Web developer Ambient producer Canada

Building the web. Scoring the silence.

I'm Glen Smith. I hand-build fast, honest websites in plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and I make slow-moving ambient music with modular synths in VCV Rack 2.

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00 — About

Two crafts.
One maker.

The developer

Static, standards-first websites with no framework bloat. Every page is written by hand, loads fast, works on any device and is easy to keep running for years.

The producer

Generative, slowly evolving ambient pieces patched in VCV Rack 2 — the virtual Eurorack. Patches are shared freely on Patchstorage under the name dx.

01 — Work

Websites built by Glen Smith

Five sites, one approach: plain code, quick loads, made in Canada.

  1. Portfolio You are here GlenSmith.ca This site. The home base for my web development, ambient music and video work. Visit site
  2. Band Fyoosha.ca Official site for Fyoosha, a Canadian rock band. Visit site
  3. Video RockAndRollCanada.ca Canadian rock and roll on video — every video made by Glen Smith (@GlenSmith). Visit site
  4. Studio Xyzed.ca Recording and rehearsal studio in Toronto. Visit site
  5. Ambient dx.GlenSmith.ca Ambient music made with VCV Rack 2. Visit site

02 — Sound

Ambient music,
patched by hand.

As dx, I build generative ambient patches in VCV Rack 2: oscillators drifting against each other, long reverbs, and sequences that never quite repeat. Listen on dx.glensmith.ca, or download the patches and make them your own.

Listen on dx.GlenSmith.ca Patches on Patchstorage

DX-01 Drone

Runs in your browser

A tiny generative drone built with the Web Audio API. Starts quietly; use headphones.

03 — Video

On the screen.

Live sets, music videos and Canadian rock and roll. The full showcase lives on YouTube at @GlenSmith, and the rock videos are collected on RockAndRollCanada.ca.

youtube.com/@GlenSmith Watch the showcase

04 — Connect

Say hello.

Need a website, want to talk patches, or just want to say hi? Send an email or find me here.