ABOUT
I am a singer-songwriter. I have been singing and playing music since I was 12. I prefer playing 12-string electric and acoustic guitar. I compose my own music and also know hundreds of cover songs.
My first rock band was “Rising of the Sun.’ We were based in Seattle, WA in 1992. We were a standard four-piece doing original music, playing the same venues as Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, and Nirvana.
The end of ‘Rising of the Sun" gave way to moving from New Mexico to Venice Beach, California. Once settled into Venice, I started a new group called “The Inner Galactic Space Gypsies” – a nine-piece group that also had two fire performers and dancers. Our music was called Hybrid fusion, that means electronic music and organic music fused together.
I took a personal break from the band scene and moved to northern California. I began studying the cultivation and production of wine. After a few years I opened a wine bar called “Tasting By The Sea” located in Jenner, CA, a wonderful bar where my wife and I served fine wines and performed live music. It was a dream world until my wife was stricken with cancer. She passed away on June 27, 2020. My world collapsed. No longer finding any joy in my work in California, my family suggested I move closer to them in Tampa, Florida. So here I am pursuing a music career once again and trying to heal from the loss of the love of my life. I put all of my heart and soul into my music. It has helped me through many dark times and given me hope. I wish for it to do the same for others.
My genre is originals, classic rock, folk rock metal, punk, and hybrid fusion. Many refer to me as the last of the balladeers!
I look forward to working with you and sharing with everyone my world of music! I am based in Odessa, Florida now. I played shows throughout Santa Fe, New Mexico, Seattle, Washington (state), San Francisco, Los Angeles (Venice beach), New York City, and Boston.
I love what I do. It is my heart and my passion.
Thank you with love and gratitude
Billy Kyme