Continuing to work in the field of graphic design, Stith produced the artwork for his Heavy Ghost CD and other projects for Asthmatic Kitty
Asthmatic Kitty
Asthmatic Kitty is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by a community of musicians from Holland, Michigan led by musician Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather Lowell Brams. Some were Holland natives, and others had come to attend local colleges and universities...
including cover art for "Dead Zone Boys" by Jookabox, "A Thousand Shark's Teeth" by My Brightest Diamond, "Animal Feelings" by Rafter, "Penelope" by Sarah Kirkland Snider, as well as the Library Catalog Music Series.
Music
Heavy Ghost is characterized by densely layered music features strings and horns on top of Stith's guitar and piano tracks. His multi-tracked voice often provides a quasi-choral backing. Released in 2009, it was very favorably reviewed by many critics, garnering a score of 84 at MetaCriticMetacritic
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Stith has also opened for, and played piano and sang onstage with, Sufjan Stevens during the 2010 fall tour. On Friday Nov 19, 2010, he appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
(NBC) supporting Sufjan Stevens as he played "Too Much" from The Age of Adz.