User:William Allen Snodgrass/sandbox

William Allen Snodgrass ; born January 31, 1971) is an American musician, educator, filmmaker and multimedia maker. He was born in Alexandria,Va USA in 1971.

He was Educated at Herndon High School, Cheshire Acadamy, Professional Childrens School and Pace University New York.

Music Educator

Bill manages a music school in Dublin, Ireland and teaches all forms of guitar from Segovia to Chet Atkins to Imagine Dragons.

The school offers piano, violin (fiddle), drums, percussion, banjo, bass, mandolin, ukulele, classical and popular singing.

The school teaches popular music as well as RIAM and all ABRSM affiliated exams.

Multimedia

Cameraperson, videography and editor highlights

Seventh President of Ireland Mary Robinson, Irish Politician Simon Harris, U2's The Edge,

Smashing Pumpkins' Jimmy Chamberlin, QOTSA Josh Homme, The Stunning, Hozier, Fontaines D.C.

Film and TV work highlights

Akron 2014 - Film editor and music composer

Once Film - performed and wrote traditional music sequences

Matterhorn Film starring Aidan Turner and - music composer

Duck Dynasty - Extra Music and Documentary Music

E Networks Documentary on Will I Am - additional music

musical placements on RTE, Nat Geo, Discovery and E Networks -

Music Groups

Ouijipig 1994 - 2001

William (Bill) along with bassist Rob De Luca of UFO and Sebastien Bach's band and drummer Dante Renzi of the bands Damn Cheetah and Reach 454 formed the New York City Prog Punk Metal band Ouijipig in the mid 1990's. Ouijipig signed to King Records which was a subsidiary of Def Jam records. Ouijipig were regulars at the New York City clubs CBGB's, Continental, Coney Island and Brownies. Highlight gigs were playing dates on the the Lollapalooza festival with Soundgarden, The Ramones and The Beastie Boys and supporting Geezer Butlers band at CBGB's. Ouijipig played their final gig at Trash in Brooklyn on September 10 2001 on the eve of 911.

Communal 2002 - 2009

Bill played guitar for Dublin Ireland based band Communal who released 2 records and played many shows and festivals in Ireland, England and Germany.

There first record Passport found the band working with Irish Producer/ Engineer Kieran Lynch and there second record was recorded and mixed by Steve Albini in Chicago. Both records have been rereleased and are available.

Snodgrass 2020 - Present

Is an experiment in juxtaposing musical forms. There is 2 releases, "Enter the Digital Ether" and "Re- Imagined Volume 1"