I started playing at fourteen covering beatles song. I was giging at school dances and hall partys. We formed an all original music band at that time all bands in the area did cover songs. I felt it was pointless to be in a band and not create original music but the public only thought a band was good when they sound exactly like some one else. We had a up hill battle to even attempt to make a living from our music in a small market in Canada that was bombarded with foriegn band on radio and television ever day. We did get a solid following did some big show backing up some big names like the Byrds. John lee Hooker, Iron Butterfly and Trioka. Equipment payments and bills finally took its toll. I did a little playing after in the local Bar and Club in AXIS featuring Allen Marks on lead guitar. Everone said they loved us we sounded just like the record. All was well until then the age old problem reared it head everone fought over who was the bigger STAR DIVA. Bands are like bringing together Trailer park kid all cousins fighting over if wrestling is fixed. I did some gigs with P J Burton who was the lead singer in the Smarties this was after the Smarties. This was the last straw we got caught in the middle of a fight between the band and P J Burton. It started a riot at a gig next day front page news PUNK ROCK RIOT. I could not be a full time musician and make a living. So i went back to school studing Electrical and Electronics my field was satellite communications. I worked on projects in the caribean bring Satellite Television Channels via UHF never available before. I worked on a Codec for compressing video via internet bringing video from worldwide points to new market at a low cost. I always had original songs playing in my head. It was getting time to semi retire so this gave me the time to work on my Music. I had not pick up an instrument for over twenty years. Learning how to engineer the music capturing the parts and mastering was FUN !!! I did the whole CD all the parts and even designed the CD artwork. Music has turn into the love of my life. W B Ford
