Stephanie Ann Patrice Smith

Stephanie Smith professionally known as Ann Patrice is a Music Publisher, Songwriter, Screenwriter and Author, and was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH.
She has written over a hundred songs and often collaborates with other artists nationally. Her debut song, Leave You for My Husband released in 2017, received high praises worldwide, earning recognition from the World Songwriting Awards as a finalist for best R&B song, and also received special honors from Jason Blume of BMI.
Ann went on to record her second single Private Party which charted on Billboard, and held 7th place for two weeks. In that same year of 2017, Private Party was selected as the theme song of a movie soundtrack that was intended to be produced by Dr. Dre, but the film was never released. During the onset of COVID in 2020, Ann was set to perform some of her fan favorite songs in Cincinnati, at her event, "An Intimate Evening with Ann Patrice" to a sold out crowd but was forced to cancel due government shut down. In 2023, Ann Patrice won Atlanta's Radio & Record Award for best female artist of the year, for her song You Win.
Currently attending the Los Angeles Film School, Ann wanted to step it a notch and study scriptwriting as well. Her focus is in writing for film and t.v, and also film score.
Ann Patrice is a diverse and crafty lyricist, who is gifted in writing music of every genre.
Her versatility and grit keeps her active in what she truly enjoys doing,. Whether it's developing scripts or creating meaningful melodies, Ann Patrice continues to excel and is a force to be reckon with.

• Melody and Lyric Writing, Music Theory, Storytelling, Formatting, Creative Writing

• University of Cincinnati

• BMI/Music Publisher