Billy Gould

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Billy Gould
San Francisco, California, United States
GenresAlternative metal, funk metal, experimental rock, alternative rock, hardcore punk, death metal, grindcore, noise rock, avant-garde
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, keyboards, guitar
Years active1979–present

William David Gould (born April 24, 1963 in

Los Angeles, California) is an American musician and producer. He is best known as the bassist of Faith No More
.

Biography

Early years

Billy said he is of Hungarian descent from his father's side.

underground bands.[2] At this time, he met drummer Mike Bordin and guitarist Jim Martin
. Soon after that Gould formed a band with Bordin, keyboardist Wade Worthington (quickly replaced with Roddy Bottum), and guitarist/vocalist Mike 'The Man' Morris named Faith No Man, which eventually became Faith No More once Morris was out of the band.

In the mid-nineties, Gould began to work as producer and in 1997 he co-produced Faith No More's Album of the Year with the former Swans drummer Roli Mosimann. Since then, he has become the CEO of Koolarrow Records and worked on various projects as a producer or guest musician.

In February 2009, it was announced that Faith No More would reform for a tour and possibly recording.[3]

In 2015, after their longest gap between albums, Faith No More released their seventh studio album Sol Invictus. The album received a positive reception from professional critics and fans alike.[citation needed]

Other collaborations

In the 1990s Gould was in the original line-up of the Mexican

Maynard Keenan, Brad Wilk and Tom Morello) as well as Black Diamond Brigade (with Norwegian rock musicians Euroboy, Torgny Amdam, Tarjei Strøm and Sigurd Wongraven). Furthermore, he played with Wayne Kramer, and Fear Factory, and produced CMX's Vainajala album. His guest appearances include recordings for Romanian band Coma, and the production of "Living Targets" by German group Beatsteaks, Slovenia's Elvis Jackson, and the album "7" for the German rock band Harmful
, in which he also toured with them the whole year 2007 as guitar player.

In 2007, Gould joined up with the all star band

James "Munky" Shaffer. The band also features Bad Religion drummer Brooks Wackerman
.

During the same year, Gould joined as bassist in

Audacity of Hype
was released on October 20, 2009.

In 2011, he released an experimental album called "The Talking Book", a collaboration between himself and sound artist Jared Blum, known for his various projects on the Gigante Sound label. In 2012, he collaborated with

Charles Hayward of This Heat and Mads Heldtberg on a project and release entitled House of Hayduk. Also in 2011, Billy contributed to the production of the soundtrack for the documentary "The Sequential Art" [1]
, by Norwegian director Espen J. Jörgensen.

In 2013, he reunited with Espen J. Jörgensen to provide synth, edits, recomposing and beats for a 'groovy and experimental EP' titled Fugly.[4]

In 2018, Gould joined

Zen Guerilla.[5]

Koolarrow records

Since 1999, Gould has run an independent record label

Einsturzende Neubauten), Como Asesinar a Felipes from Chile, former Danish experimental outfit Durefursog, and Mexican Dubwiser
.

Equipment and style

For most of Faith No More's career, he has used a

Dean Markley Blue Steels (Mid 1989) D'Addario Pro Steels/Nickel Bass Strings (Late 1989-1997) Dunlop
Nickel Bass Strings (1997–Present Day).

He is known for employing a wide variety of playing styles, alternating between using a plectrum, slapping, and fingerstyle.

Fieldy from Korn has mentioned his admiration for Gould, and his chemistry with his Faith No More bandmates.[7]

Discography

As a band member

Further information: Faith No More discography
Brujeria
Fear and the Nervous System
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
  • 2009:
    Audacity of Hype
  • 2011: Enhanced Methods of Questioning (EP)
Harmful
  • 2007: Seven
Bill Gould & Jared Blum
  • 2011: The Talking Book
Bill Gould & Espen J. Jörgensen
  • 2013: Fugly

As a featured musician

Remixes

As a producer

  • 1997 Naive – Post Alcoholic Anxieties[8]
  • 1997 Faith No More – Album of the Year (together with Roli Mosimann)
  • 1998 CMX – Vainajala
  • 1999 Think About Mutation – Highlife
  • 2001 The Beatsteaks – Living Targets
  • 2001 Kultur Shock – FUCC the INS
  • 2007 Harmful – 7
  • 2009 Elvis Jackson – Against the Gravity
  • 2015 Faith No More – Sol Invictus

Other

  • 1999
    Mastering
    )

References

  1. ^ "AGELAST & SFF: Bill Gould (Faith No More)". YouTube.
  2. ^ Dedman, Remfry (July 28, 2016). "Faith No More founding member Bill Gould talks about We Care A Lot". The Independent. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Faith No More News
  4. ^ "Fugly, by Bill Gould & Espen J. Jörgensen". Espen J. Jörgensen. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Faith No More's Billy Gould joins MC5's 50th anniversary tour, Matt Cameron, Greg Dulli, and Don Was to make select appearances". July 27, 2018.
  6. ^ YouTube – Faith No More: Evidence
  7. ^ "Korn's Fieldy: "I want it to be an almost percussion-sounding instrument rather than a bass"". February 10, 2020.
  8. ^ Bill Gould about recording the album Archived April 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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