Photo: January '04 Bill Watson began playing the guitar at the age of 12 and was working as a guitarist and bass player in local clubs before he turned 16, playing a total of over 2,500 live performances to date. He currently teaches guitar; writes; manages and operates several business endeavors; and performs with various Nashville area bands. His music production business, Play It Again Demos, has produced music that has obtained publishing deals for songwriters with record companies and music publishers such as SEA Group Publishing's Hit One Music (BMI), BMG, and other Nashville, L.A. and New York publishers. He has written articles for Entertainment News, The American Composer's Forum, Contemporary Songwriter, Income Opportunities, Songwriter's Monthly, Sports Afield, Small Business Opportunities, and other nationally distributed business, sports and music publications. He is working on his third book. Bill is fully self-employed and enjoys swimming, biking, training/riding his horses and on rare occasions, terrorizing fellow golfers with his erratic tee offs and scary iron play. His charitable contributions are focused on helping the mentally and physically challenged. He resides in the Nashville, Tennessee area.