"America's no. 1 Favorite DJ" (BPM Magazine 2003 & 2006), Bill is a favorite amongst dance-music fans world-wide and a true Chicago House Legend. He sold over 2,5 million mix cd´s and tapes! With his last release, Bad Boy Bill takes it to another level; The first of the its kind, "Behind The Decks," the 2-disc set boasts a 2.5+ hour DVD in addition to a 70+ minute mix CD, with a discrete 5.1 Dolby surround sound mix with visuals. In a market full of simulated-surround sound DJ mixes, which merely add some reverb and audience participation in an attempt to give the mix a live feel, Behind The Decks actually isolates vocals from percussion and the like, bringing a truly revolutionary live feel through 5 speakers. Also included are Bill’s music videos, behind-the-scenes footage from the road and in the studio, and live interview footage, which Bill hopes will give his audience “a good picture of what I’m like and what I do.”
Above all Bill just finished his first Artist Album which is coming out in Fall 2009. “The Album” (what else?) is a great piece of electronic Pop Music and shows the whole variety of this genius DJ and producer. The first single “Falling Anthem” just came out now and is a true anthem!
Bill got his start DJing as a teenager, joining a DJ crew in the neighborhood and spinning at DJ battles. Only a senior in high school, Bad Boy Bill started his own record label. He eventually became a household name as a DJ on Chicago’s B96, using his “Bad Boy Bill” audio ID as a way of distinguishing himself from the other DJs on the radio. Today, Bill spends most of his time producing tunes in the studio or out on the road, playing up to 150 gigs annually, everywhere from New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles to international hotspots including Peru, Colombia, Germany, England, and Spain.
Spinning the crowd into a dancing frenzy is Bill's motivation. "My DJ style originated with the idea to remix a song live with two copies of the same record and then combine scratching and hip-hop techniques with house grooves." Bill says.