Darrel Smith Jr.

About

I’m Darrel Smith Jr — an artist, musician, writer, and systems tinkerer based in Arlington, Texas.

I build with what I’ve got: guitars, public domain footage, garden soil, sticker paper, Raspberry Pis, and a deep DIY ethic. I’ve released EPs, reprogrammed old media, run for Congress, and turned my house into a sustainability lab.

Whether I’m making music, designing zines, remixing comics, or building bots, my work is about imagination, autonomy, and the future we might still grow.

Creative Work

• Arlington Field Lab: A homegrown studio for gardening, media experiments, and community-based art
• Songs About Presidents: Folk-punk mini-albums about U.S. presidents, both absurd and deadly serious
• Radio Free Arlington: Lo-fi pirate radio weirdness meets narrative experiment
• FTV Comics: Rewritten vintage comic panels that spiral into the void

Music

I make music rooted in lo-fi punk, folk, and sound collage. You can find most of it on Bandcamp or being licensed for video through Pond5.

→ Listen on Bandcamp

Contact

Want to work together or ask me something weird?

Email: darrel@arlingtonfieldlab.com

Social: @darrelsmithjr on most platforms