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Profile of Billy Gould
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12th November 1958 |
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San Francisco, California, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia William David Gould (born April 24, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is a musician and producer. He played bass for the band Faith No More.
He started playing the bass while he was at school with Faith No More's keyboard player Roddy Bottum. In the early 80s, he moved to San Francisco to start his studies. There, he played in several underground bands. During this time he met drummer Mike Bordin and guitar player Jim Martin. Although he was mostly influenced by punk rock, he integrated other musical elements in his style. He soon formed a band with Mike Bordin and Roddy Bottum that was later called Faith No More.
In the mid-nineties, he began to work as producer and co-produced Faith No More's last record "Album of the Year" with the former Swans drummer Roli Mosimann. He is now the CEO of Kool Arrow Records. He sometimes played with the Mexican grindcore band Brujeria in the 1990s. He was also involved in several occasional all star bands, such as Shandi's Addiction (with Maynard Keenan, Brad Wilk and Tom Morello) or Black Diamond Brigade (with Scandinavian rock musicians). He also played with Wayne Kramer and Fear Factory.
For most of Faith No More's life, he used a Zon bass guitar but started on an Aria bass guitar. He begun with Peavey amplificators then moved to Ampeg amplificators. He is known for employing a wide variety of playing styles.
Billy Gould has also produced CMX's Vainajala album.
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