Bill Leeb
| Bill Leeb | |
|---|---|
 Bill Leeb performing in Moscow, 2013. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Wilhelm Anton Leeb |
| Also known as | Bill Leeb, Wilhelm Schroeder[1] |
| Born |
21 September 1966[2] Vienna, Austria |
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Industrial, electronic music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, writer |
| Instruments | Synthesizer, sampler |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | KK, Dossier, Third Mind, Wax Trax!, Roadrunner, Cleopatra, Off Beat, Metropolis, Dependent, Zoth Ommog |
| Associated acts | Cyberaktif, Delerium, Equinox, Fauxliage, Intermix, Noise Unit, Pro>Tech, Skinny Puppy, Synæsthesia |
| Website | http://www.mindphaser.com |
Wilhelm Anton "Bill" Leeb (born 21 September 1966,[2] Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-Canadian[3] electronic musician.
Musical career
Leeb began his musical career with industrial band Skinny Puppy under the pseudonym of Wilhelm Schroeder[1] in 1985, contributing bass synth and occasional backing vocals to a few of their recordings and concerts from this period. He left in mid 1986 and formed his own industrial project Front Line Assembly with Michael Balch, and later Rhys Fulber[4] and Chris Peterson. Though Front Line Assembly has had consistent underground success, Leeb's most widely known efforts are through his side project, Delerium, which had a major hit in the late 1990s with "Silence".[5]
Musical projects in which Bill Leeb has participated in include:
- Front Line Assembly
- Delerium
- Synæsthesia
- Cyberaktif (with cEvin Key and Dwayne Goettel)
- Noise Unit
- Intermix
- Equinox
- Skinny Puppy
- Fauxliage
Personal life
He moved to Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada with his family when he was 13.[6] He was a high school student at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School. Leeb lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Leeb has been in a relationship with Canadian artist Carylann Loeppky for over 20 years. The couple have been married but in the meantime they are divorced.[7] Loeppky was part of the tour personnel on Front Line Assembly tours "designing and selling merchandise and put together a visual presentation for the live performance."[7] She also created the artwork for albums of Front Line Assembly and Delerium.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leeb, Bill (8 May 2013). Bill Leeb (musician) (Radio). (Interview). RAD1Radio.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bauer, Henrik (24 March 2004). "Mindphaser > People > Bill Leeb > Biography". Mindphaser.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ Raven, Daniel (2 June 2011). "Front Line Assembly Leads Cyborg Armies Through Post-Apocalyptic Soundscapes". Phoenix New Times (Voice Media Group). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ Humberstone, Nigel (January 1995). "Bill Leeb: Front Line Assembly". Sound on Sound (Cambridge, United Kingdom: SOS Publications Group). Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ Huey, Steve. Bill Leeb: Artist Biography by Steve Huey at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ shawnpt (29 December 2013). "Canadian Music Blog's Top 15 Album Faves of 2013". Canadian Music Blog. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Loeppky, Carylann (12 November 2006). Morpheus Music Interview - Carylann Loeppky. Morpheus Music. (Interview). Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ Carylann Loeppky at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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