William Fowler Collins
Originally from rural New England and now living in New Mexico, William Fowler Collins (b.1974) is a musician whose work explores and synthesizes both musical and extramusical elements. Improvisation, field recordings, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, laptop computer, processed recordings, microcassette tape recorders, and home-made electronic devices all play roles in the creating, performing, and recording of his music.
In 2004 Collins graduated from Mills College, with an MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media where he studied with Fred Frith, Annie Gosfield, Alvin Curran, Maggi Payne, Chris Brown, and Pauline Oliveros.
He has performed throughout the San Francisco Bay Area at venues including Yerba Buena Center For The Arts, The Headlands Center For The Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Café Du Nord, the Folk Yeah Festival 2005(Big Sur, CA), Edgetone Music Summit 2005, 21 Grand, Kimo’s, Mills College, Southern Exposure Gallery, 111 Minna St. Gallery, and The Luggage Store Gallery. His music has been aired on WFMU, KPFA, KUSF, KUNM, and KZSU. In New Mexico, he has performed at the Unit D Gallery, KUNM, The Donkey Gallery, Burt’s Tiki Lounge, and the IPI Festival.
In March 2007, he was invited on a brief tour with Brightblack Morning Light and Women & Children, playing shows in Tucson, AZ (03/07) and Denver, CO (03/10). On September 26, 2007 he shared a bill with Ikue Mori at the Issue Project Room in Brooklyn, NY.
