Dave Smalley is the lead singer with the punk rock bands DYS, Dag Nasty, All and singer/guitarist with Down By Law. He is known for his influence on pop punk music and his early contributions to the emo genre. He also founded a side project called The Sharpshooters, whose music is influenced by mod revival bands such as The Jam. Smalley has also produced and appeared on Canadian punk band Penelope's second album, Face au silence du monde, recorded at Inner Ear Studio in Virginia.

He received a bachelor's degree from Boston College and a masters in political science from California State University Los Angeles. He resides in Fredericksburg, Virginia with his family, where he works as the op-ed editor of the town's newspaper, the Free Lance-Star. He previously worked as the youth editor for it!, a teen news supplement to the Free-Lance Star, and won several awards for that section. .

Discography

• 1983- DYS "Brotherhood" (Vocals)
• 1984- DYS "DYS" (Vocals)
• 1986- Dag Nasty "Can I Say" (Vocals)
• 1988- All "Allroy For Prez" (Vocals)
• 1988- All "Allroy Sez" (Vocals)
• 1989- DYS "Fire And Ice" (prior two records on one CD) (Vocals)
• 1990- Chemical People "Right Thing" (Background Vocals)
• 1991- Down By Law "Down By Law" (Vocals, Guitar)
• 1992- Down By Law "Blue" (Vocals, Guitar)
• 1992- Dag Nasty "Four on the Floor" (Vocals)
• 1993- Down By Law "D.C. Guns" (Vocals, Guitar)
• 1994- Down By Law "Yellow Rat Bastard" (Vocals, Guitar)
• 1994- Down By Law "punkrockacademyfightsong" (Vocals, Guitar)
• 1996- Down By Law "All Scratched Up" (Vocals, Guitar)
• 1997- Down By Law "Last of the Sharpshooters" (Vocals, Guitar)
• 1998- Two Man Advantage "drafted" (Producer, Background Vocals)
• 1999- Down By Law "Fly The Flag" (Vocals, Guitar)
• 2000- The Sharpshooters "Viva Los Guerillas" (Vocals, Guitar)
• 2002- Dag Nasty "Minority Of One" (Vocals)
• 2002- Penelope "Face au silence du monde" (Background Vocals)
• 2003- Down By Law "windwardtidesandwaywardsails" (Vocals, Guitar)
• 2009- Marc Ganancias' acoustic album "Painted Walls", currently in production (Guest Vocals on "Rewind & Repeat")
• 2009- Pocket "Beautiful Gray" (Vocals)

External links

• Interview on Radio CPR, Washington, DC
• Interview @ Legends