Polarizing Unified Theory with his vision and musical voice, Brad Smith gives an energy to every moment he creates. From a traditional musical background ranging from Motown to the Beatles, Brad pulls the ethereal layers of the Unified sound back into a groove, filling in behind the beat with bass lines that arrive on time. June 1998 saw Brad in Seattle completing and promoting his new album ''Abandoned Jalopy'' when he received a phone call from an excited Christopher Thorn. Christopher had just witnessed Celia Green's talented lead singer Chris Shinn perform at an L.A. night spot. Just over a week later, Brad, Christopher and Chris met in Seattle, along with drummer Dave Krusen, in a 48 hour session which saw the writing, performing and recording of two complete songs, Cessna and Passive. From these very first sessions, Brad felt the resonance of a right path taken, of a power given and a valuable connection established. Brad's strong presence both on stage and on the album reflect the nature of his prescence: a unity of opposites, of freedom and constraint, of education and experimentation. This same presence unifies the many-faceted musician and songwriter seemlessly and powerfully into the Unified Theory sound and exemplifies the true balanced nature of what it means to be an artist.
	excerpt taken from the official unified theory site