Bill Laurance
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BILL LAURANCE "It’s a personal exploration. I'm discovering my own voice, my own sound all the time", explains Bill Laurance. "I get a kick out of this ever-evolving journey.” Facebook.com/billlaurancemusic - Instagram.com/billlaurance - Twitter.com/billlaurance Management – [email protected] BILL LAURANCE That journey has led Laurance across the globe and through a myriad of award-winning musical projects. A world-renowned multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer dubbed a “jazz maestro” by The Guardian, Laurance is also known as a founding member of Snarky Puppy, the Grammy-winning collective. Bill’s composition work extends across a wide range of genres, the most recent being his first feature film score ‘Un Traductor’ was nominated for best foreign film at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Other collaborations include work with prestigious dance companies (Alvin Ailey, Mathew Bourne and Northern Ballet Theatre). He has performed with an array of musical talents, including David Crosby, Morcheeba, Salif Keita, Bobby McFerrin, Susana Baca and many more. Bill is currently composing three separate commissions for Big Band, Orchestra and Choir. His four albums (Flint, 2014; Swift, 2015; Aftersun, 2016; and Live at Union Chapel, 2016) all hit the top of the UK and US iTunes Jazz charts. The new album will be released in Feb 2019 and is called “Cables”. An entirely solo recording with Bill playing everything. Centred on Bill’s unique and beautiful piano playing, “Cables” consists of eight brand new genre defying compositions, embracing electronica and subtle beats and textures and is co-produced by studio wiz Nic Hard. 2019 see’s Bill take the album on tour performing entirely solo with a little help from some electronic friends. Bill is a champion of cutting-edge keyboard developments, he is endorsed by; Roli Seaboard, Dave Smith, Moog, Mellotron, Korg, Nord, MXR, Yamaha Pianos, Yamaha Reface, Arp Odyssey, Sound Brenner and Native Instruments. Facebook.com/billlaurancemusic - Instagram.com/billlaurance - Twitter.com/billlaurance Management – [email protected] BILL LAURANCE Audio/Visual Listen to the title track of new album here: https://bit.ly/2JSPzeb Watch solo piano live performance here: https://bit.ly/2pt4MJs Watch Dutch TV performance here: https://bit.ly/2NYW7fM Watch live solo piano and electronics performance from King’s Place here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1svIK4_ocAyXbbR4jb1FzFHvV2jCrjDw_ Full tour dates and further info: www.billlaurance.com Facebook.com/billlaurancemusic - Instagram.com/billlaurance - Twitter.com/billlaurance Management – [email protected] .