About Billy Sherwood
William Wyman Sherwood (born March 14, 1965) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, record producer and mixing engineer. He is best known as the current bassist and backing vocalist in English progressive rock band Yes (following the death of original bassist Chris Squire in 2015), and previously played guitar and keyboards with the band as a touring member in 1994 and as a full member from 1997 to 2000. He is also known for working with former and current Yes members on other projects such as Arc of Life, Circa and Yoso. In addition to his involvement with Yes, Sherwood has been the frontman of progressive rock groups World Trade and Lodgic. In 2017, he toured as lead singer for Asia after the death of original singer and bassist John Wetton. Outside of these bands, Sherwood has worked as a producer since the 1990s, most notably on tribute albums dedicated to Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Queen and many others. He is also a solo artist, having released ten studio albums to date. They recorded their self-titled debut in 1989, with Sherwood taking on the roles of engineer, mixer, and producer again, along with his band duties as bassist and lead singer. In 2017, Sherwood would reunite with World Trade for a third time to record a third album titled Unify, which was released on August 4, 2017. After many years of trying to get things together, they recorded their debut album Nomadic Sands, released in 1985.
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