At The Moment i'm Blessed With a Lovely Trio!
Billy Kettle On Drums And Ian Denyer on Bass.
Influences
Mostly People That improvise.... Some Examples... Allan HoldsWorth, Meredith Monk, Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Band of Gypsys, Yma Sumac, Brad mehldau, Bjork, Pandit Jasraj, John Coltrane, Robert Plant, Jeff Buckley, Ajoy/Kaushiki Chakrabarty, John McLaughlin, Bela Bartok, Nusrat Fateh/Rahat Ali Khan, ikue asazaki, Gustav Mahler, Huong Thanh, Radiohead, Scott Henderson, Zakur Hussain ect ect...
Sounds Like
Billy Bates (trying) to Use Vocals/Guitar to make some musical sense, Thats all Folks!
"Haunted and Amazed" Jeff Buckley’s Mother Mary Guibert
‘Wow! Amazing sound…fantastic…!’ - The Kooks
“Amazing. Achingly tender, like newly grazed flesh” Eddy Temple Morris
‘Billy’s an Undiscovered genius’ - Cosmic Rough Riders
Personal Note:
Hi and Welcome to my humble page of music ;) firstly i would like to say that ive gained immense pleasure from meeting some of the most Wonderful and Talented people on myspace from all styles of music all over the world this is something i would have never gained otherwise.
I am also overwhelmed by the positive comments people have written about my Music Which i value sincerely, for someone to take the time and listen to your music then give you feedback is more than anyone can expect and it's not something that inflates the Ego.
My own approach to music is a continious development of listening and trying to form some kind of musical langauge that's stongly influenced by Great improvisers/composers too many to mention, i do believe that being aware of the many musical possibilities/styles and challenging yourself is a Healthy environment to learn within, and that learning is continuous. i try and refrain from being content with my Music, as i feel contentment can be a Deterrent to learning.
As my Music is not very fashion conscious it will probably never see the light of day in the more conventional forms of outlet ;) nothing wrong with hit singles it's the worlds daily aural diet and will continue to be as far as the eye can see, but it's comforting to know that theres more to music than this, were all unique from what our DNA tells us, with a willing for self expression... we all have the ability to harness our uniqueness in a way to express ourselves in any form we wish.
One of my passions is Teaching Guitar which is why i started it as a business. Teaching students ranging from all Ages Styles/Ability, This involves Guitar Techniques as well as Songwriting which more importantly leads to Creating Music.
Hey guys , thanks for the friendship , lovely mellow sounds you got there well done , hope you get a chance to have a wee listen to ours, keep up the great work, have yourselves a good week ,peace ,alex ,Millsyeck
If you are a fan of The Paranoid Monkeys, and have enjoyed listening to our music over the years then you might like to know that we have recently had a name change. From this point forth we will be known as Some Brave Apollo.
your compositions are amazing, really beautiful. I would like to speak more than two words in english in order to tell you how i feel when i'm listening...
That was incredibly fine music that you and Ian were producing at Moniaive Guitar Festival on Sunday. Pity it was such a piss awful day or I'm sure we would have had more people.
Looking forward to getting you back to do a night at The Marquee Club soon.
Wizz Jones is returning to play the club on Saturday 17th October.
Hi Billy! thanks for the request! Your music is incredibly beautifull! I was smashed by Beauty Crawl! it's amazing, it's just... pure art! Keep going! thanks!
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