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Zachary Cole Smith

March 07, 2023

Zachary Cole Smith (born November 7, 1984) is an American musician, model and music video director, best known for being the founder, frontman, and principal songwriter of the indie rock band DIIV. He first began playing in bands like Soft Black and Beach Fossils after moving to New York City in the late 2000s. Initially called Dive, the band started as Smith's solo recording project. Smith released his debut studio album with DIIV, Oshin, in 2012, which combined elements of krautrock, post-punk and shoegaze. He has directed music videos for DIIV and Sky Ferreira. Outside of his work in the music industry, Smith has modeled for Saint Laurent on multiple occasions. DIIV's second studio album, Is the Is Are, was released on February 5, 2016.[1] On October 4, 2019, DIIV's third album, Deceiver, was released on Captured Tracks.[2]

Zachary Cole Smith
Smith performing with DIIV in April 2013
Background information
Born (1984-11-07) November 7, 1984 (age 38)
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • model
  • music video director
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
  • drums
Years active2009–present
LabelsCaptured Tracks
Member ofDIIV
Formerly of
Websitediivnyc.tumblr.com

Early life

Smith was born in New York City on November 7, 1984.[3][4] His father, also named Zachary, is a musician and songwriter. His mother, Deborah E. MacIntyre, was a fashion editor for Vogue magazine.

Smith had disciplinary problems as a teenager and was often suspended during middle school. When Smith was a freshman in high school, he and a friend went out looking for cigarettes and eventually smashed truck windows with rocks in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart. Both boys were arrested, and Smith was expelled from school. He also began playing the guitar during that time. After that, he attended six different schools in five years, including St. Luke's School (New Canaan, Connecticut) and The Beekman School (Manhattan, New York), and finally graduated from Wooster School in Danbury, Connecticut.[4][5]

Career

After moving to New York City, Smith was introduced to a community of musicians and began playing guitar in Soft Black around 2009. During that time, he met Dustin Payseur and played drums in Beach Fossils for a short time. In 2010, he rejoined them as a guitar player and began recording solo material.[4] Prior to 2011, Smith had also toured and played guitar with the indie band Darwin Deez.[6]

Smith began writing songs himself in 2010.[7] In the summer of 2011, he booked a show for his project Dive and asked Andrew Bailey, Devin Ruben Perez and Colby Hewitt to join him. They eventually renamed themselves DIIV, were signed by Captured Tracks and released several singles. Their debut album, Oshin, was released in 2012.[4] Smith co-directed the music video for "Doused", which was released in September of that year.[8]

Smith was signed by Re:Quest Model Management in the summer of 2013, and along with Cara Delevingne, was photographed by Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent's Fall 2013 campaign in May of that year.[9] In June, he walked in Saint Laurent's spring 2014 menswear fashion show during Paris Fashion Week.[10][11] Smith directed the music video for Sky Ferreira's song "Omanko", which was released in December 2014.[12]

In May 2015, Smith was featured in an episode of Noisey's "Under the Influence" series detailing the influence of krautrock on contemporary music.[13] Smith walked in Saint Laurent's Spring 2016 menswear runway show in June 2015.[14]

DIIV released their second studio album, Is the Is Are, on February 5, 2016, and then on October 4, 2019, their third album, Deceiver.

Musical style and influences

 
Smith performing with DIIV in San Francisco in 2013

Smith's work with DIIV has been described as krautrock, post-punk and shoegaze.[4][15]

Smith's favorite albums include Arthur Russell's Love Is Overtaking Me (2008), Red Krayola's The Parable of Arable Land (1967) and Faust's The Faust Tapes (1973). The songs on Oshin were influenced by German psychedelic bands such as Kluster, La Düsseldorf, Neu! and Can.[16] Additionally, Smith cited Nirvana and world music as sources of inspiration.[17] According to Smith, Is the Is Are was influenced by Elliott Smith and Royal Trux.[16]

Philanthropy

On July 9, 2014, DIIV performed as Ferreira's opening act at a concert benefiting the David Lynch Foundation. The proceeds went to support "Transcendental Meditation (TM) programs for at-risk students; veterans with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) [sic]; women who are survivors of domestic violence; American Indians suffering from diabetes; the homeless and incarcerate."[18][19] As part of a fundraiser for the "immersive theater performance" Houseworld, DIIV offered to re-enact a donor’s dream in exchange for a donation of $10,000 in October 2015.[20]

Personal life

In 2004, Smith began attending Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts to study music and film. He never graduated or produced a final DIV III. He worked construction and landscaping jobs in Northampton.

Smith landed a job at Angelica Kitchen, an East Village restaurant that’s been serving vegan food to artists and hippies since the ’70s. Through work, he started connecting with New York’s thriving underground music scene. If hungry musicians came in looking for free food, Smith would share what he could. While he’d played guitar since he was a small child, even starting a short-lived band with Bailey and another friend in high school, he says he’d always considered it more of a hobby than a calling. In an interview with The Fader, he said “It was just something I knew how to do.” It wasn’t until 2010, after a couple years playing in the local psych rock band Soft Black and the well-liked jangle-pop outfit Beach Fossils, that Smith, then 26, decided to start writing his own rock songs.[21]

Smith was in a relationship with singer and model Sky Ferreira.[22] On September 13, 2013—the night before DIIV was scheduled to perform at Basilica Soundscape, a three-day music festival held inside a renovated 19th century factory in Hudson, New York—Smith’s unregistered Ford pickup truck was pulled over in the nearby town of Saugerties. Smith had heroin on him, and Sky Ferreira reportedly had ecstasy—although her charges were later dropped entirely. After Ferreira made bail, she spent several traumatic hours waiting for Smith, completely alone inside the sparsely furnished one-floor Catskill house without food, heat, or internet.[21] Smith was charged with "two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, one count of possession of stolen property and one count of aggravated unlicensed driving, all misdemeanors". Additionally, he was charged with "violations of unregistered motor vehicle, driving without insurance, unlicensed driver, and having an inadequate exhaust system". Smith was in possession of "42 decks" of heroin and his bail was set at $2,500. He was ordered to go to rehab for 11 days in January 2014.[7][23]

Smith is currently a vegan.[15] He recently lived in Catskill, New York until moving back to New York City in 2015.[7]

On February 3, 2017, Smith announced he was checking in for "long-haul" inpatient treatment.[24]

On February 9, 2020, Smith married his longtime girlfriend Dani Nelson. The ceremony was held at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Highland Park, CA. The ceremony was attended by their families and close friends, including members of DIIV, Beach Fossils, Deafheaven, Mac Demarco, and Launder.[25] Andrew Bailey, current guitarist for DIIV and whom Smith has been best friends with since they were 13,[26] served as Smith's best man.

Bands

Discography

with DIIV

Main article: DIIV § Discography

with Launder

  • Pink Cloud EP (2018)
  • Powder/Chew single (2019)

References

  1. ^ "Is the is Are by DIIV". iTunes. 5 February 2016.
  2. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (2019-07-24). "Listen to a hypnotic new single from DIIV as band announce return with new album, 'Deceiver'". me.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  3. ^ Ferreira, Sky (November 7, 2014). "It's @lovealienzzz birthday". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e DeVille, Chris (July 28, 2014). "How Does It Feel: DIIV's Zachary Cole Smith Rolls On". Stereogum. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Norris, John (June 2012). "Deep DIIV". Interview. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "sxsw part 1: lowered expectations (andrew)". Darwin Deez. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c McDermott, Patrick D. (August 11, 2015). "What Happened To DIIV?". The Fader. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "Premiere: DIIV Thunders Through 'Doused'". Rolling Stone. September 6, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  9. ^ Cowles, Charlotte (May 30, 2013). "Cara Delevingne Lands Saint Laurent Campaign". New York. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  10. ^ Frank, Alex (July 1, 2013). "Zachary Cole Smith of DIIV Walked the Runway at Saint Laurent Paris". The Fader. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  11. ^ Blanks, Tim (June 30, 2013). "Saint Laurent Spring 2014 Menswear Fashion Show: Runway Review". Style.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  12. ^ Geslani, Michelle (December 19, 2014). "Sky Ferreira shares "Omanko" music video, directed by DIIV's Zachary Cole Smith — watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  13. ^ "Under The Influence - Krautrock". YouTube. May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  14. ^ Lambea, Julien (June 30, 2015). "Let's Go Surfing en Saint Laurent". GQ France (in French). Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  15. ^ a b Charles, Thomas (July 18, 2012). "DIIV's Zachary Cole Smith on Loving Nirvana, 'My So-Called Life'". Spin. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  16. ^ a b Cohen, Ian (June 26, 2013). "Update: DIIV". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  17. ^ "Interview: DIIV". berlinbeat. January 23, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  18. ^ Tuite, John (July 16, 2014). "Sky Ferreira Performed for David Lynch the Other Night". The Fader. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  19. ^ "Sky Ferreira to perform at David Lynch fundraiser". Hollywood.com. 18 June 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  20. ^ "Houseworld by Andrew Hoepfner". Kickstarter. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  21. ^ a b "What Happened to DIIV?".
  22. ^ "DIIV's Zachary Cole Smith talks sobriety and split from Sky Ferreira". NME. 30 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Tonight's Law & Disorder: Sept. 15, 2013". September 16, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  24. ^ Smith, Zachary Cole (February 3, 2017). "So I guess..." Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  25. ^ "Instagram".
  26. ^ "Zola Weddings".

External links

  • Zachary Cole Smith at Models.com

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Zachary Cole Smith born November 7 1984 is an American musician model and music video director best known for being the founder frontman and principal songwriter of the indie rock band DIIV He first began playing in bands like Soft Black and Beach Fossils after moving to New York City in the late 2000s Initially called Dive the band started as Smith s solo recording project Smith released his debut studio album with DIIV Oshin in 2012 which combined elements of krautrock post punk and shoegaze He has directed music videos for DIIV and Sky Ferreira Outside of his work in the music industry Smith has modeled for Saint Laurent on multiple occasions DIIV s second studio album Is the Is Are was released on February 5 2016 1 On October 4 2019 DIIV s third album Deceiver was released on Captured Tracks 2 Zachary Cole SmithSmith performing with DIIV in April 2013Background informationBorn 1984 11 07 November 7 1984 age 38 New York City U S GenresShoegazeindie rockpost punkdream popOccupation s Musiciansinger songwritermodelmusic video directorInstrument s VocalsguitarbassdrumsYears active2009 presentLabelsCaptured TracksMember ofDIIVFormerly ofSoft BlackBeach FossilsDarwin DeezWebsitediivnyc wbr tumblr wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Musical style and influences 4 Philanthropy 5 Personal life 6 Bands 7 Discography 8 References 9 External linksEarly life EditSmith was born in New York City on November 7 1984 3 4 His father also named Zachary is a musician and songwriter His mother Deborah E MacIntyre was a fashion editor for Vogue magazine Smith had disciplinary problems as a teenager and was often suspended during middle school When Smith was a freshman in high school he and a friend went out looking for cigarettes and eventually smashed truck windows with rocks in the parking lot of a Wal Mart Both boys were arrested and Smith was expelled from school He also began playing the guitar during that time After that he attended six different schools in five years including St Luke s School New Canaan Connecticut and The Beekman School Manhattan New York and finally graduated from Wooster School in Danbury Connecticut 4 5 Career EditAfter moving to New York City Smith was introduced to a community of musicians and began playing guitar in Soft Black around 2009 During that time he met Dustin Payseur and played drums in Beach Fossils for a short time In 2010 he rejoined them as a guitar player and began recording solo material 4 Prior to 2011 Smith had also toured and played guitar with the indie band Darwin Deez 6 Smith began writing songs himself in 2010 7 In the summer of 2011 he booked a show for his project Dive and asked Andrew Bailey Devin Ruben Perez and Colby Hewitt to join him They eventually renamed themselves DIIV were signed by Captured Tracks and released several singles Their debut album Oshin was released in 2012 4 Smith co directed the music video for Doused which was released in September of that year 8 Smith was signed by Re Quest Model Management in the summer of 2013 and along with Cara Delevingne was photographed by Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent s Fall 2013 campaign in May of that year 9 In June he walked in Saint Laurent s spring 2014 menswear fashion show during Paris Fashion Week 10 11 Smith directed the music video for Sky Ferreira s song Omanko which was released in December 2014 12 In May 2015 Smith was featured in an episode of Noisey s Under the Influence series detailing the influence of krautrock on contemporary music 13 Smith walked in Saint Laurent s Spring 2016 menswear runway show in June 2015 14 DIIV released their second studio album Is the Is Are on February 5 2016 and then on October 4 2019 their third album Deceiver Musical style and influences Edit Smith performing with DIIV in San Francisco in 2013 Smith s work with DIIV has been described as krautrock post punk and shoegaze 4 15 Smith s favorite albums include Arthur Russell s Love Is Overtaking Me 2008 Red Krayola s The Parable of Arable Land 1967 and Faust s The Faust Tapes 1973 The songs on Oshin were influenced by German psychedelic bands such as Kluster La Dusseldorf Neu and Can 16 Additionally Smith cited Nirvana and world music as sources of inspiration 17 According to Smith Is the Is Are was influenced by Elliott Smith and Royal Trux 16 Philanthropy EditOn July 9 2014 DIIV performed as Ferreira s opening act at a concert benefiting the David Lynch Foundation The proceeds went to support Transcendental Meditation TM programs for at risk students veterans with PTSD post traumatic stress disorder sic women who are survivors of domestic violence American Indians suffering from diabetes the homeless and incarcerate 18 19 As part of a fundraiser for the immersive theater performance Houseworld DIIV offered to re enact a donor s dream in exchange for a donation of 10 000 in October 2015 20 Personal life EditIn 2004 Smith began attending Hampshire College in Amherst Massachusetts to study music and film He never graduated or produced a final DIV III He worked construction and landscaping jobs in Northampton Smith landed a job at Angelica Kitchen an East Village restaurant that s been serving vegan food to artists and hippies since the 70s Through work he started connecting with New York s thriving underground music scene If hungry musicians came in looking for free food Smith would share what he could While he d played guitar since he was a small child even starting a short lived band with Bailey and another friend in high school he says he d always considered it more of a hobby than a calling In an interview with The Fader he said It was just something I knew how to do It wasn t until 2010 after a couple years playing in the local psych rock band Soft Black and the well liked jangle pop outfit Beach Fossils that Smith then 26 decided to start writing his own rock songs 21 Smith was in a relationship with singer and model Sky Ferreira 22 On September 13 2013 the night before DIIV was scheduled to perform at Basilica Soundscape a three day music festival held inside a renovated 19th century factory in Hudson New York Smith s unregistered Ford pickup truck was pulled over in the nearby town of Saugerties Smith had heroin on him and Sky Ferreira reportedly had ecstasy although her charges were later dropped entirely After Ferreira made bail she spent several traumatic hours waiting for Smith completely alone inside the sparsely furnished one floor Catskill house without food heat or internet 21 Smith was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance one count of possession of stolen property and one count of aggravated unlicensed driving all misdemeanors Additionally he was charged with violations of unregistered motor vehicle driving without insurance unlicensed driver and having an inadequate exhaust system Smith was in possession of 42 decks of heroin and his bail was set at 2 500 He was ordered to go to rehab for 11 days in January 2014 7 23 Smith is currently a vegan 15 He recently lived in Catskill New York until moving back to New York City in 2015 7 On February 3 2017 Smith announced he was checking in for long haul inpatient treatment 24 On February 9 2020 Smith married his longtime girlfriend Dani Nelson The ceremony was held at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Highland Park CA The ceremony was attended by their families and close friends including members of DIIV Beach Fossils Deafheaven Mac Demarco and Launder 25 Andrew Bailey current guitarist for DIIV and whom Smith has been best friends with since they were 13 26 served as Smith s best man Bands EditSoft Black Guitarist 2009 Beach Fossils Drummer 2010 guitarist 2011 2012 Darwin Deez Guitarist 2010 DIIV Guitarist vocals 2011 present Launder Live guitarist 2019 Discography Editwith DIIV Main article DIIV Discography Oshin 2012 Is the Is Are 2016 Deceiver 2019 with Launder Pink Cloud EP 2018 Powder Chew single 2019 References Edit Is the is Are by DIIV iTunes 5 February 2016 Aubrey Elizabeth 2019 07 24 Listen to a hypnotic new single from DIIV as band announce return with new album Deceiver me com Retrieved 2019 08 23 Ferreira Sky November 7 2014 It s lovealienzzz birthday Instagram Archived from the original on 2021 12 25 Retrieved March 25 2015 a b c d e DeVille Chris July 28 2014 How Does It Feel DIIV s Zachary Cole Smith Rolls On Stereogum Retrieved March 15 2015 Norris John June 2012 Deep DIIV Interview Retrieved March 18 2015 sxsw part 1 lowered expectations andrew Darwin Deez Retrieved March 19 2015 a b c McDermott Patrick D August 11 2015 What Happened To DIIV The Fader Retrieved August 14 2015 Premiere DIIV Thunders Through Doused Rolling Stone September 6 2012 Retrieved March 27 2015 Cowles Charlotte May 30 2013 Cara Delevingne Lands Saint Laurent Campaign New York Retrieved March 15 2015 Frank Alex July 1 2013 Zachary Cole Smith of DIIV Walked the Runway at Saint Laurent Paris The Fader Retrieved March 21 2015 Blanks Tim June 30 2013 Saint Laurent Spring 2014 Menswear Fashion Show Runway Review Style com Retrieved March 21 2015 Geslani Michelle December 19 2014 Sky Ferreira shares Omanko music video directed by DIIV s Zachary Cole Smith watch Consequence of Sound Retrieved March 27 2015 Under The Influence Krautrock YouTube May 22 2015 Retrieved May 24 2015 Lambea Julien June 30 2015 Let s Go Surfing en Saint Laurent GQ France in French Retrieved July 3 2015 a b Charles Thomas July 18 2012 DIIV s Zachary Cole Smith on Loving Nirvana My So Called Life Spin Retrieved March 15 2015 a b Cohen Ian June 26 2013 Update DIIV Pitchfork Media Retrieved March 15 2015 Interview DIIV berlinbeat January 23 2013 Retrieved March 19 2015 Tuite John July 16 2014 Sky Ferreira Performed for David Lynch the Other Night The Fader Retrieved June 3 2015 Sky Ferreira to perform at David Lynch fundraiser Hollywood com 18 June 2014 Retrieved June 3 2015 Houseworld by Andrew Hoepfner Kickstarter Retrieved June 3 2015 a b What Happened to DIIV DIIV s Zachary Cole Smith talks sobriety and split from Sky Ferreira NME 30 August 2017 Tonight s Law amp Disorder Sept 15 2013 September 16 2013 Retrieved March 25 2015 Smith Zachary Cole February 3 2017 So I guess Instagram Archived from the original on 2021 12 25 Retrieved February 4 2017 Instagram Zola Weddings External links EditZachary Cole Smith at Models com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zachary Cole Smith amp oldid 1101812538, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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