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"Billy Buchanan is a vibrant frontman who makes each track a statement of faith and hope". -Billboard Magazine Billy Buchanan’s career is best defined by his desire to create great music and to share his musical knowledge with others. Billy performs 250 to 300 dates a year, writes songs for various recording artists and licensing firms, and teaches music education and music business classes. |
Billy Buchanan & Free Avenue |
When you partner with Billy Buchanan on your event, you are working with a professional, award-winning musician and an integrity-filled organization. Billy is an amazing entertainer and fabulous emcee. Whether it’s for your corporate event, wedding, private event, or concert venue, he can provide an intimate solo or small ensemble performance, or put on a jawdropping, no holds barred concert. Whether it's classic soul, early rock and roll, today's hits, or original music, Billy does it all and does it well. Billy has had an illustrious twenty year career in the music business. As an award winning recording artist, he has released four albums as a solo artist and two albums with his former band Fusebox (Elevate/EMI). He’s had three Top 20 songs on the CCM charts and has performed in all 50 states and in 26 countries. As a sideman, he's played bass, guitar, or sang background vocals for many great artists, including Grammy winners Rebecca St. James, Michael Tait, and John Carter Cash. As a songwriter, he's written songs with Busbee, Mike Hartnett, Marc Byrd, and other established writers. As a producer, he produced all of his solo albums, numerous independent artist’s albums, and co-produced Fusebox’s “Once Again” album. As an actor, he was nominated for a Dove Award for his role in the touring production, Hero The Rock Opera. As an educator, Billy has taught hundreds of private students, overseen various camps, workshops, and seminars throughout the country, and is currently the Music Education Director at University Christian School in Jacksonville, Florida. Billy also hosts his own radio show, "The Soul of Jazz" on WFCF 88.5 in St. Augustine (also airs on iHeart Radio) every Wednesday from 3pm - 5pm. |