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William Kopecky

a world composed of lightning and dawn

About Me

Known for his fretted and fretless bass work in experimental and prog rock music, William has performed and/or recorded with international progressive luminaries Kopecky, Par Lindh Project, Michael Angelo Batio, Rick Wakeman, Jordan Rudess, Far Corner, Yeti Rain, Parallel Mind, Tempest, Flyin' Ryan Brothers, Truth Squad, Snarling Adjective Convention, and many others. He was voted WAMI Bassist of the Year on multiple occasions, and he also dabbles in keyboards and sitar.

William live in Sweden with Par Lindh in the summer of '07 doing a duet version of Prokofiev's classic.

Par Lindh Project live in Poland in November of '07 performing Baroque Impressions.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/13/2007
Band Website: williamkopecky.com
Band Members: KOPECKY: Joe Kopecky (guitar), Paul Kopecky (drums), William (bass, keys, sitar)
(web site)

FAR CORNER: Dan Maske (keys), Angela Schmidt (cello), Craig Walkner (drums), William (bass)
(web site)

PAR LINDH PROJECT: Par Lindh (keys), Svetlan Raket (drums), William (bass)
(web site)

YETI RAIN: Roger Ebner (sax, wind synth), William (bass, wind drum)
(web site)

SNARLING ADJECTIVE CONVENTION: Roger Ebner (sax, wind synth), Dan Maske (keys, trumpet, percussion), Craig Walkner (drums), Joe Kopecky (guitar), William (bass)
(web site)

LINDH/KOPECKY: Par Lindh (keys), Magnus Brandell (drums), William (bass)

FLYIN' RYAN BROTHERS: Jimmy Ryan (guitar), Johnny Ryan (guitar), John Mrozek (drums), William (bass)
(web site)

ANJA: Anja (vocals, guitar), Par Lindh (keys), Magnus Brandell (drums), William (bass)
(web site)

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

My Blog

Snarling Adjective Convention CD now available!

SNARLING ADJECTIVE CONVENTION Bluewolf Bloodwalk UNCR-5054 Barcode: 7770789915542 AVAILABLE NOW Snarling Adjective Convention is an adventurous group of talented artists who are fiercely experimen...
Posted by William Kopecky on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:00:00 PST

Par Lindh Project: Live in Poland DVD/CD now available

The Par Lindh Project Live in Poland DVD/CD package is now available via Metal Mind Productions.  Recorded in November of 2007, the all-instrumental set consists of new as well as classic PLP ma...
Posted by William Kopecky on Sun, 25 May 2008 03:18:00 PST

Yeti Rains Nest of Storms CD now available.

Yeti Rain's new CD Nest of Storms is now available on Sweden's Crimsonic label.  Nest of Storms has a wilder, darker sound than Yeti Rain's debut CD Discarnate.  It's moody, e...
Posted by William Kopecky on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:54:00 PST