Professional Experience

This Ohio-born Aquarian moved to Los Angeles from New Jersey in 1977 to become part of the highly competitive music industry. He has established himself as a solid bassist for such artist as Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis jr., Merry clayton, Thelma Houston, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, The Fifth Dimension, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, Rufus Thomas, Ike Turner, and Greg Walker (Santa & The Fifth Dimension). For the past eleven years and counting Bill is proud to be the bassist for CBS televisions "Touched By an Angel" star Della Reese. Just recently Bill and Kevin Brandon stood side by side on stage at a special Valentines Day concert staring their respective employers Della Reese and O.C Smith. His album credits include Greg Walker/Taylor Made Records; High Energy/ Motown Records; Wall of Voodoo/ I.R.S. Records; Richard Mazda/I.R.S.; Rick Smith/Birdie Records. He also co-produced the little song for the Omni-Capital movie, "Brotherhood of Death". He co-produced and arranged "Love You So Good" which is a little track on Greg Walker's album. Other duties include song writing and arranging for Joyce Kennedy (Mothers First), Della Reese, Reggie D'Leon (Sha-na-na) and Marion Ramsey ("Police Academy"movies I-VI). He has a 12-track midi-production studio, and is one of the founding members of a local top 40 band called the Ohio Trio Plus. He has appeared in the music video " I'm The Only One" with Melisa Ethridge, the television sitcom, " Getting By" with Cindy Williams and Telma Hopkins, and the HBO movie depicting Don King's life called "Only in America" with Lou Rawls, Ving Rhames, and Vondie Curtis-Hall, also the feature film "Blade" starring Wesley Snips. He also appeared on the Mike Douglas show, Lou Rawls united Negro college found telethon, Pat Boone, Ester Seals telethon, soul train (with Robert Palmer), the "Love You So Good" video with Greg Walker and the Johnny Carson Show. He is formerly the music director and talent coordinator of "Round About LA." (Cable t.v.) and is independently Producing local artists. In November of 1999 he appeared and played in an episode of " Touched By An Angel" entitled, "Then Sings My Soul" along with talented singing artist Jennifer Holiday, Greg Evigan, Jodee Macina, Keb Mo' and Tom Sullivan.