# Bill Muter > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bill_Muter > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bill_Muter.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Muter > Source revision: 1352897408 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Bill Muter | image = Bill_Muter_in_Playa_del_Carmen.jpg | caption = Bill Muter performing at the [Riviera Maya Jazz Festival](/source/Riviera_Maya_Jazz_Festival) in 2018 | image_size = | birth_name = | alias = Tubavisionary | birth_place = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|6|8}} | death_date = | origin = | instrument = [Tuba](/source/Tuba), [bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar) | genre = [Hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music), [jazz](/source/jazz), [neo soul](/source/neo_soul) | occupation = Musician/music educator | years_active = | label = Atlantic Arts and Entertainment | associated_acts = [Blast!](/source/Blast!_(musical)), [Mike Mineo](/source/Mike_Mineo), Shaun Martin, Drew Tucker, [Matthew Whitaker](/source/Matthew_Whitaker_(pianist)), James Francies, [Sarah Reich](/source/Sarah_Reich), [Mani Hoffman](/source/Mani_Hoffman), [Eric Biddines](/source/Eric_Biddines) | website = }} '''Bill Muter''' (born June 8, 1984), also known as '''Tubavisionary''', is an American tuba player,{{cite web|url= http://www.lastrowmusic.com/tuba-and-euphonium/tuba/ |title=Tuba Artists |publisher=Last Row Music |accessdate=2020-06-16}} educator and author from South Florida. Muter is known by [BuzzFeed](/source/BuzzFeed) as the "tuba player that can beatbox to any hip hop song",{{cite web|url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/atlanticarts/tuba-player-can-beatbox-to-any-rap-song-39mo6 |title=Tuba Player Can Beatbox To Any Rap Song |website=Buzzfeed |date=2017-12-21 |accessdate=2020-06-16}} and also for his music technique book titled ''A Practical Approach: Brass Pedagogy Book''.{{cite web |url=http://brassmusician.com/a-practical-approach-for-tuba/ |title=A Practical Approach for Tuba | Brass Musician | The online magazine for brass players |publisher=brassmusician.com |accessdate=July 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914123122/http://brassmusician.com/a-practical-approach-for-tuba/ |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |url-status=dead }} In the month of its release, ''A Practical Approach'' was a bestselling book on Apple's iBookstore Music Book Charts, topping ''The Beatles Songbook'' and the popular ''[Real Book](/source/Real_Book)''.{{cite web|url= http://www.bookchart.info/book/182192/A-Practical-Approach#.UagUyGTwJxs |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130702112414/http://www.bookchart.info/book/182192/A-Practical-Approach%23.UagUyGTwJxs |url-status= dead |archive-date= July 2, 2013 |title=Becoming Elite (Sin City) by Tricia Owens – Book Analysis | iTunes Book Charts |publisher=bookchart.info |accessdate=July 24, 2016}} ''A Practical Approach'' was also translated into Japanese and has been sold in all 47 Japanese prefectures in association with [Blast!](/source/Blast!_(musical)), Kyodo Tokyo and BrassTribe Magazine. Muter's English paperback version is currently available through [Barnes & Noble](/source/Barnes_%26_Noble) and [Amazon (company)](/source/Amazon_(company)).{{cite book|title=Amazon|isbn=978-1105717901|last1=Muter|first1=Bill|date=March 27, 2013|publisher=Lulu.com }}{{cite web|url= https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-practical-approach-bill-muter/1121987159 |title=A Practical Approach |website=Barnes & Noble}} Along with ''A Practical Approach'', Muter is also a contributing author of pedagogy materials to the International Tuba-Euphonium Association.{{cite web |url=http://www.iteaonline.org/members/pedagogy/index_pedagogy.php?page=Warm-ups |title=www.iteaonline.org/members/pedagogy/index_pedagogy.php?page=Warm-ups |publisher=iteaonline.org |accessdate=July 24, 2016 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=August 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816173707/http://www.iteaonline.org/members/pedagogy/index_pedagogy.php?page=Warm-ups |url-status=dead }} He attended [Spanish River Community High School](/source/Spanish_River_Community_High_School), where he played music in the marching band.{{cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2001-11-11-0111090305-story.html|title=MARCHING BAND MAKES SOME NOISE | date = November 10, 2001 | newspaper = [Sun-Sentinel](/source/Sun-Sentinel) | via = Sun-Sentinel.com | language = en-US | accessdate=February 19, 2019}} Later in life as an educator, Muter is a cultural ambassador for the [United States Department of State](/source/United_States_Department_of_State) Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the [Jazz Ambassadors](/source/Jazz_Ambassadors) program. This is the same initiate pioneered by [Dizzy Gillespie](/source/Dizzy_Gillespie), [Louis Armstrong](/source/Louis_Armstrong), [Benny Goodman](/source/Benny_Goodman) and [Duke Ellington](/source/Duke_Ellington) in the 1950s. In this program, Muter toured as the tuba player and music director for Drew Tucker and the New Standard in partnership with the US embassies in [Mérida](/source/M%C3%A9rida%2C_Yucat%C3%A1n), [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City) and [San Jose](/source/San_Jos%C3%A9%2C_Costa_Rica).{{cite web |url= https://amvoices.org/ama/ensembles-2018/drew-tucker-and-the-new-standard/ |title= Drew Tucker and the New Standard |access-date= August 11, 2019 |archive-date= August 11, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190811170129/https://amvoices.org/ama/ensembles-2018/drew-tucker-and-the-new-standard/ |url-status= dead }}{{failed verification|date=September 2019}} Muter has also worked with numerous universities across the United States and Japan and was also the curriculum advisor for Honeyland College in [Lagos, Nigeria](/source/Lagos%2C_Nigeria). Muter's teachings have also gained notoriety in Brass Musician Magazine{{cite web |url=http://brassmusician.com/tag/bill-muter/ |title=bill muter | Brass Musician | The online magazine for brass players |publisher=brassmusician.com |accessdate=July 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914130707/http://brassmusician.com/tag/bill-muter/ |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |url-status=dead }} and The New Times.{{cite web|url= https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/a-practical-approach-at-only-27-bill-muter-writes-the-book-on-playing-the-tuba-6405217 |title=A Practical Approach: At Only 27, Bill Muter Writes the Book on Playing the Tuba |publisher=New Times Broward-Palm Beach |date=2012-05-10 |accessdate=2020-06-16}} As a performer, Muter has played and recorded with rapper [Eric Biddines](/source/Eric_Biddines) and was on his "The Local Cafe" album,{{cite web|url= https://www.discogs.com/Eric-Biddines-The-Local-Cafe/release/10023448 |work=Discogs |title=Eric Biddines – The Local Cafe |accessdate=2020-06-16}} which was featured on [Okayplayer](/source/Okayplayer),{{cite web|url= https://www.okayplayer.com/audio/check-out-eric-biddines-new-lp-the-local-cafe-watch-video-for-peeuurrnn.html |title=Check Out Eric Biddines' Album 'The Local Cafe' + Watch Video For "Peeuurrnn" |work=Okayplayer |date=January 31, 2017 |accessdate=2020-06-16}} [XXL (magazine)](/source/XXL_(magazine)){{cite web|url= https://www.xxlmag.com/eric-biddines-coffee-love-video/ |title=Eric Biddines Drops Sensual "Coffee Love" Video |work=XXL Magazine |date=March 8, 2017 |accessdate=2020-06-16}} and [HipHopDX](/source/HipHopDX).{{cite web|url= https://hiphopdx.com/interviews/id.3021/title.up-next-by-dx-eric-biddines |title=Up NeXt By DX: Eric Biddines |work=HipHopDX |date=2017-01-29 |accessdate=2020-06-16}} The "Coffee Love" music video, a collaboration with the [SuicideGirls](/source/SuicideGirls) was also featured on [BET Jams](/source/BET_Jams).{{cite web|url= http://www.gripmagazine.com/eric-biddines-drops-coffee-love-video/ |title=Eric Biddines Spits Game to the Ladies in New Video "Coffee Love" [Watch Now] |work=Grip Magazine |date=2017-03-10 |accessdate=2020-06-16}} Muter has also worked with French Multi Platinum selling artist [Mani Hoffman](/source/Mani_Hoffman). Their music video ''"Change My World,"'' produced by BalconyTV – [The Orchard (company)](/source/The_Orchard_(company)) featured Muter on tuba and peaked at #4 in the world.{{cite web|title=BalconyTV|url=http://www.balconytv.com/videos/freedom-in-the-groove-change-my-world|publisher=BalconyTV|access-date=March 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312144343/http://www.balconytv.com/videos/freedom-in-the-groove-change-my-world|archive-date=March 12, 2018|url-status=usurped}} Muter has also worked with many other notable artists including [Grammy](/source/Grammy) Winner's Shaun Martin, Robert 'Sput' Searight, Larnell Lewis and Mark Lettieri of [Snarky Puppy](/source/Snarky_Puppy) as well as Snarky Puppy's horn section. Muter has also played with James Francies (keyboardist with [The Roots](/source/The_Roots)), tap dancer [Sarah Reich](/source/Sarah_Reich) from [Postmodern Jukebox](/source/Postmodern_Jukebox) and [Prince](/source/Prince_(musician))'s last bassist MonoNeon ([Dywane Thomas Jr.](/source/Dywane_Thomas_Jr.)). Muter's solo album "Off Script" produced by [Mike Mineo](/source/Mike_Mineo){{cite web|url=http://www.jazzcorner.com/news/display.php?news=3656|title=120 TUBAS CREATE A BUZZ ON BILL MUTER'S NEW ALBUM "OFF SCRIPT" | JazzCorner.com News|publisher=jazzcorner.com|accessdate=July 24, 2016|archive-date=August 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817222336/http://www.jazzcorner.com/news/display.php?news=3656|url-status=dead}} quickly gained attention by the press and The New Times quoted that Muter "has the potential to do for the tuba what Louis Armstrong did to the trumpet."{{cite web|url=http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2013/05/bill_muter_tuba_cool_off_script_album.php?page=2|title=Bill Muter Is Here to Show the World That Tubas Are Cool | New Times Broward-Palm Beach|publisher=blogs.browardpalmbeach.com|accessdate=July 24, 2016}} "Off Script" was also nominated for the [Roger Bobo](/source/Roger_Bobo) Excellence in Recording Award by the [International Tuba Euphonium Association](/source/International_Tuba_Euphonium_Association).{{cite web|title=International Tuba Euphonium Association|url=http://iteaonlinenews.blogspot.com/2014/|website=International Tuba Euphonium Association}} Muter's most recent work ''Topless in Tokyo'' was released in 2019 as both a paperback novel and a music album. ''Topless in Tokyo'' was featured in ''Last Row'' magazine{{cite web|url=https://www.lastrowmusic.com/audio-review-topless-in-tokyo-by-bill-muter/|title=Audio Review: Topless in Tokyo by Bill Muter |date=June 7, 2019 }} as well as ''Voyage Magazine'', which named Muter one of Boca Raton's rising stars.{{cite web|url=http://voyagemia.com/interview/meet-bill-muter-delray-beach/|title=Meet Bill Muter in Delray Beach - Voyage MIA Magazine | Miami City Guide|date=June 20, 2019 }} ''Topless in Tokyo'' charted in the top 30 for the Global R&B Charts on [Amazon Music](/source/Amazon_Music), topping artists such as [Al Green](/source/Al_Green) and more. This is a first for any solo instrumental tuba album.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/R-B-Playlists-Digital-Music/s?rh=n%3A625105011%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A7755788011| website=Amazon }}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Topless-in-Tokyo/dp/B07PJ5KFRB|title=Topless in Tokyo|website=Amazon }} ==Bibliography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left;" ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:2.5em;" | Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Book Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Author(s)/Credits ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Release Details |- |rowspan="1"|2019 !scope="row"|Topless in Tokyo |Bill Muter || English Paperback {{ISBN|978-0-359-41098-9}} |- |rowspan="1"|2016 !scope="row"|The Modern Musician{{cite book|title=Modern Musician|date=September 10, 2016|publisher=Modern Musician|isbn=978-1329963528}} |Ryan King, Bill Muter (editor) || English Paperback {{ISBN|978-1-329-96352-8}} |- |rowspan="1"|2016 !scope="row"|Team Bandit Wind Technique Book |Bill Muter || English Paperback {{ISBN|978-1-312-10805-9}} |- |rowspan="1"|2012 !scope="row"|A Practical Approach: Brass Pedagogy Book {{cite book|title=AmazonBook|publisher=v|isbn=978-1105717901|date=March 27, 2013}} |Bill Muter || English Paperback {{ISBN|978-1-105-71790-1}} |- |rowspan="1"|2012 !scope="row"|実践的アプローチ |Bill Muter, translated by Satoko Nourishirazi || Japanese Paperback {{ISBN|978-1-105-85377-7}} |- |} ==Discography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left;" ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:2.5em;" | Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Song / Album ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Artist(s) ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Release Details |- |rowspan="1"|2019 !scope="row"|Topless in Tokyo (album) |Bill Muter|| Released on Atlantic Arts and Entertainment, produced by Bill Muter |- |rowspan="1"|2017 !scope="row"|"Coffee Love" Album: The Local Cafe |[Eric Biddines](/source/Eric_Biddines) feat. Bill Muter || Album release with music video featuring the [SuicideGirls](/source/SuicideGirls) |- |rowspan="1"|2017 !scope="row"|Bourbon and Mixtapes (album) |Drew Tucker and The New Standard feat. Bill Muter || Album release |- |rowspan="1"|2016 !scope="row"|Poison (single) |Bill Muter|| Released on Atlantic Arts and Entertainment, produced by Bill Muter |- |rowspan="1"|2015 !scope="row"|Change My World (single) |[Mani Hoffman](/source/Mani_Hoffman) feat. Bill Muter || Music Video released on BalconyTV [The Orchard (company)](/source/The_Orchard_(company)) |- |rowspan="1"|2013 !scope="row"|Off Script (album) |Bill Muter || Released on Atlantic Arts and Entertainment, produced by Bill Muter {{cite web|title=AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/off-script-mw0002555396|website=All Music}} |- |rowspan="1"|2011 !scope="row"|Beach Season (album) |[Mike Mineo](/source/Mike_Mineo) feat. Bill Muter || Released on Nevernothing Records, Bill Muter on Tuba and Bass {{cite web|title=Palm Beach Post|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/entertainment/music/mike-mineo-celebrates-release-beach-season-boca-buddha/GmxN0mQ2yLezCWVeQWVoiI/|website=Palm Beach Post|access-date=March 12, 2018|archive-date=March 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312144245/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/entertainment/music/mike-mineo-celebrates-release-beach-season-boca-buddha/GmxN0mQ2yLezCWVeQWVoiI/|url-status=dead}} |- |rowspan="1"|2010 !scope="row"|Where Did You Go Eccentricity (album) |[Mike Mineo](/source/Mike_Mineo) feat. Bill Muter || Released on Nevernothing Records, Bill Muter on Tuba {{cite web|title=The New Times|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/content/printView/6472234|website=The New Times}} |- |rowspan="1"|2010 !scope="row"|Odd Ball Freak Tour (album) |[Mike Mineo](/source/Mike_Mineo) feat. Bill Muter || Released on Nevernothing Records, Bill Muter on Tuba |- |} == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{cite web|url=http://www.billmuter.net|title=Bill Muter|publisher=billmuter.net|accessdate=July 24, 2016}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Muter, Bill}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:American session musicians Category:21st-century American bass guitarists Category:21st-century American tubists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bill Muter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Muter) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Muter?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.