Name: Flint Under the Stars: Indie – Brandon Z. Smith and Fernando Silverio Solis y El Sueño
Start: 2024-09-18T19:00:00
Location: Capitol Theatre

Flint Institute of Music

Brandon Z. Smith began teaching himself guitar and writing songs at 15. Inspired by the DIY sensibility of punk rock, he formed his first band, Endorphin, shortly after. In less than a year, the band recorded two EPs, played dozens of shows (notably opening for Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Detroit grunge band, Sponge) and broke up due to creative differences. Smith continued writing music solo, exploring a wide array of genres and adopting several different pseudonyms. He moved to Austin, Texas and performed as an electronic act before scrapping the project to focus on teaching himself the mandolin. He recorded his first folk album, Transient, with his friends backing him on bass and viola. He eventually moved back to Michigan and has since become a promising fixture in both Flint and Detroit’s music scenes.