Bio
Brad Smith is one of the founding fathers of Electronic Dance Music in Florida since its very beginning. He is the owner of the underground label, Crescent Records. He has been DJing since 1992, playing over 1000 DJ gigs under the aliases Mr. Smith, Brad Smith, Sleven and Praying Mantis. Also, he has been producing his own music since 1992 and releasing tracks since 1996 with over 350 releases under his belt. In 1998, under the moniker Praying Mantis, Brad alongside with DJ Dread started the infamous Stateside collective crew. The outfit was a group of inspiring Drum N Bass artists whom helped pioneer the genre in Florida. In 2000, Brad created the moniker Mr Smith and his bootleg remixes under this name found world wide success for which he is still known to this day. Most memorable is his remix of Sabotage's "Return To Ibiza" which not only got air play from most of the world's top 100 DJ but also most the world's top 100 Radio stations. The track is still getting played across the globe on the radio 10 years after it's release. Brad created his moniker, Mantis, in 2003 producing many hits charting on both the Progressive and house charts on Beatport. In 2008, Brad adpoted the moniker, Sleven; and has used it to produce underground Tech House, Minimal and Techno. Brad has released tracks under the monikers Mr. Smith, Spit 'n' Blood, Sleven, Praying Mantis and Mantis.
Tampa, Florida United States
Member since: 11 Sep 2011
