William B.

Bill is a freelance writer/arranger/producer/multi-instrumentalist/instructor. After performing in high school rock bands he enrolled at Youngstown State University as a classical guitar music major. Bill then began working at MTR Studios in Akron,OH as  an assistant engineer.Relocating to the Tampa Bay Area in 1984, he formed the indie label  Longview Records and joined the staff of Hayes Recording, as a track engineer and asst.studio manager.  In 1990 Bill formed his own production  company. The 1993 debut from thethrash-metal trio Lords of Babylon was featured in the January'94 issue of GuitarWorld, and the release scored distribution in the Far East.1995 saw the release of Bill's first solo album, 'American Escorts'. In 1999 Longview Records became one of Tampa Bay's first online record labels. Releasing original works on CDs ranging from ambient/jazz ('Wilderness in Ohio',) to modern surf (The Hydrotones) to Americana folk-rock (The Zachary Jones Band) to sci-fi rock (My Wild Heaven). In 2012 Bill wrote/arranged and produced the debut CD "Bamboo Transistor" by instrumental rock act Bride of Chaotica.   In 2015 Bill by year's end had released  the instrumental world-beat CD 'Zombie Charity', the tribute digital single "Laika" by My Wild Heaven, and an EP of instrumental Christmas carols by Bride of Chaotica. In 2016 work began on the second Bride of Chaotica album, with Bill overseeing  the production, writing, and arranging of the CD's fourteen tracks. 'Ghosts on Television'  was officially released on January14, 2017. When not recording, arranging, performing, or teaching Bill has spent time over  the years raising wolf hybrids, collecting guitars and audio gear, studying the  principles of 19th century orchestration, delving into aspects of American Victorian architecture,  and taking up the ukulele.  : )