Michael Schermick

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Michael Schermick

| alias = Michael Kelly Smith

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|10|21}}

| birth_place = Pennsylvania, U.S.

| occupation = Musician

| genre = Glam metal, hard rock

| instrument = Guitar

| associated_acts = Cinderella
Britny Fox
Razamanaz

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

}}

Michael Schermick (born October 21, 1958), known professionally as Michael Kelly Smith, is an American guitarist who played for the glam metal bands Cinderella and Britny Fox.{{cite book|last1=Phillips|first1=William|title=Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music|date=20 March 2009|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Greenwich, Connecticut|isbn=978-0-313-34800-6|pages=45–46|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=52hFCQAAQBAJ&dq=britny+fox&pg=PA45|accessdate=19 November 2017}} Schermick and drummer Tony Destra were fired from Cinderella in 1985 at the request of the record label, Polygram.{{cite book|last1=Talevski|first1=Nick|title=Rock Obituaries - Knocking On Heaven's Door|date=2006|publisher=Omnibus Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-84609-091-2|page=130|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DykffzkFALoC&dq=britny+fox&pg=PA130|accessdate=19 November 2017}}

Following his departure from Cinderella, he again teamed with Destra, along with Dean Davidson and Billy Childs to form Britny Fox, becoming their lead guitarist.{{cite book|last1=Taylor|first1=Carlson T.|title=HAIRcyclopedia Vol. 1 - The Legends|date=June 2014|isbn=978-1-312-28618-4|page=43|publisher=Lulu.com |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2d7YBgAAQBAJ&dq=tom+keifer&pg=PA45|accessdate=18 November 2017}} Following Destra's untimely death in 1987 from a car accident, the band recruited drummer Johnny Dee, completing what would become their classic lineup. Schermick played on every album released by Britny Fox until their breakup in 1992.{{cite book|last1=Carlson|first1=Taylor T.|title=HAIRcyclopedia Vol. 1 - The Legends|date=27 June 2014|isbn=978-1-312-28618-4|page=37|publisher=Lulu.com |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2d7YBgAAQBAJ&dq=britny+fox&pg=PA37|accessdate=19 November 2017}}

Prior to Cinderella and Britny Fox, Michael had been a guitarist in the bands Atlantic Star, Telepath, Psychopath, Diamonds, Saints in Hell and The Priscella Harriet Band.

He also played in a band known as Razamanaz featuring Cory Massi on lead vocals and guitar, Joe Bisbing on bass, and Steve Attig on drums.{{cite web|title=Razamanaz|url=http://www.nolifetilmetal.com/razamanaz.html|website=www.nolifetilmetal.com|accessdate=19 November 2017}}

He later began teaching guitar in Horsham, Pennsylvania.{{cite web|url=https://stores.musicarts.com/experts/michael-s-8|title=Michael, Instructor at Horsham Music & Arts in PA|website=stores.musicarts.com}}