Bill Baird is a musician, songwriter, and creative technologist originally hailing from Texas and
currently based in Oakland, CA. Over the years, Bill’s remarkably prolific work ethic has
generated a lengthy back catalog of music releases touching on folk, ambient, thrashed garage,
and everything in between. Across all of these releases Bill has maintained a singular artistic
voice and ear for potent melodic and lyrical motifs regardless of style or genre. In addition to his
record-making history, Bill has also had involvement in creating immersive sound/video
installations which have appeared in various museums, cultural centers, and festivals
throughout the world.

Bill Baird has entered new territory entirely with Owl, the latest chapter in the Arthur King
collective and Dangerbird Records’ “Arthur King Presents” album series. Owl unfolds as a series
of driving rhythmic and tonal patterns, shifting and overlapping subtly across the passage of
each song to form the impression of constant forward momentum. Much of Owl is heavily
inspired by the crucial German producer Conny Plank and his work with artists such as
Kraftwerk, Neu!, and Cluster. Bill takes the framework of classic Krautrock and its signature
“Motorik” beat and imbues it with his own unique songcraft and narrative structure, conceptually
inspired by his son’s intent fascination with owls. In addition to the familiar presence of vocals,
guitar, bass, and drums, Bill utilizes a multitude of analog synthesizers recorded at Oakland's
Vintage Synthesizer Museum to construct a colorful, otherworldly sonic panorama.