Bill Clift

I've been writing, producing, singing and playing music for longer than I care to remember. My first professional outfit was The Late Show (look that up in your history books and you'll see what I mean) followed by a lot of bands, The Watusi Brothers, Happyhead, The Mishmash Band, 7Kings and Bloke to name but a few. I've session sung with lots of people, Robert Plant, Kylie Minogue, Mick Ronson and World Party being just a handful of them. I've played guitar for different bands and in 2000 did just that, touring The States with Wang Chung. I got interested in performing my own stuff again about five years ago and, in 2003 released the album 'Bill Clift' on Proper Records (PRPCD 15) becoming a proud stable-mate of Nick Lowe, Dann Penn and Spooner Oldham and Richard Thompson, among others. My new album, 'Smokescreen', is out now. No distribution but I'm selling it at gigs and hoping to put it up for sale on-line soon. I've already picked up some plays on The Danny Baker Show, on BBC Radio London and Phill Jupitus on BBC Radio 6. I think my biggest strength is songwriting. I've had deals with, Stiff Music, All Boys Music, Proper Music and Vigin/EMI Music, picking up several gold discs along the way. I'm presently looking for a way to get my songs to anyone who's looking for a bit of decent music to perform and record. Any ideas? Hope you enjoy the stuff. Let me know what you think. Billx