Keller Williams

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Keller Williams
Background = khaki


Img_size = 150
Img_capt = Keller Williams performing on February 3, 2006 at the Ridgefield Playhouse.
Birth_name = Keller Williams
Born = Birth date and age|1970|2|4|mf=y
Origin = flagicon|USA Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Genre = Rock, jam, progressive bluegrass, dance, funk, folk, alternative rock, jazz, reggae
Occupation = Musician
Instrument = Singing (often including mouthflugel or scat), guitar, bass guitar, percussion, theremin, synthesizer, Piano
Years_active = 1991–present
First_album = "Freek"
Latest_album = "Home"
Label = SCI Fidelity, Basil Leaf Music
Associated_acts = The Keller Williams Incident (The String Cheese Incident with Keller Williams)
Umphrey's McGee
Yonder Mountain String Band
Keller and The Keels
The WMDs
URL = http://kellerwilliams.net

Keller Williams (also known as K-Dub or just Keller) (Born February 4, 1970) is an American singer from Fredericksburg, Virginia who began performing in the early 1990's. His music combines elements of bluegrass, folk, alternative, reggae, electronica/dance, jazz, funk, and other assorted genres. He is often described as a 'one-man jam-band'. [http://www.madisonhousepublicity.com/downloads/kw.downloads/KW.WallStreetJournal.pdf Keller Williams, Guitarist And One-Man Jam Band] , "by Jim Fusilli, Wall Street Journal, February 22 2006.]

Touring

Though primarily a solo artist, Keller has toured with many groups including Yonder Mountain String Band, String Cheese Incident, Umphrey's McGee and Ratdog. Keller allows audio taping at many of his live performances and he allows for the non-commercial trading of those recordings, though he does not allow video or flash photography. [ [http://www.jamradio.org/artists/kellerwilliams.php#policy Keller Williams Sharing Policy] , "www.jamradio.org", Retrieved May 7 2008.]

Keller Williams Incident

"Keller Williams Incident" is a collaborative performance between Keller Williams and the String Cheese Incident. They have performed together, and William's 1999 album Breathe was released collaboratively as the Keller Williams Incident.

Keller Williams with Moseley, Droll and Sipe

Keller also frequently performs with a backing band as "Keller Williams with Moseley Droll and Sipe". Formed in 2007 as the WMDs, they first played at the Bonnaroo music festival. The group consists of Keller Williams on rhythm guitar, Jeff Sipe on drums, Keith Moseley on bass, and Gibb Droll on lead guitar. They changed their name from the WMDs in 2008. [ [http://www.kellerwilliams.net/internal.news.html WMD'S - Williams, Moseley, Droll, Sipe] , "kellerwilliams.net", Retrieved May 9 2008.]

Instruments

A self-taught musician, he usually performs with an acoustic guitar connected to Gibson Echoplex Delay system, which allows him to record a riff once on his instrument and repeat it. This lets him play unaccompanied and include a wide variety of instruments in his shows.

His main guitars used are a Martin HD-28 and D-35, an Alvarez/Joe Veillette MTB baritone, a Rick Turner bariton 12-string, a Tacoma Thunderhawk, an early 50's tempo and a Gordon Anderson custom 8-string. [ [http://www.kellerwilliams.net/KW.GuitarPlayer.setup.pdf Keller Willams' Looparama] , "by Barry Cleveland, Guitar Player", September 2004, Retrieved May 9 2008.]

Other Projects

Keller currently hosts the radio show Keller's Cellar which has a live online stream and is pre-recorded at Wally Cleaver's in Fredricksburg, VA. [ [http://www.kellerwilliams.net/kellerscellar/ Keller's Cellar] "kellerwilliams.net", Retrieved May 07 2008.]

Discography

Albums

*Freek (1994)
*Buzz (1996)
*Spun (1998)
*Breathe (1999) - "(with String Cheese Incident" as Keller Williams Incident)"
*Loop ("live") (2001)
*Laugh (2002)
*Dance (2003)
*Home (2003)
*Stage ("double live") (2004)
*Grass (2006) - "(with The Keels as Keller & The Keels)"
*Dream (2007)
*12 (2007)
*Rex (Live at the Fillmore) ("digital download") (2008) - "(with Jeff Austin and Keith Moseley as Grateful Grass)"

Compilations

*"High Times Presents Rip This Joint" - Various Artists (2001)

Guest Appearances

*"Seeds" - Martin Sexton (2007)
*"Chateau Benares" - Sanjay Mishra (2006)
*"Collision" - DJ Harry (2004)
*"On The Road: 04-14-02 Ann Arbor, MI" - String Cheese Incident (2002)
*"On The Road: 04-13-02 Chicago, IL" - String Cheese Incident (2002)
*"Solar Igniter" — Modereko (2001)

Videos

*Sight (2005, DVD)

References

External links

* [http://www.kellerwilliams.net/ Official Site]
*Internet Archive music|id= KellerWilliams
* [http://www.jamradio.org/artists/kellerwilliams.php Keller Williams downloads at JamRadio.org]