Ari PenSmith is a British artist born in 1997, who was raised in South East London. He is known for his collaborations with GoldLink and his work on the latter’s second studio album, Diaspora.

Ari first developed an interest in music at the age of 8, when he decided to take on the pianist role at his church. At the age of sixteen, he earned his big break after writing some of the instrumental to “Hands in the Air.”