Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Stevie Wonder, Enya, University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee School of Fine Arts, Peter Straub, Heart, Queen, Nancy Moran, John Gorka, Bill Miller, John Two-Hawks, Isaac Asimov, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Yanni, Beethovan, Schumann, Bach, Oscar Peterson, Harry Chapin, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Showtunes, and kids music.
Sounds Like
Carlos Nakai, Yanni, Folk Rock, John Two-Hawks, William Gutierrez, Bill Miller, Jack Johnson
Bill Webb practically lives and breathes music. He is either composing music, arranging music or performing music —and sometimes he manages to do all three at the same time. Bill’s versatility as a composer goes from gutsy soulful songs to New Age to Jazz to Pop with a little bit of Boogie and fun songs thrown in the mix.
Bill is now performing with the Josh Knight Blues Band on keyboards, bass and vocals and has written many of their songs. He is currently producing Elan, a variety musical show a la Broadway style with lots of singing, dancing, humor, drama all in a dynamic stage show musical revue.
He is well-known for his CD series, “Music for Massage and Yoga and as Nashville co-songwriter with George Knight. A member of the Nashville Association of Songwriters International, the Songwriters’ Guild of America and BMI, “ he is also a certified Pro-Tools HD 7 recording studio engineer.
It began at age seven with piano lessons, rock bands in High School, and music major at University of Wisconsin School of Fine Arts.
Touring the United States with Corey & Company, Bill then worked as the duo Webb & Kurz before joining The Lloyd Pedersen Show as musical director and keyboardist. After several years on the road, Bill returned to college to complete his Bachelors Degree.
Moving to Texas, Bill became a solo act, playing keyboard and singing in clubs like The Velvet Turtle and Durty Nelly’s Irish Pub on the famous Riverwalk in San Antonio. Bill was also a favorite entertainer for the San Antonio Opera and Ballet parties at the Jaffe Mansion.
His career as a composer began to accelerate in 1980 when Bill wrote the musical score for “Close Encounters of the Comfort Kind”; a 1982 musical staged in Comfort, Texas. Then he began producing albums for various singer/songwriters often composing, arranging and performing on these projects. He was a Regional semifinalist for the National Association of Songwriters songwriting competition in 1982.
Bill then spent several years writing music for radio and TV programs and commercials aired in Wisconsin, Texas and the Dakotas. In 1992, he composed, produced and performed the music for “Harmonics”, a dance video distributed to this day in the U.K., Canada, Australia and the US.
In the 1990’s, Bill honed his skills as a composer by producing over 20 CDs for local and regional artists usually contributing as composer, arranger and studio musician.
For Cheryl Kaufmann, singer/songwriter, Bill co-wrote and produced "Bright Star Heart Chorus". For Susan Paige, therapist, he co-wrote and produced the music for spoken word on "Kuan Yin Loving Meditation." For Jodi Hassler, he produced and wrote the music for a series of therapeutic CDs called "Relax, Listen and Learn". Other artists include Anna Parkins, P. Jae Stanley (“Bold Journey” and “Stir It Up”). and Marion Gray, (“The Father’s Love” and “Love Reaching”).
Known for his exciting and individual musical arrangements, Bill is also a sought after studio musician who excels not only on keyboard, but also plays guitar, bass, drums and the Native American flute.
Bill’s CD’s include eleven titles for the Music for Massage and Yoga series including the best sellers “Native American Flute” and “Meditation Music”, “Enter Now”, “Dancing Dreams”, “Dreamesque Tajma”, “Native American Flute Volume Two”, “Power Yoga Music”, “Healing Music”, “Chakra Tuning” and “Rhythmic Therapy”. Voice and music meditation CDs include “Meditations Vol I”, and “Meditations Vol II”. He has produced and performed on CDs such as “Bright Star Heart Chorus” by Cheryl Kaufmann, “Stir it Up” by P. Jae Stanley and “Kuan Yin Loving Meditation” by Susan Paige. His own Singer/Songwriter CDs include “Freeway” featuring “exit Ramp”, “Use Your Imagination”, original children's songs, and “Christmas Heart”, a collection of popular and original Christmas songs.
Bill’s CD’s, song samples, performing schedule, resume and credits are available at www.billwebb.biz, Broadjam, Isound, CDBaby, MySpace and www/bbyoga.biz/music. Also visit his My Space page as "billwebbmusic".
B & B Yoga and Music LLC call: 866-601-9642, or email: music@billwebb.biz
or write to: P.O. Box 995, Bedford, Texas 76095-0995
Thanks for the Marilyn anyway, but I live with my own 'much better than Marilyn" Beth.. Say that pic must have been considered really risque in its day. Bill
Thanks for looking me up here in MySpace-land and for your emails. I haven't had a chance to respond before now...or to see that you'd sent this request! So, I thought I'd just answer you here and kill two birds with one stone. Hope that's OK with you. :-)
I received an email from Snocap the same day you sent your first email...so I assume that question has been answered for you. I think this is a very good thing. I know there were a lot of logistical problems between Snocap and CDBaby. Now, we can all just go through Snocap directly. :-)
As far as how to customize your MySpace site...you need to search the Internet for "myspace layouts" or "myspace backgrounds". You'll find a plethora of info out there! Find one you like. And then copy the html code that will be provided by the site you've found. The key is that you must place this code in your "About Me" section...right at the very top. It doesn't seem very intuitive. But when placed there, it will change the look of your entire page.
One note...You may want to separate that code you insert and the rest of your text with several line breaks. This way, if something goes wrong and you need to remove the code, you can easily find where that code ends.
Sep 18, 2007 12:44 PM Bill Webb, songwriter's Blurbs About me: I am focused on how melodies, harmonies, timbres and textures affect moods, emotions, human reactions - the whole of the human psyche. My CD series, Music for Massage and Yoga sets forth music that creates balance, peace and positive feelings. Music I compose for video and film can generate all types of responses called for by the scene using innovative sounds as well as timeless harmonic and melodic elements. Style is no boundary when composing. Anything goes, as long as it works. My latest work, a CD entitled simply, "Healing Music" seems to stimulate the listener at both the conscious and deeper levels creating emotional reactions that produce a sense of well-being and good health. I am just as interested in creating music for the entire gamut of human emotion and am constantly uncovering new secrets from the infinite wealth of musical form.
