About Billy King BILLY KING Hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, and from birth was bestowed with a talent that brings joy to the hearts and faces of music lovers in both hemispheres. Currently performing Las Vegas-style shows in Sapporo, which is the largest city in Northern Japan, as well as appearing in live concert stages as the headline act in other cities in Japan. Billy received rave reviews recently from various magazines, newspapers, and other media sources. Billy's performances are regularly sold-out; especially his concerts at the glamorous Sapporo Grand Hotel, in which tickets were priced at $160.00 each. Since his first show at the Grand Hotel Billy has had the privilege of doing a live show there every year for the past 10 years, with each show sold out. With his shows you never know what you're going to get next, each one better than the last; Backtracks and dancers, to a full 23 piece orchestra. BILLY KING is a consumate performer, and has a resume that spans numerous countries, as well as the entire Continental United States, but on-the-road musical experience is not the only experience that Billy has acquired. During his performance tenure in California, he studied extensively at the Merrick School of Acting, based in Los Angeles. After completing courses at Merrick, Billy had various options open to him, but he decided to return to his first love: Music! PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE: Live Concert performance tours with various popular American bands, performing jazz, R&B, blues rock, funk, Gospel and classic ballads, as well as being the first foreigner in Japan to receive a certificate of completion in the ancient singing art-form of Japanese Min-Yo. RECORDING EXPERIENCE: Billy King "I Wanna Be Your Lover" on BJ Records, has received airplay on FM North Wave JOPV, in Sapporo, and initial shipments were sold out. Billy's second CD "Baby I'm Crying", on 2Much Drama Records, recorded in Japan, was written and produced by Lonnie L. Bennett Jr. (except for "Stand By Me"), also from Cincinnati Ohio, has been getting a lot of attention in Japan and England. 3rd CD recorded "Billy King" Live at the Grand Hotel which was all copy material of some of the best songs ever recorded. FUTURE GOALS: To perform on International tour-circuits including Las Vegas, Nevada's casino and club circuit. Developmental Business Acquisitions, as well as music and performance production for various groups and soloists. Contact: Billy King Address: Minami 10 Nishi 22 2-1 apt# 302 Sapporo, Japan 064-0810 Phone: +81-(0)11-552-2684 Mobile Phone: +81-(0)90-1526-8031 (Contact Ms. Judy King - Japanese communication) U.S.A. 210-681-0907 Email: billyk2@me.com blackdragon4747@jcom.home.ne.jp Home Page: www.billyking.org Billy's Bio in Japanese