William Kopecky is known internationally for his intense and expressive bass playing. He has performed and recorded in the United States and abroad and is highly regarded in the progressive rock field. His extensive discography includes CD's by Kopecky, Par Lindh Project, Far Corner, Michael Angelo Batio, Parallel Mind, Yeti Rain, and many more, and he was named Bassist of the Year in both 2004 and 2005 by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry committee. In addition to playing fretted and fretless basses, William is also an accomplished sitarist, keyboardist, and poet (his poems have been published in over 100 literary magazines in over a dozen countries).
Date of Birth:
November 17, 1969
Place of Birth:
Racine, Wisconsin
Primary Instrument:
fretted and fretless electric basses
Secondary Instrument(s):
keyboards, sitar
Instruments/Gear Used:
-Axtra 4 string fretted and fretless custom basses
-Warwick 6 string Corvette bass
-Ampeg SVT II Pro amp
-Ampeg 8x10 and 4x10 cabinets
-Boss flanger, phaser, and digital delay
-Danelectro chorus
-Red Llama distortion
-Boomerang loop device
Musical Training:
Self-taught
Most Influential Musicians:
Chris Squire, Billy Sheehan, Mick Karn, Jaco Pastorius, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ravi Shankar, Tripti Mukherjee, Veena Chandra, ritual music of Tibetan monks, Robert Smith, Univers Zero, King Crimson
Most Memorable Musical Experiences:
Performing in Iceland and Asia.
Current Career(s):
musical assassin, renegade teacher of adjectives and alliteration
Hobbies:
poetry, painting, foreign films, dark beer, sex, nightmares
Pet Peeves:
rap music, Jerry Springer, psychic vampires, dirty toilets
Top Five Favorite Recordings:
-Yes; Tales From Topographic Oceans
-Univers Zero; Heresie
-Rush; Hemispheres
-Tripti Mukherjee: Melodious Bhajans
-Kopecky; Sunset Gun
Top Five Favorite Movies:
Clockwork Orange, Lost Highway, Stalker, Ten Astonishing Short Films (Bros. Quay), Crash
Top Five Favorite Books:
-Edgar Allan Poe; Complete Tales and Poems
-J.G. Ballard; Day of Creation
-Stanislaw Lem; Solaris
-Georges Bataille; Story of an Eye
-Ted Hughes; Crow
Favorite Animals:
giraffes and scorpions
Favorite Meal:
ectoplasm
Additional Comments:
williamkopecky.com
Myspace site:
Myspace.com/williamkopecky
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