Bill Hudson (guitarist)
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Bill Hudson | |
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| Born | January 13, 1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Genres | Hard Rock, Heavy metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 2005-present |
Bill Hudson is a Brazilian heavy metal guitarist. Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, he moved to the United States in 2005 in order to join the power metal band Cellador, playing on their debut album Enter Deception and remaining in their line-up until early 2008.
He has since gone on to perform and record with several bands, including Circle II Circle, Nightrage and Power Quest and currently, he is the lead guitarist in Jon Oliva's Pain and touring guitarist for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Early life and education
Hudson started playing guitar at the age of twelve. He was mainly influenced by Slash. His first teacher was Angra guitarist Kiko Loureiro.
After finishing high school, he attended the FAAM music college in his native Brazil, in pursuit of a classical composition degree.
A few years later, He attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA and has been mentioned among the success stories on their website several times.[1]
Playing career
His first work of note was for a studio project called The Supremacy.[2] The project featured well-known European musicians, such as drummer Mark Cross (ex-Firewind and ex-Helloween), as well as keyboard player Joost Van den Broek, of After Forever, Ayreon, Star One, among others. This project has not done much other than the recording of two songs in 2004.[3]
In 2005, Hudson auditioned for German power metal band Freedom Call, after being referred by longtime friend Cede Dupont, who had just quit said band. However, his "big" break did not come until later that year, when he auditioned for and joined the American power metal band Cellador, on Metal Blade Records.
In the July 2007 issue of Guitar World magazine, he was the featured artist in the Betcha Can't Play This section.
In January, 2008 Hudson announced his departure from Cellador.
In June, 2008 in a press release from UK based melodic power metal band Power Quest announced that Bill Hudson had joined as co-lead guitarist alongside Andrea Martongelli.[4] Bill had to leave the band ten months later, with band member Steve Williams citing Bill's current location and costs as practical problems for the band.[5]
After leaving Power Quest, Hudson joined Circle II Circle. They toured Europe and the US between 2008 and 2009. Hudson left the band in 2009 and returned in 2012. His tenure has since included a performance at the 2012 edition of the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany, which produced a live album, released in 2013.
2014: Hudson joins Jon Oliva's Pain as their new lead guitarist. The group headlines the 2014 edition of the ProgPower USA festival, playing the Savatage album, "Streets" in its entirety.
2015: Performs at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany as a member of Savatage. Soon after announces his recruitment into the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, replacing the departing Joel Hoekstra.
Discography
- Cellador - Enter Deception (Metal Blade Records, 2006)
- Avian - Ashes And Madness (Guest Solos) (Nightmare Records, 2007)
- Vernon Neilly & Friends - A Tribute To Stevie Wonder (Boosweet Records, 2007)
- Power Quest - Master Of Illusion (Guest Solo) (Napalm Records, 2008)
- Echoterra - The Law of One (Guest Solo) (2008)
- Infernaeon - From Genesis To Nemesis (Guest Solo) (Prosthetic Records, 2010
- Circle II Circle - Seasons Will Fall (Edel Records, 2012)
- Emphatic - Another Life (Epochal Artists, 2013)
- Stardust Reverie Project - Ancient Rites of the Moon (Avispa, 2014)
- Circle II Circle - Live At Wacken (Edel Records, 2014)
- Circle II Circle - Reign of Darkness (Edel Records, 2015)
- Stardust Reverie Project - Proclamation of Shadows (Kuiama Records, 2015)
Instruments
Bill Hudson uses and endorses ESP Guitars, Kemper amps, Seymour Duncan Pickups, Cleartone strings and InTune Guitar Picks.
References
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20070503210038/http://www.mi.edu:80/LearnAboutMI/SuccessStories/?action=detail&id=319. Archived from the original on May 3, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "THE SUPREMACY". Myspace. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "The Supremacy: Demo Songs Posted Online". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "BillHudsonJoinsPQ". Steve Williams. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ "POWER QUEST Parts Ways With Guitarist BILL HUDSON". BlabberMouth. Retrieved 2009-04-14.