Zachary Cole Smith Biography
Zachary Cole Smith is an American musician, model and music video director, best known for being the frontman of DIIV.
Smith was introduced to a musician community after moving to New York City and started playing guitar in Soft Black around 2009. He met Dustin Payseur during that time and played drums for a short time in Beach Fossils. As a guitar player, he joined them in 2010 and began recording solo material. Smith also had toured and played guitar with the indie band Darwin Deez before 2011.
Smith began writing songs himself in 2010. He booked a show for his Dive project in the summer of 2011 and invited Andrew Bailey, Devin Ruben Perez, and Colby Hewitt to join him. Ultimately they renamed themselves DIIV, signed Captured Tracks, and released several singles. Their debut album, Oshin, came out in 2012. Smith co-directed “Doused” music video which was released in September of that year.
Smith was signed by Re: Quest Model Management in the summer of 2013 and was photographed by Hedi Slimane along with Cara Delevingne for Saint Laurent Autumn 2013 campaign in May of that year. He walked during the Paris Fashion Week in June during the spring 2014 menswear fashion show at Saint Laurent. Smith directed the music video for the song “Omanko” published by Sky Ferreira in December 2014.
He started playing in bands like Soft Black and Beach Fossils in the late 2000s, after moving to New York City. In 2012, Smith released his debut studio album with DIIV, Oshin, combining elements such as krautrock, post-punk, and shoegaze. He directed music videos for Sky Ferreira and DIIV. Smith has on multiple occasions modeled for Saint Laurent outside of his work in the music industry. The second studio album from DIIV, Is the Is Are, was released on 5 February 2016.
Zachary Cole Smith Age
He was born on 7 November 1984 in New York, New York, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 7 November every year.
Zachary Cole Smith Height
Cole stands at an average height and moderate weight. He appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.
Zachary Cole Smith Education
As a teenager, Smith had disciplinary issues and was often suspended during middle school. When Smith was a high school freshman, he and a friend went out in search of smokes and ended up smashing a bunch of truck windows with rocks in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Both boys were arrested, and Smith was chased out of school. Around this time he also started playing the guitar. After that, in five years he attended six different schools including St. Luke ‘s School (New Canaan, Connecticut) and The Beekman School (Manhattan, New York), and finally graduated from the Wooster School in Danbury, Connecticut. In 2004 Smith began studying music and film at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He never graduated or made a DIV III final.
Zachary Cole Smith Family
He is the son of Zachary, a musician and his mother, Deborah E. MacIntyre, was a fashion editor for Vogue magazine. Not long before he left the family for good, his father moved the family to the suburbs of Connecticut; Smith was four and his sister was just a boy.
Zachary Cole Smith Wife
He is married to his longtime girlfriend Dani Nelson. The couple married on February 9 2020 at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Highland Park, CA. Their families and close friends attended the ceremony, including members of DIIV, Beach Fossils, Deafheaven, Mac Demarco, and Launder. The new guitarist for DIIV, Andrew Bailey, acted as Cole’s best friend. Andrew and Cole have been best friends since they were 13, and since they became friends, they have been playing music together. He has also been in was in a relationship with singer and model Sky Ferreira.
Zachary Cole Smith Facts and Body Measurements
- Full Name: Zachary Cole Smith
- Age/ How Old?: 35 years old (2019)
- Date of Birth: November 7
- Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
- Birthday: November 7, 1984
- Nationality: American
- Education: Hampshire College in Amherst
- Father’s Name: Zachary
- Mother’s Name: Deborah E. MacIntyre
- Siblings: Not Available
- Spouse?: Dani Nelson(Wife)
- Children/ Kids: Not Available
- Height/ How tall?: Not Available
- Weight: Not Available
- Profession: Musician, singer-songwriter, model, music video director
- Employer: Captured Tracks
- Net worth: Not Available
Zachary Cole Smith Net worth
He has not revealed his net worth. He is a simple person and never likes to attract public attention by publicly displaying his wealth. However, this section is under review, we will update you when details about his net worth are revealed.
Zachary Cole Bands
- Soft Black (Guitarist 2009)
- Beach Fossils (Drummer 2010, guitarist 2011–2012)
- Darwin Deez (Guitarist 2010)
- DIIV (Guitarist, vocals 2011-present)
- Launder (Live guitarist 2019)
Zachary Cole DIIV
He is the vocalist and the guitarist of the American rock band DIIV. The band is from Brooklyn, New York City. Smith formed DIIV in 2011 as a forum for his own songs. He has recruited childhood friend Andrew Bailey as his live band on guitar, bass player Devin Ruben Perez and ex-Smith Westerns drummer Colby Hewitt. Smith, who originally named the project “Dive” after the homonymous Nirvana song. Smith would eventually change the band’s name spelling after learning that name from the early 1990s Belgian industrial act.
Frequently Asked Questions About Zachary Cole Smith
Who is Zachary Cole Smith?
Cole Smith is an American musician, model and music video director, best known for being the frontman of DIIV.
How old is Zachary Cole?
He is 35 years old as of 2019. He was born on 7 November 1984 in New York, New York, United States.
How tall is Zachary Cole?
He stands at an average height, he has not shared his height with the public. His height will be listed once we have it from a credible source.
Is Zachary Cole married?
He is married to his longtime girlfriend Dani Nelson. The couple married on February 9 2020 at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Highland Park, CA.
How much is Zachary Cole worth?
He has not yet revealed his net worth. We will update this section when we get and verify information about the wealth and properties under his name.
How much does Zachary Cole make?
His salary is still under review.
Where does Zachary Cole live?
Because of security reasons, he has not shared his precise location of residence. We will immediately update this information if we get the location and images of his house.
Is Zachary Cole dead or alive?
He is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.
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