Billy Brown
One man and an acoustic guitar!
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This Girl This Girl
What If What If
Ya know when you pass a guy/girl on the street and you feel this "attraction" but you're just too shy to say anything? Most people just forget about it, but what if that was your soulmate?
Dirty Rudolph Dirty Rudolph
I wrote the 2nd verse for this song when I was in Grade 9 and surprised the heck outta all the teachers and principal, but the kids let out the biggest roar in the auditorium when I hit that last punchline at the school x-mas show!!
As America’s founding folk legends begin to fade, the call for a modern singer/songwriter is answered by Billy Brown. Personal Experiences, People, Poverty, Peace, Politics and Principals are the 6 keys to Billy's VI-P (or 6-P) songwriting formula.Band/artist history
Whereas others are influenced by their favorite musicians, Billy grew up in a household where listening to music was considered a distraction and was simply not permitted. This strict upbringing creates an air of mystery and intrigue in his ability to unite such rhythmic grooves with addictive melodies while having no musical background at all. As a typical teenager with a need to express himself, Billy began writing songs on an old guitar he found with only two strings. Playing by ear and testing each note until he was able to translate the music in his head onto the fret board. With years of practice and a little help from a friend, his two-string method developed into a love for open-chords and catchy riffs.
Although the acoustic guitar is essential to his style, Billy’s strength has always been recognized lyrically and vocally. Living in a modern world with old-fashioned parents meant he was unable to share certain experiences with them, often hiding the truth and finding an outlet through songwriting. His diary consisted of a songbook capturing ideas, secrets, questions, views and key moments in Billy’s life. These practices eventually lead to his current success as a storyteller.
Everyone can remember singing in the shower. For Billy, the bathroom was training grounds; the one place where natural reverb echoed the atmosphere of a live performance. Constantly inventing new melodies and lyrics while singing in the shower left many wet floors as Billy would run to his guitar and songbook, rushing to document his latest genius before it seeped down the drain and out of memory. Singing became an addiction which he would sometimes indulge in during classes, causing him to be ejected on several occasions. Still, his teachers were grateful for his facility in keeping students occupied during long bus rides in which he became a ‘human jukebox’, singing songs at the request of his peers and imitating the original with unbelievable accuracy.
After more than a decade since his inception, Billy has been through several bands and years of experience in the ever-morphing music business. With a résumé that compiles his skills as a singer, songwriter, lyricist, producer, recording engineer, manager, booking agent, PR rep, art/web designer, cameraman, video editor and his latest expertise as an FM radio announcer, Billy Brown has become the type of self-sufficient artist that the future of the music business demands.Have you performed in front of an audience?Live performance is Billy's passion! To work, a friend's place or a night out, he carries his guitar encased wherever he goes. Don't be surprised to see him sitting on a street corner playing his songs or showing up at your local open-mic night!
What equipment do you use?
Acoustic Guitar, a wooden stool and a microphone.
Roxboro,
Canada
ID
98526
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Comments (11)
simple et agreable.
voix tres sympa!
What If? - is a great song. Nice work Billy.
Billy
You need to be higher up in the charts. You are good and very NOW. I look forward to hearing more. Your voice is something I could listen to all day. Say hi to my city for me (used to live in Montreal myself) and keep pumping the tunes out.
Peace out
Claire Simone
Top Music Here ! Love it !
DJ HEADZ from
Scientek Basement
Exellent! Enough said!!
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