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Meet Bill Champitto

Originally from Troy, New York, Bill started playing keyboards by ear at age 15 when two of his closest friends received a drum set and a guitar for Christmas gifts.

Being self-taught, Bill picked up everything he could from the wide variety of the players he worked with, including jazz standards, jazz fusion, reggae, Southern rock, blues, alternative rock and Latin styles.

"My first real gig was in a club on Troy's then undeveloped Hudson River waterfront, called Sutter's Mining Company. I had just landed a gig with a seven piece band named Stage where the seven of us split the cover charges from the door! I was 15 years old performing in this packed club but what I remember most was being served drinks by waitresses that wore nothing under their unbuttoned black leather vests. It was very educational!"

Stage lasted in the greater Albany/Troy/Syracuse area for several years, and after a breakup in '78, transformed into a band called Click. Click was a high-energy band that toured extensively and at one time opened for Spyro Gyra as well as Santana. The well-rehearsed, tight cover band performed all the great late '70s material from Tower of Power, Earth, Wind & Fire, Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears and the like. Bill was rocking the band out with his powerhouse vocals and keyboard skills from the late '70s to the early '80s.

Coming full circle and listening to that musical pulse, Bill released his first full CD in 2007 on his own label. Titled, Water's Edge, the recording is available on iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon MP3 and other major web-based music outlets. Water's Edge refers to the scenic area where he lives--Winthrop, Massachusetts, overlooking the ocean and Boston's amazing skyline.

In the fall of 2008, Bill entered and won the Steppin' Out with the Stars Talent Search, which put him on the main stage alongside the great Lalah Hathaway at Boston's most anticipated annual fundraising gala for the Dimock Center. This gave a powerful push to his career.

2009 will bring the release of another hot, new CD. Entitled Bounce, this new disc will celebrate Bill's full "bounce back to his first love, music."

Band Members:

Bill performs with various sizes of bands and often performs solo, singing at a piano or keyboard. He has been performing frequently with percussionist Ricardo Monzon and bassist Keith Kirkpatrick.

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