ABOUT BILLY
While having years of teaching, performing, and composing experience, Billy also shines as a very encouraging and enthusiastic teacher with a passion to help his students succeed.
Billy has performed as a backup vocalist and keyboard player for The Hudson Brothers '80, Cher '81, and Barry Manilow '88-'94, where he performed on multiple world tours and over 50 shows at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway with Manilow on Broadway in the spring of '89.
Billy graduated from the Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA ('85) with a B.A. in Jazz Composition and Arranging, and the recipient of the Tony Bennett Jazz Master's Scholarship Award.
In 1994, he relocated from Los Angeles to Nashville to pursue his own musical endeavors. Billy Kidd Music was established and he began composing, arranging, producing and music directing for numerous national clients. In 2007, following a desire to contribute to the community and mentor young talent, he accepted an opportunity to teach at Currey Ingram Academy (CIA) in Brentwood, Tennessee. CIA is a K-12 college preparatory school that caters to students with learning differences. Known to students as "Mr. K," he inspired students of all ages with a passion for music during his almost decade-long tenure as a music teacher.
SPECIALTIES
Jazz, Improv, Composition, Arranging, Music Notation & Engraving, Songwriting, MIDI, DAW Production, College Prep Theory
MORE OF BILLY’S WORKS
billykiddmusic.com
WHAT BILLY DOES FOR FUN
Write music, Bike, Tennis, Read, Movies, Cook
While having years of teaching, performing, and composing experience, Billy also shines as a very encouraging and enthusiastic teacher with a passion to help his students succeed.
Billy has performed as a backup vocalist and keyboard player for The Hudson Brothers '80, Cher '81, and Barry Manilow '88-'94, where he performed on multiple world tours and over 50 shows at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway with Manilow on Broadway in the spring of '89.
Billy graduated from the Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA ('85) with a B.A. in Jazz Composition and Arranging, and the recipient of the Tony Bennett Jazz Master's Scholarship Award.
In 1994, he relocated from Los Angeles to Nashville to pursue his own musical endeavors. Billy Kidd Music was established and he began composing, arranging, producing and music directing for numerous national clients. In 2007, following a desire to contribute to the community and mentor young talent, he accepted an opportunity to teach at Currey Ingram Academy (CIA) in Brentwood, Tennessee. CIA is a K-12 college preparatory school that caters to students with learning differences. Known to students as "Mr. K," he inspired students of all ages with a passion for music during his almost decade-long tenure as a music teacher.
SPECIALTIES
Jazz, Improv, Composition, Arranging, Music Notation & Engraving, Songwriting, MIDI, DAW Production, College Prep Theory
MORE OF BILLY’S WORKS
billykiddmusic.com
WHAT BILLY DOES FOR FUN
Write music, Bike, Tennis, Read, Movies, Cook