William started playing the didgeridoo at the age of 11 in in the United States. The instrument became a more serious pursuit for him after a life changing trip to Australia. He traveled as a photographer and musical student with one of Australia’s most well known players, William Barton. Barton connected him with a master of the Yidaki (one of the traditional words for Didgeridoo) Djalu Guruwiwi and his family in Arnhem Land, Northern Australia. Here he learned more about the living traditional practices of the instrument.
The trip inspired William to explore the instrument more deeply, and to find new ways of playing it. He is now best known for developing the Multidrone Didgeridoo, which combines didgeridoo technique with that of brass instruments to achieve playable scales. This is facilitated by shaping the instrument in ways that produce western musical scales.
William performs as a solo artist and as half of the duo Gorangutang.