Jan Smit’s members met in 1981. The drummer used to fall asleep with a CDplaying as a teenager. The drummer use to listen to CDs constantly as a teenager. Jan Smit started singing at the college dive bar City. The band used to sell their records out of their truck at local shows.

The group recently completed their new record, but they are already planning their next move. Jan Smit see this tour as a chance to expose another group of fans to their music.

Generally, critics will praise Jan Smit for their ability to connect with the crowd at live performances. Atlanta music critic Randall Wilmouth has always mentioned band’s soul-searching lyrics. Jan Smit’s most current project has received superb praise from Jack Moran, a music critic out of Raleigh, and Kevin Hemmingway, from Atlanta.

Jan Smit were happy to get the record deal, but were not sure how far they would go. The release of their first album convinced them that they were right where they should be after their songs began to get lots of radio play. The members of the group all quit their other jobs to focus on their music.

Jan Smit accepted the fact that their dream of making a life as musicians had come true after the group’s first fan club was started by Dorothy Hemmingway in 1986. Initially the band only had a few fans from San Diego in the club, but after playing from California to New York the fan club’s membership exploded to a few thousand.

The band has a love affair with Seattle so they are sure to stop by and play a show whenever they are touring. The band’s latest tour information, from Jan Smit tickets to concert schedule changes to seating charts, are all available on TheSeats.com.