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UAA has signed"Fusion's Greatest Drummer"BillyCobhamexclusively for North American representation. UAA已经签下了“Fusion最伟大的鼓手”Billy Cobham，专门用于北美代表。

William C.Cobhamwas born on May 16, 1944, in Panama where he grew fond of percussion from watching his cousin play. At age three, his family moved to New York City and at age eight Billymade his percussion performance debut with his father. Growing up Billy played in the St. Catherine'sQueensmenat the High School of Music and Art. After graduating Billy served as a percussionist in the U.S. Army National band. He then playedas a drummer in pianist Horace Silver's band and toured the U.S. with him throughout the late 1960s. He then left to partake in Miles Davis' fusion ensemble where he can be heard on Davis classics such as 'Like-Evil' and 'A Tribute to Jack Johnson'. EventuallyCobhamparted ways from Davis' group to work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, where he was able to further explore his technique and fusion style which influenced many for years to come. 威廉·C·科巴姆（William C. Cobham）于1944年5月16日出生于巴拿马，在那里他通过观看表弟的演奏而喜欢打击乐。三岁时，他的家人搬到了纽约市，八岁时，比利与父亲一起首次亮相打击乐表演。长大后，比利在音乐与艺术高中的圣凯瑟琳皇后乐队演奏。毕业后，比利在美国陆军国家乐队担任打击乐手。然后，他在钢琴家霍勒斯·西尔弗（Horace Silver）的乐队中担任鼓手，并在整个1960年代后期与他一起在美国巡回演出。然后他离开了，参加了迈尔斯戴维斯的融合合奏，在那里他可以听到戴维斯的经典作品，如“Like-Evil”和“向杰克约翰逊致敬”。最终，科巴姆与戴维斯的乐队分道扬镳，与马哈维什努管弦乐团合作，在那里他能够进一步探索他的技术和融合风格，这影响了许多人多年。

After deciding to part ways with the Orchestra,Cobhamstarted his own band, Spectrum and signed with Atlantic Records. Spectrum's debut album featured a mix of jazz, funk and rock that allowedCobhamto further experiment with percussion. In 1975,Cobhamreleased "A Funky Thide of Sings" moving into commercial jazz exclusively. In 1977,Cobhamleft Atlantic and signed to CBS label which allowed him to reach the commercial success he had always wanted.Cobhamfocused on his opportunities as a session drummer and other side opportunities after leaving CBS, such as drumming for the Grateful Dead's side project Bobby & the Midnites. In 1988,Cobhamhelped start a group called 'Jazz is Dead' which reprised Grateful Dead music with jazz iterations. 在决定与乐团分道扬镳后，科巴姆成立了自己的乐队Spectrum，并与大西洋唱片公司签约。Spectrum的首张专辑融合了爵士，放克和摇滚，使Cobham能够进一步尝试打击乐。1975年，科巴姆发行了“A Funky Thide of Sings”，专门进入商业爵士乐领域。1977年，科巴姆离开大西洋，与CBS唱片公司签约，这使他获得了他一直想要的商业成功。科巴姆专注于他作为会议鼓手的机会和离开哥伦比亚广播公司后的其他副业机会，例如为Grateful Dead的副项目Bobby & the Midnites打鼓。1988年，科巴姆帮助成立了一个名为“Jazz is Dead”的乐队，该乐队通过爵士乐迭代重新演绎了Grateful Dead音乐。

In 2001Cobhamwas named one of the 25 Most Influential Drummers by Modern Drummer magazine. He paved the way for future drummers by changing the way percussion is set up, the way it is played and enjoyed. In 2001Cobhamreleased "Drum 'n Voice 1"which was his return to the 1970s jazz-funk sound and then in2006Cobhamreleased "Drum 'n Voice 2" eventuallyCobhamreleased his follow up record "Drum 'n Voice 3" in 2009. In 2011Cobhamstarted teaching drums online at the BillyCobhamSchool of Drums which is aArtistWorksDrum Academy. In 2018Cobhamtoured across the US a performance series called "Crosswinds Project" which was his way of revisiting his second album, Crosswinds. The tour re-comprised his original work from the 1970's which continued into 2019 as a celebration ofCobham's75thbirthday. 2001年，科巴姆被《现代鼓手》杂志评为25位最具影响力的鼓手之一。他通过改变打击乐的设置方式、演奏和享受的方式，为未来的鼓手铺平了道路。2001年，科巴姆发行了“Drum 'n Voice 1”，这是他回归1970年代爵士放克的声音，然后在2006年，Cobham发行了“Drum 'n Voice 2”，最终Cobham在2009年发行了他的后续唱片“Drum 'n Voice 3”。2011年，Cobham开始在Billy Cobham鼓学校在线教授鼓，这是一个ArtistWorks Drum Academy。2018年，科巴姆在美国巡回演出了一个名为“Crosswinds Project”的表演系列，这是他重温第二张专辑“Crosswinds”的方式。这次巡演重新包含了他 1970 年代的原创作品，一直持续到 2019 年，以庆祝科巴姆 75 岁生日。