▁the ▁Brook lyn - based ▁band ▁TV ▁on ▁the ▁Radio . ▁ ▁He ▁recorded ▁an ▁album ▁of ▁original ▁music ▁as ▁A ▁Rose ▁Par ade ▁with ▁Sh annon ▁F unch ess ▁of ▁Light ▁As yl um ▁and ▁also ▁produced ▁music ▁with ▁Mid night ▁Mass es ▁and ▁The ▁Station ary ▁Set . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 3 6 ▁from ▁lung ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Smith ▁is ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁Julian . ▁▁ ▁As ▁a ▁self - t aught ▁music ian ▁who ▁played ▁the ▁piano , ▁bass , ▁organ , ▁classical ▁guitar , ▁and ▁s itar , ▁he ▁studied ▁fine ▁arts ▁and ▁Art ▁History ▁at ▁F IT ▁and ▁S UN Y ▁P urchase . ▁ ▁Smith ▁was ▁bus king ▁in ▁a ▁Brook lyn ▁sub way ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁TV ▁on ▁the ▁Radio ' s ▁T unde ▁A deb im pe ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Smith ▁re called ▁in ▁an ▁interview : ▁I ▁saw ▁T unde ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁J ump ▁Tom orrow ▁on ▁I FC . ▁And ▁I ▁was ▁super ▁add icted ▁to ▁film ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁I ▁was ▁playing ▁on ▁the ▁sub way ▁platform ▁here , ▁at ▁the ▁Bed ford ▁stop , ▁and ▁he ▁kept ▁giving ▁me ▁money . ▁And ▁then ▁I ▁was ▁like , ▁I ▁recognize ▁this ▁gu y . ▁Then ▁it ▁finally ▁clicked , ▁and ▁I ▁said , ▁' D ude ▁you ▁were ▁in ▁that ▁movie ! ▁I ▁loved ▁that ▁movie !' ▁That ▁film ▁had ▁meant ▁a