Billy_England From The Old Dominion United States

From : The Old Dominion United States

Joined : Sat 5th Apr 2008

Last Logged : Sun 30th Nov 2008

Sex : M

Birthday : Unknown

Ban Status :

I am a System Analyst as well as a musician. I play in a band called "The Muckrakes". I also have played in and founded many bands including The Trauma Dolls, The Pimps, Rain, The Strap-Ons, The Bottle Babies and have been a 'hired gun' for Black Jesus and The Apostles. I've also played in few other bands that were lesser known, (Johnny Trash as well as The Muddy Creek Gang) I enjoy creating all kinds of music, computer animation, graphics, applications and videos for end-users.

I write score for documentaries, movies, commercials, video and films and am interested in
any production of any type that needs music or consulting.

I live in The Old Dominion.

Enough said.

Guitar, piano, bass, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, most stringed instruments, harmonica. I am learning how to play drums.

Anything and everything that I can get my grubby paws on that sounds good.

Toneport Line 6 and anything else that I can get my hands on that sounds half way decent.

I have more guitars (both acoustic and electric) than you can shake a stick at, so there's no need to go down the list and name makes and models, but I prefer Gibson's.

I also have a Gibson bass and an electic piano (not a keyboard, but a piano--there is a difference). I also own a drum set, albeit, it's not he best drum set in the world, but it does the job.

Varied music of all types. From punk-glam to cocktail-big band type stuff. I like most all types of music...although I'm not too hip on opera.

I don't have TOP 10 albums, but if I did, I'd say: early U2, Johnny Cash, Bare Naked Ladies, Sex Pistols, The Cure, Oingo Boingo, Allison Krauss & Union Station, Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters.

The Muckrakes, The Trauma Dolls, Louis XIV, Johnny Cash, Old Crow Medicine Show, Violent Femmes, Sex-Pistols, The NY Dolls, The Dead Boys, Television, Buck Owens, Roy Clark, The Bottle Babies, Velvet Underground, The Ramones, The Hives, Bowie, Jet, Blondie, AC/DC, The FleshTones, The Cramps, Guadicanal Diary, Talking Heads, The Cure, Siouxie & The Banshees, Adam Ant, The Waterboys, Knonos Quartet, The Damned, 999, Combustible Edison, The Distillers, The Plasmatics, Galaxie 500, Black Flag, Expolited, UK Subs, Husker Du, Sisters of Mercy, Devo, The Cars...and just about any "punk" or "new wave" bands from the 80's.

I HATE bands like Limp Bizkit, 311, Everescence, Korn, Insane Clown Posse. etc. etc. etc. and any other "new metal or rap-rock" band. I find them tiresome and boring and irritating.

I listen and play just about all types of music. I have a love for good old fashion, kick you-in your-teeth, garage-punk and Alt-Americana (see my band The Muckrakes: http://www.myspace.com/themuckrakes )

I also LOVE bluegrass and old country.

I'm with various side projects as well as write music for 'myself' and have been known to be a "hired gun" here and there for various bands and projects.

Most of the loops or songs that I'll put in here are in the "music for myself" category.

I am a Computer System Analyst as well as a musician. I write score for documentaries, movies, commercials, video and films and am interested in any production of any type that needs music or consulting.