BILL JUDD
(Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Percussion/Engineering/Producing/Management) has been part
of the musical entertainment industry for over four decades. He began playing
drums at an early age and by the time he was thirteen he was performing in
nightclub circuits through out the mid west and southern states. His musical
influences include Motown, rock & roll, delta blues, big band, and
classical.
Through the mid seventies he
performed with a southern rock act, Slickrock, for five years entertaining the
mid western and southern state regions. Slickrock opened shows for some of the
hottest acts of the time including: REO Speedwagon, Charlie Daniels, Marshall
Tucker, Wet Willie, Barefoot Jerry, Kraftwerk, Grinderswitch, Eric Quincy Tate,
Goose Creek Symphony, Hydra, Leslie West from Mountain and a host of others. Also, Bill has performed as part of the
Billy Vaughn Band - one of the ''big-band" eras greatest acts holding over
100 gold records.
He has studied music on a formal
level and holds a minor in music with concentrations in voice, composition, and
percussion. The breadth of his formal education includes several years of
lessons and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Other industry participations
include vocal, percussion, guitar, and keyboard performances on various jingles
for the radio/television broadcast media and engineering/producing recording
sessions for various upcoming artists. During the late seventies and early
eighties he concentrated on developing guitar and vocal skills while composing
more than twenty pop rock ballads.
He moved to New England in late 1984
and during 1986 he formed Change of Face (an original music and cover rock
band), handling all management, band bookings, lead guitar and lead vocals.
Since the early 90’s he has concentrated his musical efforts on vocal, guitar,
percussion, bass and composition while being active as a session musician.
Current projects include: