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William "Bill" Sutherland
The "Czar of Acoustic Guitar"

William Sutherland is a solo-acoustic/musician/artist based out of and living in Louisville Kentucky. Sometimes referred to as "The Czar of Acoustic Guitar", Sutherland is known for his unorthodox guitar playing techniques and use of items not normally thought of as musical instruments. Heavily influenced by artists as Michael Hedges, Pierre Bonnard, Bjork, Tom Waits and Carrot Top, Sutherland displays a well developed sense of of theatrical stage control. During any given performance the use of several guitars of varied modification and tunings, power tools, toys and even an hamster cage wired with electronic pickups may be employed. William "Bill" Sutherland also performs as a band called "Acoustic Fury" although he is a solo act. Classification to any given "main-stream" musical genre is difficult, Sutherland describes his own work as "Avante-garde sound-painting".