Meet the Future

Photo of a fountain in Oslo, Norway

which is always a stop on the world tours.

During William’s first tour with the band, we met them when we dropped him off at the hotel after dinner the night before their concert in our area. They came to the car, looked us in the eyes, shook hands and introduced themselves to us. No tattoos! No piercings! Short hair! Geeks!

As we were driving off, I said to Michael, “I feel so much better now.” The next year, a documentary of that tour received many awards and it continues to be shown on premiums TV channels. We were able to see what it was like to travel and work with this band. Even now, we will get a phone call from someone seeing this documentary for the first time and spotting our son.

In the years since, we have met several of the other parents and have had conversations with all of the band members. They are well-educated, creative, bright adults who view their band as a business. Smart.

William worked the monitors for them for a while until they offered him the front of house position, which means he is head of their live sound. It is a big job. It is a very stressful job. He has done very well.

During this time, they became very popular. Some years William was touring with them on four continents. The past three years, they have received numerous Grammy nominations.

It was such a shock when he surprised us with his first Gold Album, which now hangs on our hallway wall. That album has since gone Platinum and the next album went Gold. He was the recording engineer on the last album.

While the band is taking a break before recording their next album this summer, he has picked up other work and is currently in Europe running sound for another band.

After he gets back home, he will leave to perform in an opening band for a famous group in major venues. I am thrilled that he is back to performing music. It makes my heart sing.

He loves his work. He loves the travel. Instinctively, he knew he could not have found this in college.

People in the industry have told us that what has happened to him is a one-in-a-million shot. It just doesn’t happen.

William is lucky, hard working and talented. I am clearly proud of his success.