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About the Band
Larissa Smith is a singer and multi-instrumentalist from Central Maine who has been entertaining other humans on purpose for almost as long as she can remember. Since 2018, she has been performing around the state with The Smith Collaboration as their lead singer and keyboard player.
Musical influences include Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Queen, the Beatles, and several others. Great loves in life are Chuck Smith and their menagerie of creatures.
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Chuck Smith is a self taught guitarist who began learning to play at age 11. His older brother had an old twelve string acoustic he was willing to lend and he never put it down again. Chuck has been playing in the local music scene for close to a decade, he was a co-founding member and songwriter of the local Band Zealous Bellus until his departure in early 2018.
Since 2018 Chuck joined a groovin six piece soul funk band based out of Portland ME, Downeast Soul Coalition.You can catch their live album on Spotify. Currently Chuck continues his musical journey with his wife, Larissa in The Smith Collaboration.
Photo credit- Dave Grimmel
Michael Krapovicky is a singer and songwriter... and also a multi-instrumentalist, member of multiple touring bands, recording engineer, mastering technician and producer. He has immersed himself in every facet of the music making process.
He’s been featured for his original music on radio and television programs, he’s played in bands that opened for Little Feat, The Little Memphis Blues Orchestra, Denny Breau, and many well known Maine-based musicians. He is currently a member of The Grumps and The Smith Collaboration as a bassist, and guitarist in the acoustic original act The Unpronounceables.
Above all else, Michael Krapovicky is a full-time, dedicated musician; a man committed to creating a musical guidepost, something that will remain visible on the collective American sightline.
Troy House grew up in Gardiner, Maine and is a lifelong Maine resident. He discovered his love of drumming in 1984 and has been playing ever since. Some of his influences include the Dave Matthews Band, Dream Theater, and Iron Maiden. In addition to The Smith Collaboration, Troy has been a member of Dr. Fatfinger, a powerhouse Lewiston based rock band, for several years. During the day, Troy works as a chemist. He has one daughter, Sydney, who lives in Portland.
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