Riley Smithson aka Shrimpnose is a Los Angeles based artist and producer mainly known for his instrumental music on both his own albums alongside many other artists on their music. Shrimpnose grew up in a small Minnesota town in a musical family. He got his first drumset at 4 years old and music never left him. After high school he moved to the Minneapolis area and built a name for himself in the music scene before eventually pursuing bigger and better opportunities in Los Angeles. His latest album "As It Seems" marks a new chapter in his career and we sat down and recorded this interview before his show on December 30th at Abraxas Wax record shop in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. After releasing his album Shrimpnose went on a headlining tour around every corner of the country and thankfully Eau Claire was on his list. Fresh off his first ever sold out headlining show at First Ave's 7th St Entry just a couple days earlier this was the first ever podcast interview of his career. Tune in and finally hear the story of the man behind the beats.