Rock
United States
Billy Byship
About Billy Byship
In the artist’s words:
Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail.
Parents playing music loud on a stereotypical 1980s Onkyo speaker system.
I still vividly remember the electronic blue bars bouncing up and down on the graphic equalizer's spectrum display.
Recall mostly 1960s and 1970s rock and oldies playing.
What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular?
Jerry Cantrell, Boggy Depot
Megadeth, Youthanasia (Remastered) Remastered
Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads Tribute (Live) Remastered
Rhoads brilliant live guitar work is still innovative and fresh - especially the improv on "I Don't Know" and his take on "Paranoid".
Boggy Depot - Jerry showing his music and songwriting post AIC. Youthanasia - catchy riffs and hooks, enough said.
Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song.
“1986”
This is the first song I released. This instrumental song came together pretty quickly and it almost mixed itself.
This also represents the overall sound and vibe I am seeking - balancing hard rock guitars with synths and synth bass lines.
What’s one of the most memorable moments in your career so far?
After 3 years I finally got bass traps for my studio and a set of Neuman monitors - mixes started translating and the guess work was gone! Now I can get back to focusing on creating music again.
Is there anything left on your bucket list as an artist or band?
Now that I've built a studio and have learned the music production side of things I want to continue creating and releasing music and refining the "Rockwave" sound.
