her who taught him how to form the basic chords A through G. From then on, playing the guitar was a big hobby for Willie outside of school and sports. Self teaching himself songs by ear led the way for Willie to grab a solid grasp for playing songs on the guitar. At the age of18,Willie became deeply inspired by the music of Mark Knopfler with Dire Straits and Lindsey Buckingham with Fleetwood Mac. While attending college, studying Mechanical Engineering, Willie decided thatembarking on a rock and roll music career had to be donewhen he discovered his true musical talents. Willie has written and continues to write his own original material that has listeners comparing his sound to his influences and other well known musicians. Willie does not use a pickand, rather, uses the bare skin of his finger tips to finger pick. This allows for a more versatilesound and reveals more taste in his guitar playing technique. He also uses a bare hand strumming/slap technique from time to time.Willie’s finger work can be heard in almost everymusic line he writes and is especially present in his instrumental track titled “IceBreaker”. In his songs that include vocals, Willie is picking the guitar/banjo and singing simultaneously. His track titled “Desert Run”, which happens to be the favorite according to his listeners, is a good example that proves his ability to finger pick his instrument while singing. He does NOT use any machined sounds nor any special effects, just straight live finger work! His lyrics are written with influence from everyday experiences as well as fictional/artistic thoughts and ideas. Willie plays a 6 string acoustic guitar, both metal and nylon string. At age 23, Willie picked up a 5 string banjo. With his crisp and well developed finger work already established on the guitar, learning and self teaching himself the banjo came naturally. (as compiled on the bands website)Read more: www.willieames.com
