Bill Brovold is the musical equivalent of a Swiss Army knife – versatile, unexpected, and always handy in a creative jam. Born in 1957 in Tacoma, Washington, this guitar-slinging chameleon cut his teeth on country twang before diving headfirst into New York's no wave scene. After graduating from the School of Visual Arts in '82, Bill joined Rhys Chatham's sonic circus, kicking off a five-year guitarganza that saw him collaborating with more downtown bands than you can shake a drumstick at. Not content with just six strings, Bill's been known to wrangle sounds from any instrument within arm's reach. In the mid-'90s, he birthed Larval, a musical creature that crawled its way onto labels like Avant and Knitting Factory Works. When he's not busy bending genres with Larval or producing other artists at his Koko Studios, you might catch Bill splashing paint on canvas or serving up serene folk vibes with Jamie Saft. From no wave noise to meditative minimalism, Bill Brovold's career is a master class in musical shape-shifting.