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Mike Smith
real name Michael Smith
Mike Smith is credited on 584 releases across 154 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1978–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
584
Credits
154
Albums
6
Decades active
715
In collections
Biography
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British saxophonist, keyboardist, composer, arranger and conductor.
Graduated from the Leeds College of Music in 1988. He has worked with artists such as Blur, Gorillaz, Jamiroquai, The Brand New Heavies, Itchy Fingers and The James Taylor Quartet. Smith has also scored several TV productions, done session work as an arranger and conductor, and is currently a member of The Ailerons.
Not to be confused with US American saxophonist who is also usually credited as “Mike Smith”; or Welsh saxophonist of Amen Corner.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
584 releases · 154 albums · active 1978–2025
- Performance · 1,270
- Other credits · 114
- Production · 12
- Engineering · 6
Studios: Metropolis Studios · Allido Sound · Dapking Studios · Chung King Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Back To Black
2006

Gorillaz
2001

Anthology 1
1995

The Ballad Of Darren
2023

The Fall
2010

Emergency On Planet Earth
1993

Think Tank
2003

The Hope Six Demolition Project
2016

The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows
2021

Heavy Rhyme Experience: Vol. 1
1992

Demon Days (Live From The Apollo Theater)
2025

The Good, The Bad & The Queen
2007

Hand On The Torch
1993

Everyday Robots
2014

Evita
1976

Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
2001

Brother Sister
1994

The Altogether
2001

Savage Hills Ballroom
2015

Blur 21 (The Box)
2012

Berserker
1984

Live At Wembley Stadium
2024

Laika Come Home
2002

The Brand New Heavies
1990
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