Autonomy started out as a 2-piece band, and they knew it would take a remarkable player to flesh out the band's already full sound. Billy Graczyk fit that bill and brought a high level of artistry and musicianship to the mix and took Autonomy's sound to a whole new level. He has the uncanny ability to both take the spotlight with soaring trademark solos and blend-in with tasteful artistic restraint.
Billy joined forces with Ether at the early age of 18 as a blooming guitar student fascinated with the work of legendary rock guitarist Dimebag Daryl of the Texas band Pantera. Since then, his appreciation of music grew to include music from many genres, including a special appreciation for jazz artists. He studied under the late guitar legend Mike Elliot with a focus on jazz. He has performed as a part of numerous ensembles since and continues to sit in with other musicians whenever possible. He recently formed a modern jazz quartet called Elsewhere which he performs with regularily.
Billy graduated from McNally & Smith college with a BA in Guitar Performance. In addition to his busy schedule as a performer, he is also a guitar teacher to 45-50 students on a weekly basis.
UPDATE: Billy is an uncle! Click here to see pictures of Uncle Billy, his family, and his new nephew Charlie. Congraczykulations to the Graczyks!
