The duo of Smith/Kotzen is comprised of Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and The
Winery Dogs’ Richie Kotzen. They had been riendly for a few years, occasionally
jamming together and sharing a love for blues-based classic rock when the two
began working together in Turks and Caicos in 2020. A full performing and
composing collaboration in which each took turns playing various instruments and
swapping song ideas, the duo’s first public release was “Taking My Chances”,
which dropped in January of 2021. Steeped in bluesy hard rock while also taking
cues from early R&B and a touch of metal,...