Bill Hilt

At Hilt Creative he is affectionately known as Sonic Overlord. Why not? After all, belonging to the music industry for over 25 years he has performed or provided musical direction for over 100 major label artists.

Here are a few of the notables he has been associated with:

Aretha Franklin, Albert King, Bo Diddley, Luther Vandross, Ron Wood, Gloria Estefan, Patti Labelle , Travis Tritt, Albert Collins, Clint Black , John Anderson, Merle Haggard, Tito Puente, Steve Morse, Boyz II Men

 

Production Credits

Bill has performed in a wide array of genres from Classical to Reggae, Bluegrass to Motown and World Folk to Rock and Roll. This exposure lends authenticity to the music he creates. He is also a pioneer willing to wear the hat of musical explorer.

Tom Dowd, Producer - Criteria Studios, Miami FL. Composer,symphonic arranger, associate producer
 for “Between the Eyes”, debit album of Israeli pop star Ellen Pryce with Tom.

Ralph Colelli Films - Charlotte, NC & Miami FL
Commercial Productions for U.S. Marines, McDonalds Corp., & General
Hospital’s “Life Flight”, Colelli XL demo

Tandy Corporation - Incredible Universe, Dallas TX
Original music for cutting edge electronic national spots

David Insley, Film Producer and Director of Photography - Baltimore, MD
Photography director for John Water’s films, “Hairspray”, “Edward Scissorhand”
Columbus Symphony Orchestra Promo series,
"New Image" spots.

Stage of Stars Productions - Nashville, TN
Arranged, composed and produced original song repertoire for artist development clients, musical director  for 3 "summer series" tours, ranked in "Pollstar's Top-Grossing 25" each year.

Mills James Productions - Columbus, OH
Composed  and produced large body of work, including the Children’s film “Cat, Dog, Rat”
Composer for syndicated TV Series, “Life Choices”
Composer, "Cash Explosion" Television Show
and "Addy " award-winning  “Shred Guitar and Symphony Orchestra” with conductor Christian Badea - Television

Addie Award - Columbus Symphony Orchestra and Shred Guitar

Eisen Foundation Award - Educational grant for private study with world Renowned Conductor and Composer Bela Selage  Capital University

David Letterman - National Tour 1992

Bernstein's Mass, Leonard Bernstein Conducting - OSU Symphony Orchestra Guitar/ Lute Performance