DM Stith

{{Short description|American singer-songwriter}}

{{Multiple issues|

{{BLP sources|date=January 2022}}

{{external links|date=April 2023}}

}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2014}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = DM Stith

| image =

| caption = Photo by Steven David Johnson

| birth_name = David Michael Stith

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}

| origin =

| instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano,

| genre = Indie folk, baroque pop, psychedelic folk, folk rock, alternative rock

| occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter

| years_active = 2006–present

| label = Asthmatic Kitty, Historical Fiction Records

| associated_acts = Sufjan Stevens, My Brightest Diamond, Son Lux, The Revival Hour

| website = {{official website|http://www.dmstith.com}}

}}

David Michael Stith is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who released his first album Heavy Ghost in 2009 on the Asthmatic Kitty label. He currently resides in Rochester, New York.

Stith comes from a musical family: his father was a college wind ensemble director and former church choir director; his grandfather is professor emeritus in the music department at Cornell University; his mother is a pianist; and his sisters sing opera and play piano and percussion.

Stith's involvement in the music industry began as graphic designer and visual artist for musicians on the Asthmatic Kitty Records label, art directing and designing for artists such as Sufjan Stevens, My Brightest Diamond, Castanets and Son Lux. Through working with these artists on their projects, Stith began to write and record his own music, for which he was signed by Asthmatic Kitty Records.

From 2016 to 2019, Stith worked in the design department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, NY. In 2020, he relocated to Rochester, NY to focus on writing and building a private recording studio. He continues to create artwork for artists in the NY new classical scene through his design entity, Vermeerier. Notable works include the Grammy-nominated debut album by Roomful of Teeth, the pulitzer prize winning Partita for 8 Voices by Caroline Shaw, and album covers for artists such as Glenn Kotche, Nadine Shah JFDR, Tyshawn Sorey, Sarah Kirkland Snider, and Mary Halvorson.{{Cite web |date=2017-03-09 |title=Four questions with composer Sarah Kirkland Snider; Hitchcock Film Festival begins |url=https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2017/03/four-questions-composer-sarah-kirkland-snider-hitchcock-film-festival-begins/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=MinnPost |language=en-US}}