MICKI-LEE SMITH

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Micki-Lee Smith is a Canadian musician and multimedia creator whose work reimagines classical, jazz, and folk music, wistfully whisking in drops of atmospheric emotion. 

 

Micki has spent time interacting in many musical pockets across Canada, including competing in the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Competition, playing with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, performing with her Jazz Trio in Vancouver, and playing around the Toronto music scene. Since completing her bachelors in Violin Performance with a minor in Music Technology at the University of British Columbia, and her masters in Music Technology and Digital Media at the University of Toronto, Micki has worked as a freelance music producer, session musician, engineer, music video director, performer, and multimedia artist. 

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Over the past few years, Micki has created multimedia works dedicated to themes surrounding the climate crisis. Her work, “Submerge” (2023) premiered at Nuit Blanche Toronto; sparking conversations about underwater acoustic pollution through layers of strings, synthesis, and soundscape. The project received a feature on CBC Radio. Her most recent art installation titled,

“1-800-INF-ERNO" (2024), uses phones, fire, and folk music to explore our connection to the climate crisis. This work featured phones around the city, with the full installation premiering at The Lost and Found in Toronto.