BILLY LANG

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CAPTAIN FINGERS
INTRODUCING
INTERNATIONAL SESSION GUITARIST / ENTERTAINER
Mr BILLY LANG
SHOWREEL LINK https://youtu.be/MlXwovis2z4
CAPTAIN FINGERS IS A FORTY FIVE MINUTE SOLO SHOW BASED AROUND MY CAREER OF NEARLY FORTY EIGHT YEARS IN THE MUSIC / ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY WORLDWIDE .
ALL MATERIAL HAS BEEN ORCHESTRATED FOR RHYTHM SECTION PLUS THREE FRONT LINE .
PIANO / BASS / DRUMS / TENOR SAX / TRUMPET / TROMBONE
ADDITIONAL FRONT LINE CAN BE ADDED IF REQUIRED . ALTO / SECOND TRUMPET
ALL TRACKS ARE ALSO IN MP4 FORMAT WITH A CLICK TRACK FOR THE BAND PLUS AUDIO SUPPORT AND 16 : 9 VISUALS TO ... ENHANCE THE SHOWS PERFORMANCE OUT FRONT.
TRACK TITLES
GUITAR BOOGIE
TRIBUTE TO “ ARTHUR SMITH “ GUITAR LEGEND AND COMPOSER .. THIS TRACK KICK STARTED MY PLAYING WHEN I WAS SIX AND IS STILL A CLASSIC AMONGST GUITARISTS TO THIS DAY
LADY IS A TRAMP
I MET “SAMMY DAVIS” WHILE WORKING WITH A BIG BAND IN AUSTRALIA.. AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND THIS TRACK IS TO SALUTE ONE OF THE GREATEST ENTERTAINERS EVER.. HE SAID TO US ALL IN THE BANDROOM “JUST BECAUSE YOUR GREAT DONT EXPECT PEOPLE TO LIKE YOU”.. VERY PROFOUND ..
RODRIGO / ALHAMBRA MEDLEY
I FIRST WENT TO SPAIN WITH A BRITISH BAND IN THE SEVENTIES AND FELL IN LOVE WITH THEIR CULTURE AND IN PARTICULAR THEIR GUITAR PLAYERS AND FLAMENCO SPIRIT..
WENT ON TO RECORD MANY TIMES IN MADRID AND IBIZA FOR SEVERAL SPANISH POP ARTIST’S.. THIS TRACK RODRIGO I ALSO RECORDED WITH THE MUNICH SYMPHONIC SOUND ORCHESTRA “ MSSO” IN GERMANY PLUS A LIVE TELEVISION SHOW WITH THEM FOR THE BARCELONA OLYMPICS .
MEMORY
ANOTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHT WAS TO TOUR JAPAN IN THE EIGHTIES WITH THE TOKYO SYMPHONY ALONG WITH A SERIOUS RHYTHM SECTION FROM EUROPE. THE CONDUCTOR WAS FROM THE MUSICAL “CATS” IN VIENNA . WE PLAYED MANY TRACKS FROM THIS STAGE SHOW AND THIS TRACK SALUTES THIS INCREDIBLE ORCHESTRA .. TO THIS DAY, STILL THE BEST ORCHESTRAL PLAYERS I HAVE HAD THE HONOUR OF PLAYING WITH ANYWHERE..
VONETTA
AS A GUITARIST LATIN MUSIC IS STILL MY FAVOURITE GENRE TO PLAY .. MY EARLY MENTORS ARE SALUTED WITH THIS TRACK .. SERGIO MENDEZ / LAURINDO ALMEIDA / CHARLIE BIRD / CARLOS JOBIM .. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE MET THEM ALL..
YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL
CERTAINLY MY SESSION CAREER HIGHLIGHT WAS BEING ASKED TO PLAY ON JOE COCKERS ALBUM “ITS NO ORDINARY WORLD” RECORDED IN LONDON IN 2000.. HE TOLD ME TO KEEP PLAYING ROCK N ROLL TO SURVIVE THE INDUSTRY .. SO SAD HE IS NO LONGER WITH US AND I PAY THE GREATEST OF RESPECT TO HIM WITH THIS ICONIC TRACK.. DEPENDING ON THE AUDIENCE DEMOGRAPHIIC I CAN SUBSTITUTE “UNCHAIN MY HEART” FOR A MORE UP-TEMPO SOUND..
MEDLEY : THEME FROM DALLAS / MARYS BOY CHILD / LOVE IS IN THE AIR / AXEL F
THIS MEDLEY HIGHLIGHT’S SOME OF THE MORE FAMOUS RECORDINGS AND PEOPLE I HAVE PLAYED WITH INCLUDING GRAMMY AWARD WINNING PRODUCER “ HAROLD FALTERMEYER”
I PLAYED ON THE “THEME FROM DALLAS” AT A SESSION IN MUNICH WITH HOLLYWOOD DIRECTORS AND THEIR MUSICAL CONDUCTOR FLOWN IN FROM CALIFORNIA. GREAT TO CUT THE GIG AMONGST SUCH ESTEEMED COMPANY..
MARYS BOY CHILD IS STILL AN ICONIC TRACK INTERNATIONALLY AND PLAYED EVERY CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD.
I WORKED ON SEVERAL PROJECTS FROM “BONEY M” INCLUDING THIS TRACK.. THEY ARE STILL ONE OF THE WORLDS BIGGEST SELLING DISCO ARTIST’S OF ALL TIME..
AUSTRALIAN ARTIST “JOHN PAUL YOUNG” STILL ENJOYS SUCCESS WITH HIS INTERNATIONAL HIT “LOVE IS IN THE AIR” I WORKED WITH HIM FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WITH LIVE SHOWS IN AUSTRALIA .. ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER AND A GREAT MEMORY..
GRAMMY AWARD WINNER “HAROLD FALTERMEYER” IS CERTAINLY THE STANDOUT STUDIO PRODUCER DURING MY EXTENSIVE RECORDING CAREER . AXEL F IS STILL AN ICONIC TRACK TO THIS DAY FROM THE MOVIE BEVERLY HILLS COP. WE WORKED TOGETHER ON EARLY DONNA SUMMER MATERIAL AND HE WENT ON TO WRITE SEVERAL TRACKS FROM TOP GUN AND OTHERS. I STILL WORK IN THE STUDIO WITH THIS GERMAN ICON OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY . THIS TRACK IS IN HONOUR OF A GREAT COMPOSER / PRODUCER AND A FRIEND.
LIVERPOOL TRIBUTE
ESSENTIALLY A BEATLES SING ALONG BUT INCLUDES TRIBUTES AND MEMORIES OF THIS FAMOUS CITY..
MY FATHER WAS BORN THERE AND I HAVE HIM TO THANK FOR MY SUCCESS AS A GUITARIST / ENTERTAINER AND AS A PERSON.
I PLAYED SEVERAL GIGS ALSO AT THE FAMOUS CAVERN CLUB IN THE SEVENTIES WHILE ON TOUR IN THE UK WITH MY LONDON ROCK BAND.
I ALSO TOURED IN AUSTRALIA WITH THE GREAT “MISS CILLA BLACK” WHO ONCE WORKED AT THE CAVERN AS A CLOAK ASSISTANT BEFORE BEING DISCOVERED.
“GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS” ALSO TOURED AUSTRAIA IN THE EIGHTIES AND I MET THEM ALL BEING IN THE HOUSE BAND AT THE CLUB THEY PLAYED AT IN BRISBANE..
ROUTE 66
AS A GUITARIST I ALWAYS GET ASKED TO PLAY THE BLUES .. THIS TRACK SHOWS OFF THAT STYLE OF PLAYING BUT ALSO INCLUDES GETTING THE AUDIENCE TO SING ALONG WITH A “LEARN TO SING JAZZ” SEGMENT AND IS ALOT OF FUN TO TAKE OUT THE SHOW..
WELL THATS MY CAPTAIN FINGERS SHOW FORMAT AND CONTENT SO I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR COMMENTS / CRITIQUE AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL ENDORSE MY IDEA GOING FORWARD TOGETHER..
KIND REGARDS
BILLY
PHONE +33789332004
www.billylang.com kiwiaerospace@gmail.com
ENDORSMENTS
HAROLD FALTERMEYER
GRAMMY AWARD WINNING COMPOSER / PRODUCER
ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARIST’S I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH.
NOT JUST A WIZZARD ON HIS INSTRUMENT BUT A GREAT GUY TOO
EDO GUIDOTTI
CLIO / GANG / HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA / BAFTA NOMINEE LOS ANGELES BASED AWARD WINNING COMPOSER / PRODUCER
I HAD THE PRIVILEDGE OF MEETING BILLY WHILE WE WERE WORKING ON A CRUISE SHIP. HE INSTANTLY BECAME ONE OF MY FAVOURITE GUITARIST’S. SMOOTH / CLEAN / VERSATILE AND A GREAT UNDERSTANDING OF THE MECHANICS.. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO HIS PLAYING EVERY NIGHT.
THE “CAPTAIN FINGERS” CONCEPT IS BASED ON A SECOND CAREER PATH THAT STARTED OUT IN 1978 IN THE USA..
AVIATION WAS ALWAYS A PASSION SINCE I WAS YOUNG AND I OBTAINED A COMMERCIAL PILOTS LICENCE AND WENT ON TO FLY FOR THE AIRLINES UNTIL 2010 WHEN I RETIRED FROM THE PROFESSION..
10,000 HOURS OF FLYING INCLUDING RATINGS ON THE 747 JUMBO AND OTHER BOEING JETS INTERNATIONALLY..
I PLAN IN MY SHOW TO INCLUDE THIS IN BETWEEN SONGS..
PROBABLY BEFORE MY JOE COCKER TRIBUTE AS I WAS FLYING IN THE U.K WHEN I GOT THE CALL FOR THE SESSION IN LONDON IN 2000..
SECOND SHOW UNDER DEVELOPMENT
“ROCK GUITAR LEGENDS REVUE” is a tribute show to
several iconic guitarists . To date I have played this
show using only MP3 playbacks.. I am in the process of
condensing the running time and orchestrating the
charts for the on-board rhythm section..
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Biography

BIO... BILLY LANG 2025
New Zealand born guitarist Billy Lang started playing guitar at age four and at sixteen ventured to Perth, Australia to begin his professional career in the international music / entertainment industry... Following two years of nightclub and hotel gigs, London was in his sights and shortly after arriving there he was signed to the “Marquee Organisation”... Extensive touring and major festivals followed which established him as an in-demand guitarist in the 70’s English rock scene... After working as a ships musician for 18 months in the Mediterranean a long period ... on the European Continent followed based in Munich... His session career began in 1978 in Germany and took him back to the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia, Italy and many others...
He has played on over 100 albums... Classical, Jazz through to Pop, Rock and Blues styles make him a very diverse and extremely versatile musician... In addition several Hollywood films along with TV themes for Dallas, Knot’s Landing etc. add to his list of credits...
Billy made several contributions to “Boney M” including their hit “Mary’s Boy Child” on which he played all the guitar work. He has also played with : Renee Geyer, Johnny Farnham, John Paul Young, Don Burrows, James Morrison, Tommy Tycho, Roseanne Cash, Cilla Black, Sammy Davis, Passport, Harold Faltermeyer, Jeff Berlin, Munich Philharmonic, Tokyo Symphony, Auckland Philharmonic and many more… He features on the title track of Joe Cocker’s album “Its No Ordinary World” recorded in London in 2000.
Until 2010 he has been based in New Zealand and established himself as a Producer / Publisher and is credited with numerous guitar sessions on jingles and local CD productions. His playing returned to the live arena after an extensive international studio career with solo performances in New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands of Tahiti and Vanuatu... His Latin Jazz/Flamenco show highlights the influence of the European Continent on his playing and his CD “THE MATADOR” has received great reviews and shows off Billy’s masterful technique and knowledge of the Classical / Flamenco Nylon String Guitar.
Most recently he spent 10 months on a cruise ship in a Jazz trio and is now permanently resident again in Europe.
Billy is still in great demand as a session player throughout Australasia and Europe to this day.
CRUISE EXPERIENCE
1969 P & O ORIANA
Eight weeks cruising the South Pacific .. Six piece show band based out of Sydney.
Playing dance music in several areas on the ship , both First & Second class passengers.
1975 - 1976 GREEK CRUISE SHIP “ITHACA”
Eighteen month contract with Thomson Cruises based out of Venice Italy..
Four piece band playing dance music and backing shows onboard.
2012 - 2013 CRYSTAL SYMPHONY
Ten months non stop onboard sailing from Auckland NZ back to Lisbon Portugal via the Mediterranean.
Three piece Jazz Trio playing seven days a week .. Both afternoon light listening then nightly entertainment until eleven pm.. Playing in several bars on the ship including lobby / reception area on passenger turnaround dates..
HOTELS / RESORTS ( Solo Performances )
2006 – 2007
BORA BORA HILTON , TAHITI
http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/french-polynesia/hilton-bora-bora-nui-resort-and-spa-PPTBNHI/index.html
Five nights a week playing to international dining guests.
2009
ERAKOR ISLAND RESORT , VANUATU
www.erakorislandresort.com
Playing six nights a week to international guests.
2011
STONELEA ESTATE , VICTORIA . AUSTRALIA
http://www.stonelea.com.au/
Playing five nights a week to guests & tourists.
PERSONAL DETAILS
William John Lang
Date of Birth 17 / 10 / 1952
Nationality ( dual )
United Kingdom .. Expires 05/ 11 / 2028
New Zealand .. Expires 26 / 04 / 2017
Mail and Website: Contact NEW ZEALAND. +642108060174
kiwiaerospace@gmail.com Skype billy.lang7
www.cote-bleue-records.com
ENDORSMENTS
HAROLD FALTERMEYER
GRAMMY AWARD WINNING COMPOSER / PRODUCER
ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARIST’S I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH.
NOT JUST A WIZZARD ON HIS INSTRUMENT BUT A GREAT GUY TOO
EDO GUIDOTTI
CLIO / GANG / HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA / BAFTA NOMINEE LOS ANGELES BASED AWARD WINNING COMPOSER / PRODUCER
I HAD THE PRIVILEDGE OF MEETING BILLY WHILE WE WERE WORKING ON A CRUISE SHIP. HE INSTANTLY BECAME ONE OF MY FAVOURITE GUITARIST’S. SMOOTH / CLEAN / VERSATILE AND A GREAT UNDERSTANDING OF THE MECHANICS.. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO HIS PLAYING EVERY NIGHT.
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