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'''Will Wood''' (William J. Colligan)<ref>In the trademark rights to "Will Wood and the Tapeworms", his name is listed as Colligan.</ref> is an American singer-songwriter,<ref>{{cite web|date=August 19, 2020|title=Avant-pop artist Will Wood stimulates discussion on how pop culture regards mental health|url=https://www.palabastayo.com/2020/08/19/avant-pop-artist-will-wood-stimulates-discussion-on-how-pop-culture-regards-mental-health/|access-date=May 7, 2021|website=PalabasTayo|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|date=May 28, 2020|title=Will Wood Talks Process, Funding, and New Tune "Love, Me Normally"|url=https://americansongwriter.com/will-wood-talks-process-funding-and-new-tune-love-me-normally/|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=American Songwriter|language=en-US}}</ref> composer,<ref>{{cite web|title=Camp Here & There|url=https://mayfieldandbelov.com/camp-here-and-there/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=MAYFIELD & BELOV|language=en-US}}</ref> filmmaker,<ref>{{cite web|title=Dental Records Music News — Film Review: The Real Will Wood|url=https://dentalrecordsmusicnews.com/post/184214194694/film-review-the-real-will-wood/amp|access-date=2021-11-26|website=dentalrecordsmusicnews.com}}</ref> comedian,<ref>{{Citation |title=Will Wood |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj5EQqP0R_4 |language=en |access-date=2022-06-16|work=YouTube}}</ref> and [[multimedia artist]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Will Wood is creating chemical reactions in your brain.|url=https://www.patreon.com/therealwillwood|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=Patreon|language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Will Wood''' is an American singer-songwriter,<ref>{{cite web|date=August 19, 2020|title=Avant-pop artist Will Wood stimulates discussion on how pop culture regards mental health|url=https://www.palabastayo.com/2020/08/19/avant-pop-artist-will-wood-stimulates-discussion-on-how-pop-culture-regards-mental-health/|access-date=May 7, 2021|website=PalabasTayo|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|date=May 28, 2020|title=Will Wood Talks Process, Funding, and New Tune "Love, Me Normally"|url=https://americansongwriter.com/will-wood-talks-process-funding-and-new-tune-love-me-normally/|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=American Songwriter|language=en-US}}</ref> composer,<ref>{{cite web|title=Camp Here & There|url=https://mayfieldandbelov.com/camp-here-and-there/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=MAYFIELD & BELOV|language=en-US}}</ref> filmmaker,<ref>{{cite web|title=Dental Records Music News — Film Review: The Real Will Wood|url=https://dentalrecordsmusicnews.com/post/184214194694/film-review-the-real-will-wood/amp|access-date=2021-11-26|website=dentalrecordsmusicnews.com}}</ref> comedian,<ref>{{Citation |title=Will Wood |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj5EQqP0R_4 |language=en |access-date=2022-06-16|work=YouTube}}</ref> and [[multimedia artist]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Will Wood is creating chemical reactions in your brain.|url=https://www.patreon.com/therealwillwood|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=Patreon|language=en-US}}</ref>


Wood has released four studio albums, alongside a band affectionately christened "The Tapeworms": ''Everything is a Lot'' in 2015; ''SELF-iSH'' in 2016, ''[[The Normal Album]]'' in 2020,<ref>{{cite web |date=July 4, 2020 |title=A Perfectly "Normal" Interview With Musician Will Wood |url=https://bleedingcool.com/pop-culture/a-perfectly-normal-interview-with-musician-will-wood/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 3, 2021 |website=bleedingcool.com}}</ref> and "''In case I make It''," in 2022, As well as two live albums: ''The Real'' in 2018 (later re-released as ''The Real Will Wood''), doubling as a soundtrack to the concert film/mockumentary of the same name, and ''IN CASE I DIE (Live)'' in 2023. Wood has also composed music for the podcast ''Camp Here & There,'' and is co-host of the comedy podcast ''Life in the World to Come'' with creator Chris Dunne.
Wood has released four studio albums, alongside a band affectionately christened "The Tapeworms": ''Everything is a Lot'' in 2015; ''SELF-iSH'' in 2016, ''[[The Normal Album]]'' in 2020,<ref>{{cite web |date=July 4, 2020 |title=A Perfectly "Normal" Interview With Musician Will Wood |url=https://bleedingcool.com/pop-culture/a-perfectly-normal-interview-with-musician-will-wood/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 3, 2021 |website=bleedingcool.com}}</ref> and "''In case I make It''," in 2022, As well as two live albums: ''The Real'' in 2018 (later re-released as ''The Real Will Wood''), doubling as a soundtrack to the concert film/mockumentary of the same name, and ''IN CASE I DIE (Live)'' in 2023. Wood has also composed music for the podcast ''Camp Here & There,'' and is co-host of the comedy podcast ''Life in the World to Come'' with creator Chris Dunne.

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For other people with similar names, see Willie Wood (disambiguation) and William Wood (disambiguation).
Will Wood
Will Wood playing the keyboard
Will Wood performing live in 2018 (Roxy and Duke's Roadhouse, Dunellen, NJ)
Background information
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, filmmaker, artist, comedian
Instrument(s)
Years active2011–2023[1] (on indefinite hiatus)
LabelsSay-10
Members
  • Will Wood
  • Mike Bottiglieri
  • Matt Berger
  • Vater Boris
  • Mario Conte
Past members
  • Dan Chetnik
  • James Horvath
  • Ben Scardo
  • Thomas Finch
  • David Higdon
  • Matt Olsson
  • Jonathon Maisto
Websitewww.willwood.net

Will Wood is an American singer-songwriter,[2][3] composer,[4] filmmaker,[5] comedian,[6] and multimedia artist.[7]

Wood has released four studio albums, alongside a band affectionately christened "The Tapeworms": Everything is a Lot in 2015; SELF-iSH in 2016, The Normal Album in 2020,[8] and "In case I make It," in 2022, As well as two live albums: The Real in 2018 (later re-released as The Real Will Wood), doubling as a soundtrack to the concert film/mockumentary of the same name, and IN CASE I DIE (Live) in 2023. Wood has also composed music for the podcast Camp Here & There, and is co-host of the comedy podcast Life in the World to Come with creator Chris Dunne.

Style

Wood's piano-led style often changes from one song to the next, drawing influence from folk, pop, jazz, rock and roll, latin music, and klezmer. He is also known for his unconventional use of tenor and baritone ukulele. When recording in studio or performing live with his "Tapeworms", he has mostly been accompanied by Mike Bottiglieri on guitar, Matt Berger on alto saxophone, Mario Conte on drums, and Vater Boris on bass.[9] The band is known for high energy live performances.[10] Wood primarily performs solo, his shows featuring a combination of music, monologue, and stand-up comedy.[11]

Personal life

Wood has been described as "reclusive",[12] and is known to avoid social media. Little is known about his personal life, and sources about Wood contain conflicting accounts of even basic information about his personal and professional life.[13] He is also known for early in his career having fictionalized his life and appearing in character in some press appearances or onstage, and engaging in experimental live performance art, with his acts featuring simulated mental breakdowns, conflict with audience plants, appearances from fictional characters, and intentionally botched performances.[14]

Wood has consistently been open about his past struggles with addiction and mental illness, having entered recovery early in his career and later being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.[15][16] Wood donates portions of his income to various mental health charities, including the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, saying, "I’ve gotten a lot better. I want to try and do something to help others get there."[17]

Releases

Wood began releasing music with his band "The Tapeworms" in 2015. Under the moniker “Will Wood and the Tapeworms,” he had released two studio albums: Everything is a Lot in 2015, SELF-iSH in 2016, and the live album The Real Will Wood in 2018, which later served as the soundtrack to the mockumentary concert film of the same name.

In 2019, a crowdfunding campaign began for The Normal Album, which raised $27,631 and was released in 2020 under his own name.[18]

His newest studio album, titled "In case I make It," was crowdfunded on Indiegogo in October 2021. Wood has described the collection of songs as being his most personal yet, saying: “I've always tried to consistently re-invent myself as an artist, I think. But this time is different, because for lack of a less dramatic phrase… I've reinvented myself as a person. I couldn’t be more different than I was even a year or two ago."[19]

Six singles from "In case I make It," were released prior to the album's full release.[20][21] In September 2021, prior to the crowdfunding of the album, Wood released a single entitled "Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll" (also featured on the album).[19] On June 10, Wood released the single You Liked This (Okay, Computer!), a spoken word black comedy track about social media platforms.[22] It stars voice actress Bev Standing, whose voice was allegedly used by video sharing social media platform TikTok for their text-to-speech feature without her consent.[23] On July 27, the full album was released to positive reviews.[24][25]

In 2022, Wood released a single entitled "Ferryman" with singer-songwriter Shayfer James.[26]

On January 13, 2023, Wood released the album IN CASE I DIE, a live compilation of songs recorded at US tour dates in 2022. According to a guest blog post on V13, after the release he would begin an "indefinite break or possibly retire from [his] music career."[1]

Discography

Full-length albums

  • "Fruit Of The Rapture" (2012/4/26) (with Jamface)
  • "And The Ringmaster is Pleased to Introduce..." (2013/1/19) (with A Verbal Equinox)
  • "Turn It Off" (2013/10/13) (with Jamface)
  • Everything is a Lot (with the Tapeworms) (2015/05/20) (Remastered : 2020/12/25)
  • SELF-iSH (with the Tapeworms) (2016/08/23) (Remastered : 2020/12/25)
  • The Normal Album (2020/07/10)
  • "In case I make it," (2022/07/29)

Live albums

  • The Real Will Wood (Live) (with the Tapeworms) (also known as "The Real" or "The Real Will Wood and the Tapeworms") (2018/02/14)
  • IN CASE I DIE (Live) (2023/01/13)

Soundtracks

  • The Real Will Wood (Music from the Award-Winning Concert Film) (with the Tapeworms) (2020/02/07)
  • Camp Here & There (Original Series Soundtrack) (2021/05/08)
  • Camp Here & There Soundtrack: Campfire Songs Edition (2022/04/08)

Singles

  • "Mr. Capgras Encounters A Secondhand Vanity: Tulpamancer's Prosopagnosia / Pareidolia (As Direct Result Of Trauma To The Fusiform Gyrus) (2016/7/15) (with the Tapeworms) (from SELF-iSH)
  • "Alma Mater" (2020/05/10)
  • "Love, Me Normally" (2020/05/29) (From The Normal Album)
  • "Laplace's Angel (Hurt People? Hurt People!)" (2020/06/12) (From The Normal Album)
  • "...Well, Better Than the Alternative" (2020/06/26) (From The Normal Album)
  • "Mr. Fregoli and the Diathesis-Stress Supermodel, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Con (An Untitled Track)" (as Will Wood and the Tapeworms) (2020/07/10)
  • "Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll" (2021/09/20) (From "In case I make it,")
  • "Your Body, My Temple" (2022/01/19) (From "Camp Here & There Soundtrack: Campfire Songs Edition")
  • "Tomcat Disposables" (2022/04/29) (From "In case I make it,")
  • "Cicada Days" (2022/05/27) (From "In case I make it,")
  • "You Liked This (Okay Computer!)" (2022/06/10) (From "In case I make it,")
  • "Euthanasia" (2022/06/17) (From "In case I make it,")
  • "White Noise" (2022/07/07) (From "In case I make it,")
  • "Ferryman" (2022/08/19) (With Shayfer James)
  • "Cicada Days - Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA" (2022/12/16) (From "IN CASE I DIE (Live)")

EPs

  • "A Demonstrative Manifesto" (2011/04/17) (under William Sunshine)
  • "Strange Thick EP" (2012/9/10) (with Strange Thick)
  • "Bigger Than Yours" (2014/8/09) (with The Stereosexuals)

References

  1. ^ a b Gonda, Christopher (January 8, 2023). "Will Wood Details His (Final?) Album 'In Case I Die' and Indefinite Hiatus from Music,". V 13. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Avant-pop artist Will Wood stimulates discussion on how pop culture regards mental health". PalabasTayo. August 19, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Will Wood Talks Process, Funding, and New Tune "Love, Me Normally"". American Songwriter. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Camp Here & There". MAYFIELD & BELOV. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dental Records Music News — Film Review: The Real Will Wood". dentalrecordsmusicnews.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Will Wood", YouTube, retrieved June 16, 2022
  7. ^ "Will Wood is creating chemical reactions in your brain". Patreon. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "A Perfectly "Normal" Interview With Musician Will Wood". bleedingcool.com. July 4, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Under the Radar: Will Wood and the Tapeworms". The Smoke Signal. January 30, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  10. ^ Reilly, Erin. "Morris County musician performing at Rock Circus". Daily Record. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  11. ^ Hsu, Caitlin (December 2, 2021). "Review: Will Wood's live show was as delightfully unhinged as expected". Washington Square News. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  12. ^ "Bringin' it Backwards: Interview with Will Wood". American Songwriter. July 8, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  13. ^ Makin, Bob. "Makin Waves with Will Wood & the Tapeworms". MyCentralJersey.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  14. ^ "Interview: Who is The Real Will Wood?". thepopbreak.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  15. ^ Backwards, Bringin' It (July 8, 2020). "Bringin' it Backwards: Interview with Will Wood". American Songwriter. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  16. ^ Armus, Isabella; Hsu, Caitlin (April 29, 2022). "Will Wood wants to be authentic, whatever it takes". Washington Square News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  17. ^ "A Real Interview with The Real Will Wood on The Real". New Jersey Racket. January 16, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  18. ^ "WILL WOOD LAUNCHES MASSIVE INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN FOR "THE NORMAL ALBUM."". PalabasTayo. August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  19. ^ a b Louis (September 22, 2021). "WILL WOOD HATES "SEX, DRUGS, ROCK N ROLL" – exclusive interview!". The After Hours Review. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  20. ^ "PreludePress: Will Wood – Cicada Days". www.preludepress.com. Retrieved June 4, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "PREMIERE: Will Wood and the feral folk chamber poised "Tomcat Disposables" (Official Video) – AMERICAN PANCAKE". www.americanpancake.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ "Will Wood – You Liked This (Okay, Computer!) Lyrics | Genius Lyrics". Retrieved June 23, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ Kastrenakes, Jacob (September 29, 2021). "TikTok settles lawsuit with actress over its original text-to-speech voice". The Verge. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  24. ^ Smith, Graeme (July 29, 2022). "Album Review: Will Wood – "In case I make it,"". York Calling. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  25. ^ "Will Wood In Case I Make It Review". July 29, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  26. ^ "Shayfer James & Will Wood: Ferryman". shayferjames.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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