Bassist/Engineer/Producer/Arranger Programmer/Musical Director
I've been active in LA's music scene for over 36 yrs working with such Artist as Little Richard, Marvin Gaye, George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic, Bumps Blackwell, Gordon Banks, Ike Turner, Sly Stone, Gene Dozier, Michael Wycoff, Richard "Dimples" Fields, Mandrill, the Phoenix Horns (Earth, Wind & Fire), Cecil Hill and a host of others. I have now relocated to Reno Nevada for a change of pace. Over the years I have worked as a musician, recording engineer, Mastering Engineer, staff Producer, Arranger, sound effects editor, music recordist, and feature film mixer with Studio's such as C.a.s.h. Recorders, Paramount Recording Studios, Platnium sight and sound, New Island post & productions, and Metronome/Rhumba Recording Studios. All of the Major record company's are represented by the list of Artist that I have had the oppurtunity to work with through the years. This also allowed me to freelance at just about all of the So.california major facilities, CHALICE studios ,THE RECORD PLANT,ENCORE, ENTERPRIZE, A&M, SIERRA ALEGRA GROUND CONTROL, CANAM, SKIP SAYLOR, LARRABEE North & West FDS QUAD TECH MASTERING LABS, were just a few of my favorites, as a musician/engineer and Band Leader I have been givin oppurtunities all over the world and I have traveled performing on cruise ships, top hotels and concerts and some of that travel was with cover bands, AL Tune and the kool company. Luna,The Holland-Williams Project, Next Level The Babydolls, The Method, and The michael Clark Project. Other Engineering/Musician/Production and writing , arranging and Programming credits for records, films, television & commercials, include TVN network satelite report, Glady's Night, the Main Ingreident, MC Brains, Brown Pride, Lighter shade of Brown, Total Devastation, Beau Williams, David Peaston, Clarence McDonald, Billy Preston, Brian & Edward Holland of the Holland Group. Mitch & Linda Davis, Randy Crawford, Ronnie Laws, Rodney Trotter, Louis Wassen & Combo, Gerald Albright, Frankie Gaye, Mark Tyson and the Blue nile express, Black Ice, Dr. Dale Warren, Boy Katindig, Judy Tagt, Sr. Harry Bowens, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo, D.C., J. Capone, Kinney St. Lewis, General Caine, Zenith, Dynasty Jim Ellis, Mark Dennard, Stevie Wonder, The Mighty Voices of joy, The Agape Singers, Leonard Tucker, Brian Loren, William Shelby, Kollage, Klymaxx, Kevin Spencer, Cynthia Utterbach, William Zimmerman, Dana Myers, Johnny Pope,Mychal K. Simmonz (88), Victor Taylor (X-MAN) is The ,88/X unit, The Third Eye, Steven Scott Smalley, Warsaw Cocktail, Hello Disaster, Alagrea, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, , The Nick Pyzaw Band, Charlie Wilson (GAP BAND), Box, Apollo, Babylon Warriors, Morris Rentie David Obi, Michael Wagner, Sam Green, Hedd, JACI, Phyllis Battle, Larry Ball, Triedstone Mens Baptist Choir, Liza, Back Alley Salley, Immature, 5th, Ave., Tracey, Caribbean Pulse, Francisco Aquabelia Octet, WC And the Madd Wrecking Crew, Third Degree, RC Crew, Fila Al, Dougie Dee,Scherri Payne, Carol Gist, Tomi Kita, Tone Loc, Stephanie Bolton, Ice Cube, Jinx, YO-YO, DJ Pooh, DJ BattleCat, LJ Reynolds & The Dramatics, Miki Howard, Dana Dane, Menage a tol, Chili Most, Scissors, Stealth Rhino, BulletProof, Nick Lane & Lee Thornberg, Hitler, Sir Jinx, Johnny J, Jammin James, DJ BobCat, Rasheed, Morteza Barjesteh, Daruish, Abdi, Shubert, Sharum K, Parviz, Nanoosh, Marva King, Attala Zane Giles, Mi Vida Loca, Michael Bivin's, Shep Crawford, Jazz Nixon, Rick Littleton, Candyman Set it off, Tai Lewis, The Samarui Sherrif, Christina Aguilera, Nial McGuinness, Tim Tucker Band, David Horn Phd and all Asha records recording Artist, Dr. Will Tolbert and all Artist on DOC records.I am working as the Director of Studio Operations and writing, arranging, producing Engineering and playing on a variety of music Projects. Please feel free to contact us at http://www.sierrasonics.com or this website
MEMBERSHIPS:BMI-songwriter/composerNARAS:The Grammy'sLocal 47 Musicians union Los AngelesSMPTE-Society of Motion Picture and Television EngineersFRIEND of BILL W.
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