Smile Empty Soul

Smile Empty Soul is a alternative rock band formed while its three members were still in different Santa Clarita high schools. The band consists of Sean Danielsen (guitar and vocals), Ryan Martin (bass), and Derek Gledhill (drums).

Smile Empty Soul is a alternative rock band formed while its three members were still in different Santa Clarita high schools. The band consists of Sean Danielsen (guitar and vocals), Ryan Martin (bass), and Derek Gledhill (drums).

After playing numerous hometown gigs, Smile Empty Soul began venturing to the Sunset Strip, and later passed a demo to Todd Parker of the Los Angeles indie ThroBack. That later led to a record deal with Jason Flom's Lava Records imprint, which was expanding in the wake of early signee Kid Rock's success.