We hired Billy to play at my father’s celebration of life, not knowing how it would go or whether music would even feel appropriate for the occasion. Dad loved all kinds of music, and we wanted to honor that — he would have hated a room full of sad faces. We gave Billy very little to work with, just trusted him to use his own judgement about tone and timing. He completely exceeded our expectations and even played some of my dad’s favourites. He read the room beautifully, played with real sensitivity, and struck exactly the right note between celebrating dad’s life and honouring the sadness of the day. Several guests came up to me afterward to say how perfect the music was and Billy was excellent. Billy turned a real unknown and a risk into something genuinely beautiful. I’d recommend him without hesitation for any event.
