Bilbozo

Description : Hair Metal Time ! Alone Again. Our cover version of the power ballad from the band Dokken. Featuring the powerhouse voice of Jason Atkinson from Sunset Strip, Scott Macleod on Bass Kevin "Buddrumming" Marcy on Drums and myself on guitar and bacground vocals.We had a lot of fun on this collaboration, she rocks a little harder than the original but we like it that way !

Description : Our latest cover song offering

Max Rayvan - Vocals (Portugal)
Scott Mcleod - Bass (U.S.A.)
Bill (Bilbozo) Smith - Guitars (Canada)
Kevin (Bud) Marcy - Drums (Canada)

Wicked Sensation original written by George Lynch, ex-guitarist for Dokken with his band Lynch Mob 1990.

Cheers & thanks for listening.

Description : Heya ll you beautiful music makers ! Feels like a long time since I have posted anything. This is a bit heavy and dark. Female acapella (Cheryl Meuller). Hard rock/metal with some orchestrial ambiance and of course I played lots of fun guitar parts. I may have overused the tremolo a bit but my new guitar stays in tune great. There are a lot of elements so I think the breathing space ise balanced. Comments or suggestions are always welcome. Thanks for listening. Peace,love and good music !

Description : A fun heavy rock track we put together from an acapella we found on CCMixter. Myself of all guitars, Kevin (Bud Drumming) Marcy on Drums. I think the vocals are by Trifonic. They fit in there pretty well. TURN IT WAY UP ! Comments are always welcome. Peace and good music to ya!

Description : Cover of MJ's "Beat It." A bit more of a heavier take but I think it brings it up to a more modern feel. Very little synth, just straight in your face rock. Took me quite a while to work out a guitar solo, which I basically jigsaw recorded in small sections to make it a little easier.
Thanks to all the gents collab efforts, Scott Macleod - Bass, Devon Munroe - Vocals, Kevin "Buddrumming" Marcy on Drum Skins

Description : A latin version of the Sade Classic - Smooth Operator - Performance License with Harry Fox Agency. I got to brush up on my Santana chops. I had an arm injury with damaged nerves and dislocated shoulder. Seems to be healing well after a month. This was good therapy.

Description : For those working the night shift. It's been a while since I put a track together and as usual it's uploaded when the sun is just coming up !

I hope you enjoy it, comments always welcome. Some Guitar A-minor fusion for fun ! - Bilbozo

I wish you love, happiness and successful music to you !

Description : Music can create many moods, but for me my favorite is the cinematic epic track. It creates tension, emotion and suspense. Foolin with Madness is exactly what it says. It's not pretty and soothing, it's directly in your face like a slap in the face with a wet fish. I think I lost my mind in it. You never know if it's going to work or not until you are nearly done, but it's a hell of a lot of fun to take those risks. I have been doing a lot of commercial game tracks lately and this one seems to fit right in there. Comments are always welcome. Cheers and keep on makin' tunes ! - Bilbozo

Description : This was a song entry for a remix contest for John Schlitt on Acidplanet. It never placed but I thought it would be worth posting. While most other entries went into electronic or other genres, we kept true to John's style with a hard rock edge. John Schlitt (former lead singer of Petra)wrote the song and sang the lyrics. I added guitar and harmonica and Buddrumming punched in some drums. A good summer rocker to kick the speakers out.

Description : This is a latin based track, laid back and great for getting lost in it's melody. I just aquired a Godin "La Petrie" acoustic guitar and was anxious to hear how it sounded, so this is the first track I recorded with it. I tried to create a mood so people could visualize the setting. Hopefully it comes across as a vision of some utopian place in paradise. Big kudos for buddy Steve Bone (Slap Johnson) whom I always turn to for mood setting woodwind loops. All other instruments via Roland Midi GR-20 Guitar or loops.

I hope you like it and of course comments always welcome.

Description : Sabor Latino means latin flavour in Spanish. This is a guitar track with fun blues minor keys. Remeniscent of Santana progression a la Neal Schon flavor. Been a while since I got back to my roots so here it is...

Okay a bit of trivia... Neal Schon played with Santana at 16, but had another offer to play guitar for another famous artist, but ultimately turned him down in order to join Journey? Tick Tick Tick Tock....

Enjoy the track and of course comments always welcome. Peace, love and make music with passion ! - Bilbozo

Description : This is a track for anyone who took a chance on something they believed in or thought was impossible. One Small Step is also a tribute to astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, who passed away a few weeks ago. Named after his famous quote; "One Small Step for man, One Giant Leap for Mankind". Behind any triumph or challenge, is the courage to take that one important step. I hope you enjoy this track and of course comments are always welcome. Play your music with passion and don't look back! - Bilbozo

Description : This was a collab to pay tribute to the Late Great Gary Moore. I had the opportunity to collab with all of the talented gentlemen on several occasions. As always it's been a true pleasure and honor to work with such great guys.
Several of the Looperman residents I have tremendous respect for. There is a point of great sorrow when we lose an artist we all admire. I hope for the memory Gary Moore, we have done some justice in paying tribute to his great music. Comments always welcome.

Pete Tebar - vocals
Bill (Bilbozo) Smith - guitars
David C. Deal - keys
Scott (Bassman) Macleod - bass
Bud (Buddrumming) Marcy - drums

Written by Gary Moore - Tribute collaboration produced, engineered and mixed by Bill ( Bilbozo) Smith. Hidden Missions Recording Studio
Drums mix - Buddrummings Studio - Nanaimo BC, CANADA) 2012

Description : This one is done with a little darkness and a couple of rays of sunlight...and that is the daily forecast for today. The modern world has changed in so many ways, make the best of it. An epic heavy rock soundtrack with some orchestral color. Comments are always welcome. Cheers Bilbozo

Description : A storm is something to marvel. This is about the power of mother nature in all it's awesomeness. I had this instrumental song in the can for a while and had most of it finished. So finally it's done. My arm is is healing from a sports injury but it's getting a bit better so I could complete some really fun guitar lines, but I had to do them in spurts with breaks in between to keep the inflammation down. Enjoy

Description : Fun uplifting tune I produced last weekend A lot of different guitar tones from clean to heavy with some fun shreddage to push on the groove. No sleep but I think it came out solid. Happy music production and let the music flow. Peace

Description : Everyone who loved Van Halen were crushed to hear of the passing of Eddie. We decided to do something to show some of the influence he had on guitarists everywhere and how his style impacted rock music. Nobody played quite like him and it's too hard for me to even do so. There are a few recognizable licks but this is what Eddie taught and influenced us, but in our own style.

Description : This song is a bit heavier than the original. A hard rock version of this popular tune from the 80's. I found the acapella for this and I couldn't resist playing around with this one. It was pretty satisfying therapy on guitar. Comments welcome

Description : Gary Moore was one of my big guitar idols. Such a great emotional player. I decided to do a tribute track since he has been gone for over 5 years now. Huge thanks to David C Deal and Budrumming for providing the Keyboards and drums for this collab. Wow...it feels like forever since I posted a song here. Give me a shout out, to those who still may remember me. I hope you enjoy it and comments are always welcome. I wish you peace, love and good music.

Description : I put this one together while looking out the window at the year's first snow. A good moody driving song to get lost in. Three chord slowhand blues progression. Thanks to Slap Johnson for the great sax loops used in this song. I used my GR-20 guitar synth for a few of instruments including the Rhodes Organ, always a fun toy compared to doing on my keyboard sometimes. Most of the recording was done with my new Les Paul Studio guitar, err... (until i I broke a string on the outro, so I decided to throw in a Fender Strat too to finish it up. LOL) See if you can pick out the tonal difference between the two guitars for fun. I hope you enjoy this song and comments are always most welcome. Cheers and thanks so much. (Bilbozo)

Description : Wow ! It's been a while since I did something since I had bummed up my shoulder last month.

Remember Me ( Recuerdame ) is a latin guitar rock instrumental track that is based somewhat on the cover progression by & la Quinto Estacion. I played all the instruments and layed out the music beds and changed the progression and tempo a bit to make it interesting. (authorized through Harry Fox Agency #SL26498)

A real emotional piece in the key of E Minor Mixolydian and Penatonic. Features, some cookin' electric guitar, acoustic flamenco, piano and strings. I'm not a drummer so the drums were compliments of Toontrack Superior Drummer

This was therapy to get the arm back into shape. I'm so glad to be back making music again ! Perhaps it's time to do a few more collabs too...Woohoo

I hope you all like it and please feel free to leave any comments. Cheers, love, peace and music. - Bilbozo

Description : A great bluesy R&B pop song with some great hooks. I hope Patricia gets a chance to hear it, I am sure it will be a fun surprise for her. I think this is what this song needed, a great human element with the following session players. Kevin (Buddrumming) Marcy - DRUMS, Scott (Bassman) MacLeod - BASS, Dangerous Dan Dube - KEYBOARDS and myself Bilbozo - GUITARS and of course the lovely vocals of Patricia Edwards ! Comments are most welcome.

Description : A recording I did a few years ago. I guess I don't pull out my old Strat enough, so this was fun to experience the twangy tone that I loved so much that came with it. I wanted to capture and go back to some of the spiritual influenced playing I used to do, wind things down but in a emotional way. Ambient Blues with a latin twist. Instrumental ballad designed to pull at the heart in solitude. I love to play my guitar like a voice, and try to capture a mood . Selection of clean and overdriven electric guitars. Piano, clavs and hammond on my Axiom. Drums are samples and loops. If anyone has heard of artist Colin James, this was his his influence he inspired me with. Enjoy and comments always most welcome. Cheers ! - Bilbozo

Description : The first track of our new project called Nos Mo King. The boyz in the band hope you enjoy "The Open Road is Calling". For those who like Fast Cars, Girls and Rock ! Turn it up.

Description : This is a total re-make of the Santana classic but with a different smooth fusion approach. This features also the great talent of trumpet master David Herman, Percussionist Bud Marcy and myself on guitar. Keys and Bass by Bobby B. Comments most welcome.