Friday September 4th Featuring
Bad Boy
Bill
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To call Bad Boy Bill accomplished would
be a bit of an understatement. Voted America’s Favorite DJ (BPM
Magazine). Winner of URB’s Massy Poll. Co-founder of Beatport.com, the
leader in electronic dance music downloads. That might be enough
success for some, but not for this world-renowned DJ. With over two
decades of DJing under his belt, Bad Boy Bill is ready to release his
first full-length artist album.
“I think people are
going to be surprised because its different than what they probably
expect from me,” says Bill. “And I like that.”
Out
July 28, Bad Boy Bill The Album (Nettwerk) packs a double punch: the
impressive collaborators we anticipate from an industry vet (Duran
Duran’s John Taylor; Alyssa Palmer; JJ Flores; Steve Smooth; Alex
Peace), combined with unexpected self-aware lyrics and unique
production that seamlessly weaves Bill’s electronic edge into rock, hip
hop, and rap.
While most of the tracks on The Album
have been closely guarded secrets, Bill has previewed lead single
“Falling Anthem” extensively, to rave reviews. Number 9 on the
Billboard Dance Chart and steadily climbing, the track features vocals
by the talented producer and singer Alyssa Palmer, and has already been
remixed by Herve, Harry Choo Choo Romero, and
Sylvane.
Now an international house icon, Bad Boy
Bill got his start as a teenager, DJing at local parties, entering DJ
battles, and throwing his own events. He won the first DJ battle he
entered. As a senior in high school, Bill started his own record label
(International House Records) and signed tracks from DJ Pierre, Mr.
Lee, and others. Between 1995 and 2001, Bill released five volumes of
the Bangin’ The Box series on his own label, Mix Connection Multimedia.
It became one of the best selling series in dance music history. During
that time, Bill also founded Moody Recordings, which released the
international hit “Get Get Down” by Paul Johnson.
In
2003, Bill shook things up with Behind the Decks, a full length Mix CD
+ Mix DVD containing visuals from him live show. Bill took it
to another level in 2006 with his follow up project, Behind the Decks
Live, which captured the live show that has made Bill a favorite in a
full length DVD and Mix CD.
This summer, Bill will
surprise longtime fans and attract droves of new ones with his first
full-length artist album, introduced by the first single, “Falling
Anthem.” The mid-tempo dance track is propelled by a sparse and steady
driving beat, but the real focus is on the gorgeous, plaintive vocals
from Alyssa Palmer.
Featured on “Do What U Like” as
well, Palmer helps set the tone for an upbeat, positive album. “Do What
U Like” has all the makings of an instant club hit: funky and
futuristic with slick production, racing rhythm, and robotic,
commanding vocals.
With “Fast Life” (written on his
cell phone via text at 6am in an airport) Bill takes advantage of a
perk of recording your own music: lyrical catharsis. “I definitely
think it is a fast life we DJs live,” says Bill. “It’s kind of never
ending. It’s always another city and club every week. I have been
travelling this way for over 12 years, and when I look back, its like
‘Wow, it flew by.’ But being able to do what you love is a gift, when
you combine them all, that’s my life and I love
it.”
Alex Peace slings staccato lyrics like “nonstop
fast life / different city every night / no sleep late night” over
jagged and fuzzed electro beats that start and skip at random
intervals.
Exercising artistic license, Bill taps
into his love for and knowledge of an array of musical genres, from
rock n’ roll (“Got That Feeling”) to rap (“Headlock,” “Honey”). He goes
back to where it all started with a cover of Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit”
(“because of the scratching, it really got me into the art of DJing,”
Bill says), and gives new life to a ballad by speeding up one of
Palmer’s stunning songs (“If I Tell You”).
From
start to finish, Bad Boy Bill The Album is everything you would hope
for from a genre staple looking to shake things up: adventurous,
experimental, fresh, and yet authentic with Bill’s signature electronic
edge layered into every track. America’s Favorite DJ may just be
America’s New Favorite
Artist.
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