And So Here...

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#		Title	Length
1		And So Here...	4:34	Play
2		Tim	2:20	Play
3		Empty Day	4:15	Play
4		Trying Here	4:18	Play
5		Your Shadow	4:32	Play
6		More	4:36	Play
7		Un-me	3:04	Play
8		Again	4:01	Play
9		Everything	3:40	Play

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"Very rarely do we get to hear a voice as unblemished and as full of wide-eyed awe and innocence. The best is truly yet to come from this young star." - Jed Ryan, jedryan.com

"Whether Budd presents quiet grooves ("Empty Day"), haunted musings ("Your Shadow"), or joyous, danceable pop ("Trying Here"), he gets into the heads of many different characters and wraps the music in orchestral arrangements. He can also lift you so high with the music, you may not realize how pensive the lyrics are. You can either let go and dance or sit and wander into the psychology of it all." - Jennifer Layton, Indie-Music.com


ABOUT BILL
Growing up in Upper Darby, a lower middle class Philly suburb, Bill knew he would be leaving as soon as he could. He graduated High School at sixteen and moved out that summer. Bill is a singer-songwriter with a powerful and pure voice. New wave, electronica, and folk influences filter through his songs creating a sharp yet dreamy indie-pop sound. He attended the Performing Arts High School and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He formed the band Cold Son in 1995 and continues performing and writing with them today. He released his critically acclaimed solo debut And So Here... in 2003. Bill is currently working with Cold Son on their sophomore album slated for a spring 2005 release. He is a member of OUTMUSIC and has tracks featured on various compilation cd's including Marry Me (produced by Figjam entertainment) and Bear Tracks 2 (produced by Woobie Bear Music). He has performed extensively throughout the Northeastern US including off-Broadway.

ABOUT THE ALBUM
The title song And So Here... is about a realization Bill had during his teen years. It's about realizing how much of an impact the culture and environment of your small town will influence who you are and then dealing with the pressure of getting out. And So Here... is Bill right before he left. Feeling a sense of relief knowing that there's more out there, but scared and overwhelmed at the same time. Bill's song More is a continuation of what would have happened if Bill gave in to his surroundings.


Fictitious themes play an important role on Bill's debut album. His song Tim deals with starting a new relationship with a younger self-assured man confident with whom he is and dealing with Bill's own insecurities. Your Shadow is a fictional story about one man's attempt to rebuild a city after a natural disaster. The final song on the album, Everything is about a girl singing to her father after she has been shot and crippled.


Bill describes his song Un-me as, "a fictional story, but I see a lot of myself in it. I remember in my mid 20's I thought I was so comfortable with who I was. Then I realized there was much of myself I was still hiding from, that I was still following blindly in a lot of ways, so I think I was channeling that when I wrote that song."


Relationships are important to Bill and his music explores the dynamics that are dealt within them. "Look at me darlin' and figure it out. I know my ego is big, but still and all. Look at me honey, if it's not too hard. We can, we can - we can," are the lyrics behind Drae Campbell's track Trying Here that deals with trying to keep a relationship together. Empty Day is about Bill's ten year relationship and dealing with the five year mark where you realize that neither of you are who you were when you first met. Bill's song Again is about reviving a relationship by trying new things and making plans with your partner for the future.


Bill uses a provocative mixture of truth and fiction to create a unique world of growth and discovery with music that shocks, reinvents and ignites passion for the listener.


For more information or to obtain interviews/photos please contact Stephen Schulman at SASi Public Relations and Marketing at (212) 946-1158 or by email at Stephen@sasipublicrelations.com.