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Billy Christie
Instruments
Bass, Guitars, Banjo, Harmonica
Story
Billy spent many of his childhood years playing clarinet and learning music theory, but skip ahead 18 years or so and you'll find him holding a bass. Billy taught himself to play, following the styles of John Deacon (Queen), Tony Levine (Peter Gabriel), Tommy Shannon (Double Trouble) and Chris Chaney (Jane's Addiction). He gained a great deal of live experience with different bands of diverse styles, mostly in Glasgow and with a few short tours round his native Scotland. Employment took him, by turns, to Munich where, after a chance meeting in a bar, he started playing with Tony for the band The Still. From there, it was a short but fortuitous step into sub ether radio. As a bass player, the great benefit of playing with sub ether radio is the complete freedom offered for expression and experiment. Nothing is ruled out; that's a refreshing position to be in.
Favourite Albums
Chris Whitley "Dirt Floor"
Cosmic Rough Riders "Enjoy The Melodic Sunset"
Frank Zappa "Joe's Garage"
Gorillaz "Gorillaz"
Jeff Buckley "Grace"
Kelly Joe Phelps "Kelly Joe Phelps"
Peter Gabriel "So"
Radiohead "OK Computer"
Queen "Night At The Opera"
The Beta Band "Three EPs"
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