From playing guitar in the Los Angeles based all-star band, CAMP FREDDY, through joining rock band THE CULT on their 2001 reunion, to writing and recording with his own bands STIMULATOR (signed to Geffen Records in 1995), DOHENY, CIRCUS DIABLO (signed to Koch Records, 2007), and now his own solo material, BILLY MORRISON makes music at all levels. He has shared stages with some of the world’s greatest musicians from BILLY IDOL, RONNIE WOOD and ROBBIE WILLIAMS to LOU REED, JERRY CANTRELL, and many more.
MADISON SQUARE GARDENS in New York. SUMMER SONIC FESTIVAL in Japan. The main stage at the READING ROCK FESTIVAL in the UK. Billy has toured extensively around the world and continues to write, record and perform in many areas of the entertainment business. He played guitar on some of the tracks on TOMMY LEE's solo album “Tommyland – The Ride”, performed at the 2008 MAP Awards with STEVEN TYLER, SLASH and CHESTER BENNINGTON, and co-wrote and recorded tracks for RYAN STARR on this years American Idol Finalists album, “Curtain Call”.
2006 also marked Billy’s first movie performance in the film, “TRIPPING FORWARD”, and he picked up another role in the horror film “EVILUTION” in 2007. A third role in the movie “BASEMENT JACK” was followed this year by a cameo in the SPIKE LEE produced “THE PERFECT AGE OF ROCK AND ROLL” which stars PETER FONDA, KEVIN ZEGGERS, JASON RITTER and TARYN MANNING. He also writes, produces and records music for various television shows, and often co-writes songs with a number of different artists. His past writing credits include songs with ROBBIE WILLIAMS, BILLY DUFFY, MATT SORUM, GLEN BALLARD and JED LEIBER.
Billy is one of the founding members of celebrity supergroup Camp Freddy, along with DAVE NAVARRO, MATT SORUM, CHRIS CHANEY and DONOVAN LEITCH. The band continues to attract guest performances from all areas of music, and has been busy recording their debut album, with renowned producer MIKE CLINK (Appetite For Destruction). Camp Freddy plays high profile corporate events across the nation, have raised money for various charities worldwide, and often play low-key club shows for fun and for free. They have appeared on many US television shows including CRAIG KILBORN, JIMMY KIMMEL, JAY LENO, SHARON OSBOURNE and CARSON DALY. The band recently completed a highly successful and critically acclaimed residency at Los Angeles club, The Roxy.
Billy Morrison also hosts CAMP FREDDY RADIO, a regular Saturday evening radio show on INDIE 103.1FM in Los Angeles from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, along with his co-hosts, DAVE NAVARRO and MATT SORUM. Nominated for best radio show by the LA WEEKLY, the show has garnered much attention for its irreverent chat and non-formulaic playlists.
Last year, Billy’s new band CIRCUS DIABLO hit the road for the summer months as they appeared on the OZZFEST festival along with a 25 city club tour, running side by side with the festival dates. The debut album was released on July 3rd to coincide with the touring schedule, and the debut single, LOADED, was TOP 5 MOST ADDED to rock radio nationwide and TOP 40 ACTIVE ROCK. The video to the single was NUMBER ONE MOST VIEWED music video on YouTube with over 450,000 views in the first week and a total of over ONE MILLION VIEWS.
• Songwriter
• Performer
• Producer
• Actor
• Writer
• Radio Show Host
• Personality
Billy Morrison personifies the new wave of web-intensive, multi media artists that pave the way forward for a new model, a new creativity and ultimately, a new breed of entertainment. Look out for his brand new album, “STIMULATOR”, available on I-Tunes worldwide, from April 8th 2008.
hello Billy, you're looking dapper! :) hey, i forgot about july 4th, but now i see people saying happy holiday i've remembered. so wish you a great july 4th holy day. love and hugs Lisa xxxx
Nice to see you made it back intact. Hope fully if you have to come back to the East Coast soon the weather will not be so oppressive. Have a great weekend! MySpace Comments
