Bill Smith ~ Sonic Metals

Male

North Carolina

United States

Profile Information:

About me:
I am a drummer/percussionist who grew up with a passion for sound and rhythm. My formative years were spent playing drum set in rock bands. I began listening to jazz in high school and later world music and 20th Century classical music. My interest in exploring ethnic percussion instruments took off about this time and after seeing Glen Velez perform on frame drums in the early 80's I was hooked.

I have also amassed a large collection of gongs, and other metal percussion instruments and perform solo gong concerts on these.
Instruments:
Frame drums, gongs & singing bowls are my primary instruments. Also play and own a multitude of other world percussion instruments as well as the conventional trap set.
Influences:
My influences are varied and eclectic. I love world music, rock, prog-rock, 20th century classical, jazz, and bluegrass. Frank Zappa one day, to Joni Mitchell the next.
Homepage:
http://www.reverbnation.com/billsmithsonicmetals

Comment Wall:

  • Axel

    Hi Bill, nice to connect you at overtone.org.
    I wish you rich overtones and the power to
    paint your sounds in this wonderful world.
    sat nam
    Axel
  • Arjopa

    Dear Bill!!
    Thanx a lot for your friendship,here!!
    Your music is really great!! We love volcanic ice!!

    Hope you like our Khoomei Throatsinging Country Punk,too!!

    Greetings from Berlin!!

    Arjopa & The Master U-like


    Greeting fr
  • Martin Bläse

    Hi Bill,
    thanks for your friendship. Perhaps one day you would like to play one of my waterphones. :-)
    Martin