Rachel Elizabeth Smith (born February 28, 1989), known professionally as REMMI, is an American indie pop, indietronica, electropop artist from Pollock, Louisiana.[1] She previously played under the name Rach E. Smith.
Rachel Elizabeth Smith was born in Alexandria, Louisiana on February 28, 1989.[1]
Smith first began playing music when she found her mother's old acoustic guitar in a closet at age 11. At the time, she was living in Pollock, LA, a small rural town in Grant Parish. Her first taste of music came through church. She grew up singing for Southern Baptist audiences in children's choirs and musicals in Alexandria, LA. Smith eventually began writing her own songs and began playing in smaller venues and opening for friends.[citation needed]
Smith's family relocated from Pollock to Orlando, Florida her second year of high school.[citation needed] She attended Master's Academy in Oviedo, Florida. Here, she continued to play music in churches and hone her songwriting. After high school, Smith attended UCF and FSU.[2] She was eventually asked to open on tour for contemporary christian bands and began touring nationally with her original compositions. After college, she relocated to Nashville to pursue music professionally.
REMMI has collaborated with artists such as R3hab, Kshmr, Maty Noyes, Black Coast, NVDES, Lucian.
REMMI was featured on a song by experimental indie pop project NVDES called "D.Y.T. (Do Your Thing)" in 2018. This song was featured in an Apple iPhone X commercial.[2][3]
REMMI appeared in episode 4 of NBC's Songland, an American songwriting competition series produced in cooperation with Universal Television Alternative Studio, Live Animals Productions, Dave Stewart Entertainment, and 222 Productions.[4][1] Remmi co-wrote a song, "Do You Think of Me?", with producer Ryan Tedder (known for penning hits such as "Bleeding Love", "Halo", and "Rumour Has It") that was pitched to the Jonas Brothers for their forthcoming record.[4] The song made it into the top 3 selected on her episode.[4]
