ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bill Palmer (BMUS)

A professional guitarist, musician and teacher, Bill is well versed in many styles including Rock, Blues, Funk, R&B, Jazz, and Country.

His versatility in a range of genres and ability on both acoustic and electric guitars make him a much sought after musician.

LIVE PERFORMANCE
Bill has played, performed, recorded and/or toured with a number of acts including: Original artist AVRA's 2003 Australian east coast 'Superalterego' tour: the tour included a live-to-air web cast performance at the Basement.com

Artists such as:
Susi Davies/Salty (Adelaide) www.saltymusic.net
Jacki Cooper (Sydney) www.jackicooper.com
Evelyn Duprai (Sydney) www.evelynduprai.com.au, Tim Carter (Brisbane), Craig Calhoun (Sydney), Bryley Danoon (Sydney), plus many others.

Cover bands Bill has played with over the years are many and varied ranging from duos and trios to all out 6 piece ensembles. Some include: Ask Bruce (Jazz/Funk 5 piece - Sydney), The Firm (Rock 6 piece - Sydney), Shaken not stirred (Covers sequenced trio - Sydney), Jazzhouse (Jazz 5 piece - Adelaide), Metropolis (Covers 4 piece - Adelaide), Unplug the Jukebox (Rock covers 6 piece - Adelaide), Chartbusters (Rock covers 4 piece - Sydney), What you need (4 piece plus sequencer INXS tribute show) and many others too numerous to list.

Bill also performs solo at restaurants, weddings and private functions. His repertoire in this regard includes jazz standards, classical pieces and his own interpretations of modern tunes.

RECORDINGS AND SESSION WORK
Previous clients have included: Soul Shack recordings (N.S.W), Soundbox Studios (N.S.W), Trevor Glass productions (New Zealand), Adrian Holmes studios (S.A), S.A Jazz Archive Inc (S.A) and many other independent, unsigned original artists and bands.

Bill's debut album "Outlines" was released in October 2007 and has been sold internationally in over 5 different countries. Outlines straddles the stylistic line between rock, ambient and jazz. Mixed and mastered by virtuoso guitarist TJ Helmerich,
You can listen to some tunes that Bill has written by visiting myspace www.myspace.com/palmermusic

Melbourne musician and songwriter Dave Graney commented on Bill's guitar playing on the self titled Salty CD saying - "...I do like the clarity and the sparseness of a lot of the songs though... the different sounds and the fact that the guitar player, although he can play great, knows when to step out for the sake of the song sometimes altogether..."

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