Though he could also be recognized for his crazy antics on YouTube, Toddy Smith has since started a music profession and a few businesses since David Dobrik left YouTube.
You'll more than likely acknowledge Toddy Smith from any one in every of David Dobrik's chaotic vlogs. There's that point he let David tase him. Or when David shot him with a paintball gun by way of marvel (again and again).
Toddy has always had a YouTube channel of his personal, despite the fact that in recent times he's been doing a lot more than posting in a similar way chaotic (and hilarious) videos. For one, he's been posting much more about his music — and he has big plans within the works for many who have cherished the singles he is already put out.
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While on the town for New York Fashion Week, Toddy took the time to talk with Distractify about what he is been up to, including his singles, his clothes logo, and a possible excursion.
Toddy Smith has been leaning into his music profession these days.
Toddy says he is hoping to free up "a couple more songs, hopefully before the holidays," so fans of his music have extra to look forward to ahead of the tip of the year. But as a substitute of meting out a complete album directly, Toddy says he will most probably stick to singles for now, dolling out new music one monitor at a time.
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"I was thinking like an EP, but then I was talking to some friends and they were like 'Just drop singles like so you can stretch them out," he mentioned. "So then the plan is just to put the singles into an album on Spotify."
While that seems to be the present plan, Toddy says that he's no longer adverse to ultimately creating an album — but the logistics with his friends who produce would have to figure out for the sort of mission to ever come to fruition.
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"It would be cool, it just takes a lot of time, and my friends that produce, they're busy... It just takes a long time," Toddy said. "The goal would be to go live with someone and do an album or an EP for a couple of weeks. You know, really just get it all done at once. I haven't done that yet, but I want to."
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He said he's continuing to keep his arms crossed that the sort of venture could be put into motion sometime someday — however for the time being he is been working along with his vocal trainer to prep for possible reside performances. Toddy in the past carried out live along with his good friend Scotty Sire on excursion, regardless that he most commonly carried out backup for the excursion.
"I had a dream one time, like a very vivid dream that I performed live, and I woke up like 'I got to do it.' So I told my vocal coach and we started practicing my songs with the mic and everything," he mentioned.
Once per week Toddy meets with his vocal trainer to rehearse. "It's very therapeutic," he said of the rehearsals. "We're just in there singing Taylor Swift, and then my songs too."
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He hinted there's a chance we're going to see him perform on an upcoming tour along Jason Nash and Scotty, regardless that he promised to percentage together with his fans when the sort of tour was once finalized.
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Toddy has been doing so much since David Dobrik stopped posting movies.
Though some would possibly still leave out the crazy and chaotic four-minute and 20-second movies David uploaded frequently, Toddy has been retaining himself masses busy with his personal ventures (in addition to the music he's been placing out). He mentioned occasionally other people nonetheless combat to separate his present paintings from David's vlogs, but he is extremely proud of everything he is carried out on his own.
In between making social media content of his personal and posting movies to his personal YouTube channel ceaselessly, Toddy has also co-launched a clothes line (Gothic Mochas) and a cannabis brand (Happy Face). Each of these brands he is launched with buddies outdoor of the well known Vlog Squad, stretching his brand to be more than simply music and funny movies.
Toddy mentioned running on those other brands has required a lot of collaboration around the board, operating with folks with different styles and preferences — but general every emblem is one that he is happy with.
"It's an ongoing process of learning and trying to get your name and brand out there... It's been fun. And we can really lean on each other," he mentioned of his business partners.
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