Award-winning performing artist/songwriter and North American Environmental Educator of the Year Lanny Smith, who is better known as the “Earthman” to millions of youth and adults throughout the nation. Earthman uses the power of music and the arts to reopen people’s eyes to the beauty of our planet and the power each of us has to make a difference in our community and our world. At 9 p.m. on Feb. 12 on the Eclectic Mind of an Earthman Radio Show on KZSM, Smith will host special guest Brian Denhoffer, PhD., aka Dr. Soul Soother. Upcoming guests include: songwriter Heidi Little, Pastor Derrick Benn from the Greater Bethel Baptist Church and Rabbi Ari Weingarten from the Rohr Chabad of San Marcos. The shows are rebroadcast on Smith’s website: earthman.tv.
Smith, through his powerful original music, inspired theatrical spirit, and strong activist organizational skills, has crafted a musical outreach, which has brought a vital environmental message to more than 600 major festivals, community events, and more than 1500 elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and universities. His multimedia, theatrical Earthman concert tours have inspired people in cities such as Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Boston, Nashville, New York, Washington DC, Asheville and Atlanta. His powerful songs have been recorded in many languages and have travelled on the space shuttle.
He is committed to inspiring people to create positive change through acts of love, compassion and kindness.
As founder of The Earthman Project, Smith has brought together the finest musicians, dancers, writers, visual artists and filmmakers to use their talents in making a difference.





