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Born William Paul Mazur in Oakland, CA on April 6, 1953 
 I am a semi-professional musician and independent producer from the San Francisco Bay Area who recently relocated to the Central Valley of California. I have been playing in bands and recording in home studios and top notch professional studios for many years. I have performed with with artists that have opened up for rock legends like Dave Mason (of Traffic) and new "up and coming" artists such as Vienna Teng and Terami Hirsch. I have been involved in co-producing several Bay Area artists at my friend's recording studios, Emeryville Recording and Weightless Audio. I love and appreciate most all genres of music. The elements that I look for in music are honesty, subtlety, passion and a solid sense of drama. Music must strike an emotional chord within me and stir my heart. Music has always been an integral part of my life. At a very young age I was exposed to a wide pallet of musical influences. These included classical music from my father, jazz and pop standards from my mother, traditional Japanese music from the time that I lived there as a little boy, and the early 60s rock'n'roll that was heard on the radio and television in my youth. Like most of the musicians that grew up during that time period, seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show had a very strong impact on me. Their music was a powerful influence on my "wonder years". Other Highlights I have been a part of an Internet community called Ecto for the past ten years and I am proud to be an Ectophile. The community celebrates the music of Happy Rhodes and other ectophilic artists. Katheleen Michaels and I contributed music to a collection called Ectopia, which is a compilation of original music from members of the community. Phil Hudson and I contributed music to the 10th Anniversary Happy Rhodes tribute CD called "Dectopia". We also collaborated with Cyoakha Grace from Land of the Blind on the Happy Rhodes song Save Our Souls. In June of 2001, Phil Hudson and I were involved as a co-promotors, with a one other person, for the Ectofest West concert, which Happy Rhodes headlined (per the tradition of the Ectofests from back East). The Ectofest house concert was held the following day (you can see pictures of the event on my photo gallery page) at Phil's place in Boulder Creek. Phil and I were among the performers at the house concert. In 1981, I was member of the progressive rock ensemble known as The Providence Project. We received airplay on the Greg Stone's 1970s/1980s KOME radio show Stone Trek. The "Stone Trek" show featured progressive rock music from established seminal artists of the genre such as Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, and ELP along with less well known prog artists from around the world. In addition, Greg Stone showcased local San Francisco Bay Area progressive rock artists. Kevin Gilbert and Netherworld were notable among those artists featured. He also promoted local progressive rock shows. |
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Guitar (acoustic and electric),
Flute,
Keyboards/Synthesizers/Loops,
