The Seven is the personal musical vision of Kevin A. Smith… a progressive, open-format, mostly instrumental musical landscape. A project that recognizes music is inherently spiritual and is a gift from Someone much greater. This project is based in Florence SC out of Six+1 Studios and is always open to collaboration with like minded visionaries.
Discography
Press
Interview: Kevin A. Smith (guitar9.com)
Posted on 10. Apr, 2010 by Kevin Smith in Press
Kevin A. Smith of The Seven recently released “Crux” a progressive, open-format, instrumental musical landscape. He worked on song ideas for years before coming out with this debut album, in which he wrote, arranged, and performed all of the instrumentation (aside from drums on two tracks) on the thirteen song recording. Dan McAvinchey posed a [...]
Interview: Kevin A. Smith (anusaya.com)
Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by Kevin Smith in Press
Finding time to compose the score for Cornerboys, an 11-minute film journey through a dark fairy tale written by Jamieson Ridenhour and illustrated by artist Ali LaRock, all while writing and recording The Seven’s newest album, CRUX. This musician, songwriter, composer, engineer, producer and sole member of the band The Seven, [...]
News
Trying to learn an Eddie Van Halen solo…
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Kevin Smith in News
we are playing “Beat It” in church this Sunday. That dude just amazes me with his “intangibles”… so many little quirks and odd note groupings that don’t seem to make any logical sense… but put them together with that sick tone and those beautiful fingers and it is always incredible. One guitar nation, under Eddie….
Unbelievably cool rehearsal tonight!
Posted on 11. Jun, 2010 by Kevin Smith in News
I am SO blessed to have the chance to work with the exceptionally talented Greg Dampier and Jason Ridenhour on this series of gigs. Those guys showed up totally prepared and full of good ideas and suggestions… it will be my honor to share the stage with them tomorrow!
Prep prep prep!
Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by Kevin Smith in News
Busy making charts and fixing drum hardware and creating arrangements and programming sounds… gonna be a big weekend!
Blog
Check it!
Posted on 08. Aug, 2010 by Kevin Smith in Blog
Here is a great review of my album from a cool prog-rock web site in South America – Crux review – big thanks to Marcelo Trotta for takin’ the time to listen in such detail!
The Big Weekend – part I
Posted on 20. Jun, 2010 by Kevin Smith in Blog
So, we had a great rehearsal Friday night (and recorded it for a possible “live in the studio” release) and were all prepped and ready… Saturday, Greg and I showed up at Hames Music Store around noon to start the set-up process. Hames’ manager Rob told Greg he could use the store’s nice Yamaha drum [...]
Greg Dampier – he is a cool dude… he is the drummer in my band…
Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by Kevin Smith in Blog
and he absolutely is the backbone of what I do live.
Anybody who plays music will tell you that the drummer will make or break a band… and I have been mightily blessed by Greg’s willing involvement in my attempts to pull off live versions of my compositions.
Now, my music is not extremely complex but approaching [...]


