Brady Bills is a classically trained guitarist turned rock musician turned educator. 

Brady did classical guitar because that's where the scholarship money was.  Popular, rock, or commercial music doesn't really get funded like classical music so that was a good way for him to finance his education.

That classical training helped him get some gigs because sometimes people really need a classical or Spanish guitarist.  And they can be harder to find.

Brady played his first gig when he was 8.  He was playing at a country club with some family and someone dropped $50 in his case.  That was a real eye opener for him.

He comes from a family of musicians and teachers.  His father was a teacher and his aunts and uncles gigged on the side.

Brady believes that we all have gifts, but music is something that can be developed in anyone.  Even though he has musicians in his family, when he was young Brady had no real sense of rhythm and was not any good at music.  It was all hard work on his part.  

Brady has performed and toured with Jazz bands, pop bands, country acts, rock bands, and corporate entertainment top 40 bands.

He has performed in Sweden, Denmark, The Netherlands, Brazil, and all over the United States.  He has a BA in music from Brigham Young University (BYU).

Brady is the guitarist and musical director for the band The Strike which tours live and publishes on iTunes, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.  He also plays for David Archuleta.

Brady composes and records for Amphibious Zoo, Mood Media, and Warner Chapell and his songs have been used on The Grammys (CBS), So You Think You Can Dance (Fox), Dancing With The Stars (ABC), Finding Carter (MTV) and Nordic Track.  He is also a contributor at musicianstoolkit.com

He has opened for Journey, Kelly Clarkson, Macy Gray, Carly Rae Jepson, Vertical Horizon, Lonestar, Chris Young, Restless Heart, Charlie Hunter, Little Texas, Joe Diffie, and John Michael Montgomery.

Brady has shared the stage with Tim McGraw, Jeff Coffin, Lindsey Stirling, Randy Brecker, Brandon Campbell (bassist from Neon Trees), Jerry Cortez (guitarist from Tower of Power), Jane Monheit, Lenny Pickett (Tower of Power), Steve Smith (Journey), Albert Wing (Frank Zappa), and Jason Scheff (Chicago)

You can find Brady at BradyBillsMusic.com

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