next member william white
|
|
 William White was born on the Caribbean island of Barbados and grew up on a small farm in the hills overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Mom loved Beethoven Dad loved quiet ...William loved to sing. It was the time when a ride through the country roads would be filled with music; Bob Marley and the Wailers booming at the rum shop on the corner, Marvin Gaye out of the window of the house a little further on, Sam Cooke, then Curtis Mayfield and everybody was kung-fu fighting with Jimmy Cliff.
A firm believer in the power of music, William has set out to touch hearts, awake emotions and spread positive vibrations through his songs.
His music is a blend of the Caribbean rhythms with pop, rock, reggae, funk and all that jazz but all packed into a very natural, very human-feel recording, creating a uniquely intimate and emotional style with a real roots message.
William White debut solo album, UNDONE was written, performed and produced by William himself was released independently, from at home, in February 2005.Undone has sold over 10 000 CDs in Switzerland without a Record Label. True independence.
William White and The Emergency toured Switzerland intensively for a whole year, playing the biggest Festivals : Open-Air St.Gallen, Gurten Festival, Greenfield , Paleo Festival, Montreux Jazz, Italia Wave (Itlay), Eurosonic (Netherlands)
Other highlights:
William White solo supporting acts for Ben Harper, John Buttler Trio, Moneybrother, Shivaree, Gabriel Rios, Xavier Rudd, Archive! We had to refuse Counting Crows and Tracy Chapman because of our own tour...
On the 15th of February 2008, EVOLUTION was released independently in Switzerland. This second album, again written, produced and performed by William himself. The single Can t Stop Loving You, reflects the soul feel to William s sound and enjoyed top nation wide airplay. The album Evolution entered N07 the Swiss Top10 Album Charts in its first week! Sold 9'000 copies in 10 weeks |
|
|
Barbados