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The Trade (Bill Carleton)

Still Dreaming...

About Me


ABOUT ME
Hey Everyone! If you're looking for some background on my musical career, please check out My Sonicbids EPK . Basically, I'm a behaviorist working with special needs clients by day, and my absolute passion is with singing and songwriting. I express the deepest of my emotion through song. If you feel something from it, let me know, because that's what brings me happiness. I live to share my music.
Right now I am currently performing with Tony Parlapiano (keys/vocals) and we are gearing up for the 2008 tour along with our third album release. Please take a listen to some of the new demo tracks that you can expect to hear new versions of this Summer.
Rock on!
Bill
COLLEGES PLAYED
-University of Maine, Orono - ME
-New England School of Communications - ME
-Saint Joseph College - CT
-University of Connecticut - CT
-Eastern Connecticut State University - CT
-Central Connecticut State University - CT
-Northwest Connecticut Community College - CT
-Yale University - CT
-Brookdale Community College - NJ
-Monmouth College - NJ
-New Jersey Institute of Technology - NJ
-New York Medical College - NY
-Cornell Medical College - NY
-Marist College - NY
-Mass College of Liberal Arts - MA
-College of the Holy Cross - MA
-Tufts University - MA
-Wellesley College - MA
-Penn State University - PA
-University of Delaware - DE
VENUES
-Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton, MA)
-Toad's Place (New Haven, CT)
-The Webster Theater (Hartford, CT)
-The Stone Pony (Asbury Park, NJ)
-Tribeca Rock Club (New York, NY)
-Columbus Theater (Providence, RI)
-The AREA Venue (Newport, RI)
-AS220 (Providence, RI)
-Coda (New York, NY)
-Kenny's Castaways (New York, NY)
-Club Groove (New York, NY)
-Alphabet Lounge (New York, NY)
-Pete's Candy Store (Brooklyn, NY)
-The Stone Balloon (Newark, DE)
-The Space (Hamden, CT)
-Club Blu (Hartford, CT)
-Vanilla Bean Cafe (Pomfret, CT)
-The Thirsty Turtle (Stamford, CT)
-The Playwright (Stamford, CT)
-Main Pub (Manchester, CT)
-John Harvard's (Manchester, CT)
-Connecticut Agricultural Fair (Goshen, CT)
-Cafe Tazza (Providence, RI)
-West Side Arts Center (Providence, RI)
-The Common Ground (Allston, MA)
-Skybar (Somerville, MA)
-Zeitgiest Gallery (Boston, MA)
-The Point (Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA)
-East End Cafe (Newark, DE)
-Brewed Awakenings (Newark, DE)
-Klondike Kates (Newark, DE)
-Deer Park Tavern (Newark, DE)
He has shared bills with National and Regional acts such as:
- Toby Lightman
- Ari Hest
- Mieka Pauley
- Apathy
- Bobby Strange
- The Alternate Routes
- Snoozebox
- Steve Rodgers of Mighty Purple
- Noam Weinstein
- Naomi Sommers
- Lori Amey
- Laurie MacAllister
- Pat Wictor
- Will Dailey
- Tim Blane
Want to get in touch with the Band? Drop us a line!
Thank You For Listening!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/23/2004
Band Website: billcarleton.com
Band Members:

Email:

Bill Carleton on Myspace -- Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitars
Tony Parlapiano on Myspace -- Keys/Organ/Bass/Backing Vocal

Influences: - Shawn Colvin
- John Gorka
- The Weepies
- Fleetwood Mac
- Steely Dan
- Sting
- Pearl Jam
- Dave Matthews Band
- Led Zepplin
- Talking Heads
- John Mayer

Sounds Like:
Vertical Horizon
Bare Naked Ladies
James Taylor
Jack Johnson
John Mayer
Sting

Click Here to Order "Diving Dreamers" on iTunes
Click Here to Order "As Promised" on iTunes
Click Here to request Bill Carleton on IRadioLA!

Record Label: MKC Productions
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Videoblog 3 -- 1/31/08

Enjoy!Beer Videoblog 3 -- 1/31/08 Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by The Trade (Bill Carleton) on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:45:00 PST

Champagne is a wonderful thing. So are microbrews.

Hey Everyone,I have some extra Segura Viudas from New Years that is just collecting dust. It needs to be opened, shared and celebrated. Anyone want to party?Also, SBC in Hamden just opened just down t...
Posted by The Trade (Bill Carleton) on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:32:00 PST

Please welcome to the family...

Drum roll please....Please welcome...Stanley, the 1965 Gibson B-25. Recently won on ebay. Adjustable bridge, tons of tone and bass -- one of the easiest playing guitars known to man. I'm in vintage he...
Posted by The Trade (Bill Carleton) on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:12:00 PST

The Prayer Line.

This past weekend, for whatever random reason, I had the urge to see Brokeback Mountain. I was in a calm, unexpressive state on Saturday when I thought of this, and afterwards, I was very moved by the...
Posted by The Trade (Bill Carleton) on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:51:00 PST

Video Blog 1-22-08

Blog 2 -- billcarleton.com hacked by a mofo.Check out this video: Video Blog 1-22-08 Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by The Trade (Bill Carleton) on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:42:00 PST

Video blog 1-17-08

Hey Everyone,I've been experimenting some more with the Digital Elph and decided to start a video blog. Hope you enjoy!Also, if you haven't checked out the movie "Once" it's a must see for musicians!-...
Posted by The Trade (Bill Carleton) on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:33:00 PST

Self Improvement.

Hello Everyone,I went out and bought a digital elph today in order to do a time study on my results with regular exercise. When I started 40 days ago, it wasn't my intention to make this a New Year's ...
Posted by The Trade (Bill Carleton) on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:29:00 PST

Musicians Wanted for New Project.

Hello All,We are now auditioning musicians interested in joining us for the 2008 tour. Gig opportunities will compensate (some more than others) and vary from full band to acoustic sets, consisting of...
Posted by The Trade (Bill Carleton) on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:28:00 PST

Something to believe in...

It's been a while since my last blog. Here's a good story, imho. You may or may not have noticed that the Georgetown Saloon gig was cancelled on our tour dates. Well, the band received an email from t...
Posted by The Trade (Bill Carleton) on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:57:00 PST

BCBand Featured in Campus Activities Magazine!

Here's the link to the article. Bill Carleton Band was selected as a featured Sonicbids upcoming artist!Rock on,Bill ...
Posted by The Trade (Bill Carleton) on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:49:00 PST