4.25.10
Check out Songwriting Scene.  I submitted BEATDOWN as part of their "wednesday to wednesday songwriting challenge" last month and i LOVE how my tune is so hard to stylistically pin down!!!

"Bill Grady offers a groovy mash-up of rap, bee-pop, doo-wop..or something…I’m not really sure what to call it, but it’s called “Beatdown” and it’s cool;"

LOL!  Seriously though, the site is a great one for anyone who writes songs at any level.  I highly recommend it.

I am leaving my beloved Brooklyn in June - to hit the road, play some shows, get some tune in with mother nature and write more songs.  First college show to become official is BELOIT College! Woohoo!  See you guys in October!

3.23.10
Its SPRING!!!! NYC is awakening again. My lady and I ate our first salad from our garden (dee-LISCOUS) and are happy that old man winter is on the wane. I’m considering breaking out the flip-flops…

Wrote a new tune! I might send it to a hiphop producer friend in chicago for some beats but then again might leave it as it is. Tentatively titled “Beatdown” but if anyone has a better one I am all for using it. It is currently the first track in the audio player on this site.

Currently on course to play colleges across the country and it looks like my first shows (contracts pending) will be this fall in IN, IL, MO, and MA ! Keep your fingers crosses for me!

2.22.10
It looks like I will be playing shows at some colleges in the fall! Just got back from the NACA National Conference in Boston and met some amazing people. Information as to where and when the shows will be happening will be posted when each show becomes official. I am so ridiculously excited. So much hard work has gone into this and to see it begin to bear fruit feels unbelievable.

2.10.10
Snowpocalypse! NYC is covered and it is simply awesome. Headed to Boston for NACA Nationals this weekend and i am excited. So much great music in one place, and so many artists i haven't heard of yet but am about to be blown away by. Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows at 92Y Tribeca and at Pianos - definitely a different vibe at each venue but both shows were a lot of fun! A new song (the thought of going to NACA got the juices flowing) on the SHOP page - download "FORTUNETELLER" for free before NACA is over next week!

12.21.09
It's the holiday season. This time of year "Feliz Navidad" is perpetually stuck in my head, and I simultaneously enjoy the new snow in NYC and wish for warmer, longer days. I hope all of you out there across the Internets are enjoying good health, good cheer and good friends. Join me in the new year for a concert at Piano's (see the Shows page for details), where I'll be sharing the evening with squeeze rock performer Julz A. It promises to be a good time. Until then, Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanzaa, or, simply, Pleasant Solstice...

10.07.09
Hey all! Just got back from the NACA South conference in Winston-Salem, NC where I met a ton of cool, new people. I'm now recuperating from the madness and preparing for the next one. Plus, I'm in the middle of booking some more shows in NYC so check the calendar for updates.

8.15.09
Welcome, friends! Check out the new site for all the latest info. Hope you're enjoying the sweet sounds of some of my new tracks as you cruise around.

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I always joke that I wrote this song for The Muppet Show. I came up with the chorus while walking on a sunny summer day in Manhattan, and the melody was so damn bouncy and happy I immediately imagined Kermit and friends singing it. I dreamed what it would be like to sing with The Muppets and came up with the scenario of Kermit and I vying for Miss Piggy’s affections, while the other characters looked on. By the end everyone would be singing and bopping along. The rap section was written on the subway (to many strange looks from straphangers), where I make references to Casablanca, Th Pirates Of Penzance, and Rebecca Prichard’s incredible play “Yard Gal”, while trying to talk my way into a lady’s heart. Extra points if you can find all three of them.

Audio and Tabs so you can play along are HERE, and the ‘Songs In Depth” Archive is HERE.

Bill has finished six college conferences this season!  He will be playing shows at some schools next fall - dates will be posted as contracts get signed!  Contact us here if you want Bill to play at your school!