Undone

William White was born on the island of Barbados and grew up on a small farm in the hills overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Mom loved Beethoven ... Dad loved quiet ... William loved to sing. It was the time when a ride through the country roads would be filled with music; Bob Marley and the Wailers booming at the rum shop on the corner, Marvin Gaye out of the window of the house a little further on, Sam Cooke, then Curtis Mayfield and everybody was kung-fu fighting with Jimmy Cliff. It was then, that at the age of twelve, with a borrowed book and his mothers old classical guitar William started writing and singing his own songs. Country music with it's gripping texts became an issue ... Calypso with the beat… His friends at school were listening to hard rock ... And William was singing lead Tenor in The Five of Hearts, an accapella combo doing “Under the Boardwalk”... Gaining stage experience... As well as writing a few songs of his own. At nineteen, after College, he left Barbados for Switzerland, his mother's home land ... Culture shock...! The Army ... University ...But he was soon singing in and writing songs for up to four bands at once, playing everything from reggae to funk, rock to punk and folk ... William had heard his calling and quit his studies. It was only a little later though, that as front man of the rock band Liz Libido, he sang in the first of two albums, “Liz Libido” and then “Freakreation” and gained local recognition for himself as a singer as well as a songwriter. In the following five years of playing up to eighty concerts a year, on stages such as Montreux Jazz Festival and St. Gallen Open Air, Liz Libido established itself as a super tight, rockin live band ... The break through however, remained elusive. Now, with the break up of Liz Libido, William White is ready to launch his solo carrier. A firm believer in the power of music, he has set out to touch hearts, awake emotion and spread positive vibrations through his songs. His music is a blend of the Caribbean rhythms with pop, rock, funk ... And all that jazz ... But all packed into a very natural, very human-feel recording, creating a uniquely intimate and emotional style with real roots message. All tracks on the album are written, performed and produced by William himself. Even before completion though, initial reactions to his songs are massive, with a demo version of 'The Rock', for example, earning him a finalist place in the internationally acclaimed 'John Lennon Songwriting Contest' (USA) in early 2004. “Peace “(2nd single) is finalist at the “USA Song of the year/VH1 contest” may 2004. Album release date in Switzerland 14 of February 2005 William White has signed a record deal with Chet Records, a Sony Label in Germany! Album release date in Germany 22 of August 2005! In October William White was the supporting act for Moneybrother throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland! (6th-21st of October) On the 16th of November William White & The Emergency have been invited to play a live showcase in London for a growing number of International labels who have shown interest (V2, Warner, Universal, Sony, Parlophone, EMI among others). The UNDONE Tour through Germany took place from the 28th November till 4th December 2005 covering the main cities! The Swiss UNDONE Tour has now started from February till April 2006! In May, the 3rd single Misfit will be played by most radios and TV (Music video) in Germany! William White & The Emergency