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Billy Bates

Meaningless Sounds From a Naked Ape

About Me

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. Iv'e gained a considerable amount of students ranging from all Ages Styles/Ability, This involves Guitar Techniques as well as Songwriting which more importantly leads to Creating Music.
Every month or so i'll change my top 8 friends to show some of the talented people out there.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/18/2005
Band Website: PLease Forgive Me For Randomly Adding People.
Band Members: i'm Having The Rare Privilege of Playing With All Round Percussionist Alan Emslie Who Always Steals The Show When We Duet ^^ And Also The Young Handsome Talented Roy Shearer on Tabla.
Influences: Mostly People That improvise.... Some Examples... Allan HoldsWorth, Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Band of Gypsys, Yma Sumac, Brad mehldau, Bjork, Pandit Jasraj, John Coltrane, Robert Plant, Jeff Buckley, Ajoy/Kaushiki Chakrabarty, Manuela Barile, John McLaughlin, Bela Bartok, Nusrat Fateh/Rahat Ali Khan, ikue asazaki, Huong Thanh, Scott Henderson, Zakur Hussain ect ect...
Sounds Like: Billy Bates (trying) to Use Vocals/Guitar to make some musical sense, Thats all Folks!
Record Label: Unsigned and Enjoying the Freedom ^^
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Jeff Buckley French Tribute.

Looking Forward to Playing Hard Rock in Paris For The Second Time, This Year Gary Lucas Who Co Wrote "Grace" And "Mojo Pin" With Jeff Will Be on Stage, Also Mick Grondhal  Jeffs Bass Player ...
Posted by Billy Bates on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:16:00 PST

Wont be Here For a While!

Won't be on Myspace For a Wee While as i'm Concentrating on Recording an Album. Myspace Has Been Extremely Helpful to me, But it's Also Eating into My Creative Time, if Your Wanting to Contact me...
Posted by Billy Bates on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:39:00 PST

Wickerman Festival 2008

Will Be Playing in a Duo With The World Class Alan Emslie, This Guys "Extremely" Talented,  its a Total Privalege Playing With Him, His Improv Skills Are Second to None, Keeps...
Posted by Billy Bates on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:42:00 PST

Coca Cola Podcast (Beauty Crawls)

Well Known DJ, Eddy Temple Morris, Has Put me on The End of Coca Cola Podcast 7   It's The Full Version of Beauty Crawls   Of Course I'm Delighted ;)   The Link is Here http://ww...
Posted by Billy Bates on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:57:00 PST

Jeff Buckley Tribute 17th Nov

At Last i Have Time to Share My Experience of The Jeff Buckley Tribute in Paris ^^. Firstly, i'm Honoured That i Was Asked to Play And Secondly iv'e Fallen in Love With The Culture And The Peopl...
Posted by Billy Bates on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 02:18:00 PST

Jeff Buckley Community

I Have Been Put on The Forum under *Suggest an Artist* Which i'm Extremely Thankful For by Jax (Lilacskn) Admin. The Site is a Very Lively Community From What iv'e Seen so Far, Dis...
Posted by Billy Bates on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:24:00 PST

Wicked Man

Just Played The Wickerman Festival Which Was Exceedingly Good Cakes...The Whole Energy of The Place Was Overwhelming, It Was Quite a Spiritual Moment For me When i First Approached The Wickerman i'm ...
Posted by Billy Bates on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 10:16:00 PST

Cheers T

Well i did get Lost. Yes T in the Park was Special... i Really Want to Thank Those who Came to see me and for Their Support *Which has a Significant Effect on my Performance* i Wasn't Expecting more ...
Posted by Billy Bates on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:01:00 PST

T IN THE PARK

Im Very Thankful for Being Picked to Play The Park Everyones Feedback And Support Has Been Awsome, Iv'e Never Been Before so i Hope i Don't Get Lost ;(     Love You All   Bil...
Posted by Billy Bates on Sat, 27 May 2006 08:52:00 PST

I Would Love a T-Break

Iv'e Been Fortunate Enough to be Added to a List of  42 Talented Bands That Were Picked For The T-Break Finals... Some of Which Get Picked to Play T in The Park... My Heat is on the14th...
Posted by Billy Bates on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:34:00 PST