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About Me

I'm a professional artist and designer, living in San Diego, California, USA.
Some of the places I have shown my art include New York City, NY; Chicago, IL; Gainesville, FL; San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, and Sacramento, CA. International showings: Tokyo, Japan; Reykjavik, Iceland; London, England; Milan and Rome; Italy. Museums: Natural History Museum, San Diego. Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego.
My art shows have appeared on national television on the WB's The Surreal Life and on KBNT (UNI) San Diego.
websites:
radioactivefuture.com
brickbybrick.com
authenticsellout.com
funeralsofdistinction.com
New Radioactive Future T-shirts available!
NEW!! Rock posters! Check them out in my photo galleries.
I'm the art director for Brick by Brick, the Lot 81 Restaurant , and Ray at Night , check out their new sites I made!
Mugs now available!
I get all my printing done at Ego Id Media. I highly reccommend them!!Check out some of my press:
Interview by Stephen Hughes
New Beginnings Review by Robert L. Pincus - SD Union-Tribune
Interview by The Falconer, Torrey Pines High School Newspaper
Grrrrrl Power! Review by R. Pincus
No Boys Alllowed by Kinsee Morlan
SD Citybeat 2004
Get Underground Mgitch article
SD Music Matters
SD Citybeat 2003
Industreel Lites & Majick -SD Union Tribune
Garden Variety SD Union -Tribune
SD Fahrenheit Weekly article
Industrial Strength SD Union-Tribune article
OC Weekly 2001
Center for the Advancement of Creative Arts June 2000
Revolt in Style May 1994
"Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one." - Stella Adler (actress/teacher)
If your'e an artist or interested in joining my mailing list for art events get in touch!!
I also do freelance web and graphic design.
Thanks, Bill Pierce
aka "Tenacious B"
aka "Pierce Williams"

My Interests

anarchy - bike riding - art - live music - swimming (ocean & pool) - personal improvement - healthy living - coffee houses -enjoying life to the fullest

I'd like to meet:

Ghandi, Martin Luther King, and Elvis.

Music:

Adam Ant, Alice in Chains, ABBA, Beach Boys, Beatles, Big Star, Beck, Black Keys, Blur, David Bowie, Bjork, Built to Spill, The Byrds, The Buzzocks, Buena Vista Social Club, James Brown, Can, Cake, The Cult, The Clash, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Alice Cooper, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Devo, The Doors, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Echo & The Bunnymen, Esquivel, Evil Stig, Everclear, Fugazi, Aretha Franklin, Frightened Rabbit, The Fugs, Gang of Four, Marvin Gaye, Generation X, Gluecifer, Gary Glitter, Green Day, Gogol Bordello, The Hollies, Lightnin' Hopkins, Husker Du, Chris Issak, International Superheroes of Hardcore, Janis Jopin, Joy Division, The Kinks, The Kiss Off, Korn, Love, Lard, Led Zeppelin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Linkin Park, Live, Man, Mew, Modest Mouse, Metallica, Mission of Burma, The Mods, The Modern Lovers, The Monkees, Morrissey, Mudhoney, Motorhead, Morphine, Neutral Milk Hotel, New York Dolls, New Model Army, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Oasis, Pavement, A Perfect Circle, Pearl Jam, Pixies, Pinback, Dolly Parton, the Plimsouls, Pink Floyd, Elvis Presley, The Pretty Things, Primus, Public Enemy, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead, Ramones, Real Kids, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage against the Machine, The Replacements, Reverend Horton heat, Rollins Band, Rolling Stones, The Saints, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Frank Sinatra, Social Distortion, Silversun Pickups, Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Snoop Dogg, The Soft Boys, The Standells, The Supremes, Stone Temple Pilots, The Supersuckers, Sugar, T-Rex, Television, Thin Lizzy, Tool, Trans Am, Turbonegro, TSOL, Ike & Tina Turner, The Velvet Underground, Violent Femmes, Unwritten Law, U2, Tom Waits, Weezer, The Zombies, X, Quasi..too many more to mention..

LOCAL Favorites: Shot Out Hoods, Kill Me Tomorrow, The Black Heart Procession, David J, The Wigbillies, The Fearsome Sparrow, Goodbye Blue Monday, Aleph Research, The Boyish Charms, Vena Cava, Scarlet Symphony, Flying Douglas, Plastic Explosive, Swan Dive, Searching for Daryl, Emery Byrd, The Album Leaf, Via Sattelite, Dirty Sweet, Greg Laswell, The Modlins, The Swedish Models, Cabron, Rich White Males, Authentic Sellout, Gadfly, Rookie Card, Critical Me, Arm the Angels, FM Revolver, Reeve Oliver, Switchfoot, Pistolita, The Sess

Movies:

fight club, office space, orgazmo, pootie tang, anything by David Lynch., Trainspotting, most by John Waters, Gummo, Rumble Fish, Drugstore Cowboy, anything by Stanley Kubrick, Carlito's Way, Fargo, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The first Matrix, the first Terminator, Dune, Freeway, the Basketball Diaries, Rushmore, True Romance, Blow, the Salton Sea, Spun, Nightmare on Elm St., Frida, Basquiat, Crumb, Slacker, Mean Girls, Jawbreaker, Most by Kevin Smith, Most by Jim Jarmuch, Goodfellas, Seven, The Big Lebowski, Breathless, mostly Independent and Indie films instead of Hollywood blockbusters..

Television:

KILL your television.

Books:

anything by Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, Issac Asimov.. I don't have much time to read these days..Art is a jealous lover.

Heroes:

Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, my Mom, my awesome girlfriend, any and all artistic types (except the wierdoes).

My Blog

New Ray at Night site!!!!

My good friend and compadre in the arts, Gustaf "Goose" Rooth has hired me to be the new art director of Ray at Night. Check out the new site. There will be many more enhancements and great events&nbs...
Posted by Radioactive Future on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:04:00 PST

NEW Authentic $ellout Site!!!

hey kids- check out the new site I made for my favorite punk band, Authentic Sellout!! http://www.authenticsellout.com Contact me if you need a site. Rock on!! ..Tenacious B...
Posted by Radioactive Future on Mon, 19 May 2008 08:54:00 PST

Show of Shows a HUGE success!!!

My solo show, the Show of Shows at Planet Rooth was AWESOME!! Many thanks to the Planet Rooth crew, James, Ben, Eric and Steve.. and my incredible friend and curator, Gustaf "Goose" Rooth. Check out t...
Posted by Radioactive Future on Mon, 12 May 2008 08:46:00 PST

Now offering wholesale orders of rock posters for bands!

I design rock posters and concert flyers for bands, http://www.radioactivefuture.com/concert-flyers.php Copies of the posters are available, 30 11x17 posters for $15. Add $10 for shipping. (can be shi...
Posted by Radioactive Future on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:54:00 PST

SHOW OF SHOWS 5/10 @ Planet Rooth!!!!

5/10/2008 7- 11pmTHE SHOW OF SHOWS: A Retrospective of Show Posters by Bill Pierce, 2000-2008 Planet Rooth, 3811 Ray StreetSan Diego, CA On display 5/10-6/6 2008619-297-9663 Curated by Gustaf Rooth B...
Posted by Radioactive Future on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:19:00 PST

New Rock Posters! New Model Army, Y&T & UFO

New Rock Posters! New Model Army, Y&T & UFO -Check them out in my photo galleries!
Posted by Radioactive Future on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:49:00 PST

Heavy press country fest & Art show 2/29 8PM!

HEAVY PRESS COUNTRY FEST featuring:BARTENDER'S BIBLE, SANGRE SANGRE & SILVERBIRDAnd:Radioactive Future presents:FORTITUDE ART SHOWFeaturing:Chikle, Scott Saw, Lara K. Tamalunas, Bret Barrett,Macoe...
Posted by Radioactive Future on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:42:00 PST

New Portrait series!!

Check out my newest portrait, Martin Luther King Jr in my photo galleries. This is the first of a series of portraits I'll be doing over the next year. Each will be available in blue, red, or green! P...
Posted by Radioactive Future on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:02:00 PST

NEW! Law & Disorder Series

I've started a new series of RAF posters.. check them out in my photo galleries, this new one is called the "Law and Disorder" series. "Art Abatement" will be on display at ENDEAVOR 2 at the art produ...
Posted by Radioactive Future on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:53:00 PST

The Motels poster released!!

Check out the Motels poster now available in my Rock Poster photo gallery. Rock on! ..Tenacious B
Posted by Radioactive Future on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:27:00 PST