John Henry Bonham, Phil Rudd, Nigel Glockler, Elvin Jones, Stefan Kaufman, Steve Gadd, Dave Garibaldi, Terry Bozzio, Bill Ward, Roy Haynes, Tito Puente, Tony Williams, Jeff Porcaro, Tommy Ramone, Joey Kramer, Leonard Haze, Ian Paice, Vinny Appice, Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, Levon Helm, Alex Acuna... the list goes on and on.
“Over-the-top… just like I like it.” -- Kevin Bronson, LA Times
“One of a kind… his work has an unmatched flair and sense of personality.” -- Jason Ringenberg, Jason and the Scorchers
“Bill is a consumate professional..." -- Jason Bittner, Shadows Fall
An accomplished drummer and singer for over 20 years, Bill lends his talents to a number of Northeast bands in both session and live situations. Most recently, TEN YEAR VAMP, SECOND HAND SMOKE and PROLONGED EXPOSURE occupy most of his time on the drum throne.
While his fast hands and unshakable meter were honed in the heavier realms of punk and metal, Bill began to diversify his trade 2006, studying jazz, Latin and second-line under the tutelage of TED MACKENZIE, who learned under such greats as Henry Adler, Jim Chapin and Sonny Igoe.
A freelancer and fill-in specialist since 2005, Bill has a ridiculous rock, funk, soul and dance catalogue committed to memory. If you are interested in tapping his talents for freelance work, feel free to send him an email or call directly at 229-3443.
The sample track you hear is from Bill's work with The Erotics on their 2004 release, "Rock and Roll Killing Machine."
Bill uses Pearl drums and hardware, Sabian cymbals and Remo drum heads pretty much exclusively.
Revolution Hall Presents: Capital Region’s Got Talent 425 River Street, Troy, NY FREE TO THE PUBLIC! AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION NEEDED IN WILD CARD VOTE! WATCH THE PERFORMANCE AND VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE! Contest Dates: October 1, 8, 16 THIS WEEK OCTOBER 8, 2009, DOORS OPEN @ 7:00PM: ROUND 2: Capital Region's Got Talent Final Competition TOP 11 FINALISTS PERFORMING JUDGE’S TOP 10 VOTE: 1. Courtney Biondo 2. James Dowen 3. Danielle Gaudin 4. J.T. Maple 5. Sharon MacPherson 6. Eric Margan 7. Katrina Marie 8. Danielle Mozeleski 9. Victoria Minucci 10. Benjamin Uytiepo AUDIENCE’S WILD CARD VOTE: 11. Colette McComb FINALE WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16! WINNER OF THE COMPETITION GETS $5,000, a recording demo, and a headline performance at Revolution Hall! Check out past performances online at 518Fever.com: www.518Fever.com/CRGT.htm.
Hi Bill Ketzer, "Meet the Meatbats," the debut release from Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith's new group is a TOP 10 Jazz/Funk Album on iTunes! The CD is a sexy and loud, sonic funk experience that fuses together styles as diverse as funk, punk and 70's R&B! GET IT NOW ON ITUNES, along with Free banner and wallpapers downloads on the MySpace page! Please help spread the word with your friends and thanks for supporting Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats!!!
30 days hath Septober, April, June, and no wonder, all the rest have peanut butter, except for my grandmother who rides a green bicycle with cement tires. Can you swim? ( Blast from the past..how ya doin' Ketz!!?)
Hi Bill Ketzer, Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers & Chickenfoot) presents the Bombastic Meatbats, a sexy and loud, sonic funk experience that fuses together styles as diverse as funk, punk and 70's R&B! The CD will be in stores on September 15th and is available for PREORDER NOW, along with free banner and wallpapers downloads!
http://www.warriorrecords.com/bombasticmeatbats
Please help spread the word and thanks for supporting Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats!!!
are you the drummer from cant say? i just picked up crunchska on ebay and was surprised to have it show up brand new unwrapped. this shit is so fucking good
Hi Billy Long time no hear...miss you as always but the band is doing phenominal, finally paying off after all the hard work....anyway, glad your doing well....just wanted to tell you that your always missed...Your a true professional, great guy & extremely an easy pleasure to work with....cant say that about everybody you know......Keep in touch Deborah www.prolongedexposure.net www.myspace.com/prolongedexposure
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