Member Since: 9/13/2007
Band Website: williamkopecky.com
Band Members: KOPECKY: Joe Kopecky (guitar), Paul Kopecky (drums), William (bass, keys, sitar)
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FAR CORNER: Dan Maske (keys), Angela Schmidt (cello), Craig Walkner (drums), William (bass)
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PAR LINDH PROJECT: Par Lindh (keys), Svetlan Raket (drums), William (bass)
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YETI RAIN: Roger Ebner (sax, wind synth), William (bass, wind drum)
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SNARLING ADJECTIVE CONVENTION: Roger Ebner (sax, wind synth), Dan Maske (keys, trumpet, percussion), Craig Walkner (drums), Joe Kopecky (guitar), William (bass)
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LINDH/KOPECKY: Par Lindh (keys), Magnus Brandell (drums), William (bass)
FLYIN' RYAN BROTHERS: Jimmy Ryan (guitar), Johnny Ryan (guitar), John Mrozek (drums), William (bass)
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ANJA: Anja (vocals, guitar), Par Lindh (keys), Magnus Brandell (drums), William (bass)
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Influences: Chris Squire, Billy Sheehan, Mick Karn, Jaco, Michael Manring, Stanley Clarke, Yngwie, Univers Zero, Shub Niggurath, Magma, Black Sabbath, Rush, King Crimson, The Cure, Miles Davis, Cuong Vu, Ravi Shankar, Tripti Mukherjee, Veena Chandra, ritual music of Tibetan monks, Edgar Allan Poe, J.G. Ballard, Georges Bataille, the Surrealists, Ben Okri, Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Hans Bellmer, H.R. Giger, Egon Schiele, Francis Bacon, David Lynch, Andrei Tarkovsky, and the Brothers Quay.
Sounds Like: "An absolute find on electric bass." --All About Jazz
"Amazing. William can make that bass do things I've never heard anywhere before." --New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock
"Masterful." --Sea of Tranquility
"The hardest working bass player in prog." --Expose
"One of the best in the world. This guy is a genius that any fan of music NEEDS to hear." --Dr. Music
"Smoking tone and attack." --Bass Player
"A demon on fretless bass." --Ground and Sky
Record Label: Unicorn Digital, Cuneiform, Crimsonic, MACE, Musea
Type of Label: Indie