Music to the Max Music to the Max Maxcat Music Composer and Owner Dick Smith continues to stay busy on all fronts. Smith's recently completed projects include a :30 broadcast spot for Athlete's Foot with agency Crumbley & Alba. Smith wrote custom music and sound design for the spot that features a grungy acoustic guitar dominated track that underpins the psychedelic visuals. Big Mouth Effects edited the spot. On the recording side, Smith laid down multiple guitar tracks including slide guitar, acoustic, and electric guitar for legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The project, for Dale Rossington's upcoming solo album, was recorded at Southern Living Studios with producer John Herron.

In the corporate world, Smith completed custom music for RTM, owner of 800 Arby's franchises nationwide. The track was part of a motivational campaign for individual franchise owners of Arby's. To top is all off, Dick Smith is nominated for the third year in a row for the 1999 Emmy Award in the category for outstanding achievement by an individual composer, having won the honor previously.