Billy TK Jnr. www.billytkjnr.com/
“I’m from the Pacific and I want to take my guitar playing onto the world stage and be the next recognised guitar hero.
To do this, my show has to have everything – great guitar playing and music, high energy and an experience that I hope people will long remember as a great time.”
Billy TK Jnr is recognized as a genuine guitar hero, not only in New Zealand but also internationally after having toured the United States, Australia, the Pacific and New Zealand.
Billy has worked with a number of international acts including George Thorogood, the Neville Brothers, Joe Satriani, Tommy Emmanuel, Ian Moss, Junior Wells, Willie Foster, Wayne Toups among others.
George Thorogood was moved to comment, “I never expected him to be this good. He’s got the whole blues guitar thing completely down” – great accolades from the legend himself.
Billy has a style that has been described as “electrifying, blistering and of star quality” with a blend of great influences in his own material and covers of artists from Ben Harper to Eric Clapton.
Billy had just released his debut album in New Zealand ‘Three sides To A Mirror’, which is a melting pot of styles that also includes a unique Pacific sound and approach.
As Billy puts it, “I wanted to put into life a whole bunch of styles, not just the blues which I really love, but guitar solos that are a part of songs, not songs that are a part of guitar solos. I have all sorts on my album, blues, reggae and even a dance version of ‘Black Magic Woman’ ”.
