Biography

TEEEL (Jim Smith) is an electronic music producer/songwriter from New Jersey, founder of Synth Records (Synthemesc Recordings) and guitarist Stephen Chladniček. Inspired by the 80s new wave movement, TEEEL creates hypnotic vocal synthpop to dark electronic rock. You've probably recognized TEEEL music on ESPN, Netflix, Amazon's Red Oakes, Nike’s Jordan brand in a Carmelo Anthony promo video, Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Star Talk” radio, a Fossil’s Misfit watch commercial, Canon Printing Solutions videos, and the movie “The Gift”. TEEEL also created a sound library “TEEEL - Retro Wave” for the Loopmasters company and is continuing to diving into a new soundscape. Along with film music, TEEEL has a slew of remixes for indie artists such as The New Division, Com Truise, Estate, Brothertiger, and more. Outside of the studio, Smith combines powerful and seductive vocals with the swirling sound of the MOOG synthesizer and massive analog drums. Stephen, whose technical abilities were perfected during a long history of touring around the globe in metal bands, brings precise guitar riffs that add a new dynamic to the TEEEL sound. Together, they put on a provocative show with music ranging from dark, grooving electronic rock to fun, hypnotic dance tracks. In appearances and tours across the U.S.–including SXSW–TEEEL consistently captures the crowd’s attention and imagination, offering an entrancing glimpse of the future.