
Dear Friends,
Having worked for three years at CHIEF, I am now stepping away to pursue other projects.
After founding ChiefMag.com in 2006, I partnered with Ed Zipco and together we worked tirelessly to generate unique content for ChiefMag.com, release stellar music from bands like Ninjasonik on Chief Records, as well as build and operate the raucous Brooklyn venue Bodega.
It’s been a wild ride.
Working side-by-side with Ed Zipco for all these years has been invaluable. I’ve said it before and it remains to be true: I wouldn’t have done it with anyone else. You’re a fuckin’ mad scientist. And I love you, brother.
I have so many truly unforgettable memories from these last years… like the time we had Maggie Lee’s birthday party on the Dobbin rooftop and 600 people showed up. Or the time Tommy the Naked Man stopped by the office and left a stain on one of our chairs. Ninjasonik’s album release party at the Music Hall, the mud wrestling party, our anniversary auction at 3rd Ward, last year’s loading dock rooftop jam on Roebling, the home-made Sparks experiment, all those late night drinking/brainstorming sessions…
Needless to say, the activities of CHIEF have required the hard work and dedication of dozens of individuals, all of whom donated their time and energy. I’d like to thank everyone I worked with to grow CHIEF over the years. Most sincerely, thank you. You are family.
Since the ChiefMag.com server crashed,we have had to re-upload our archived content. Some of the ChiefMag interviews are back online and more will be added each week. Please visit http://www.ChiefMag.com/archives.html
Additionally, Ed Zipco has just launched a beta version of SuperChief.tv And it’s fantastic. I support it 100% and will continue to read it every day. http://www.SuperChief.tv
And get ready, Chief Records will release the “Art School Girls” LP by Ninjasonik early 2010.
Working to develop CHIEF has been my most challenging and rewarding experience thus far. I am excited to take what I’ve learned through CHIEF and apply it to future collaborations.
See you in the streets!
Andy P. Smith
Andrew.Palmer.Smith@gmail.com
http://www.APSmith.net


































