Staff Members

Name: Jason Brohm
Email: Click here to email Jason@billsmusic.com
Working at Bill’s since: August 2012
Areas of Expertise: Guitars, Amplifiers, Drums & Some Bass
Instruments played: Guitar, Drums, Bass & Harmonica
Years of Experience Playing music: 22 Years
Bands/Venues played in: Like a Memory it Fades, Red Collar Crime, Wood Burning Stoves
Favorite piece of musical gear I own: My 1965 Pre-CBS Bandmaster Head and Matching Cab
Piece of gear I wish I owned: I wish I owned a Pre-CBS Stratocaster!
Musical artists I am inspired by: Neil Young, Yo La Tengo, Archers of Loaf

Name: Matt (Edward) Redenbo
Email: Click here to email Ed@billsmusic.com
Working at Bill’s since: August 2012
Areas of Expertise: Guitars, Amps, Recording, Microphones
Instruments played: Guitar & Bass
Years of Experience Playing music: 10 Years
Bands/Venues played in: The Usual, Neck First, We Are One Body
Favorite piece of musical gear I own: My Sunn Solarus head.
Piece of gear I wish I owned: An old Sunn Model T head.

Name: Rick Barnwell
Email: Click here to email Rick@billsmusic.com
Working at Bill’s since: Sept. 2012
Areas of Expertise: Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Basses, Amps, Effects, Drums,
Recording/ Pro Audio Gear
Years of Experience Playing music: Playing for 15 years, selling guitars for 6
Bands/Venues played in: I actively play in a band called Supermoon. There isn't a venue in the
MD/DC area I have not played at least once.
Favorite piece of musical gear I own: My 1971 Gibson J40
Piece of gear I wish I owned: 1965 Gibson L4
Musical Artists I am inspired by:Bob Dylan, Phil Keaggy, Jason Mraz

Name: Ben Kolakowski
Email: Click here to email Ben@billsmusic.com
Working at Bill’s since: April 2013
Areas of Expertise: Guitars and Accessories, Pro Sound
Years of Experience Playing music, Musical Education: Studied Jazz Guitar Performance at Duquesne University
Bands/Venues played in: DELTAnine, 93 Buick, monthly gigs at the 8x10 in Federal Hill.
Favorite piece of musical gear I own: My Gibson ES-137 Custom
Piece of gear I wish I owned: An American Deluxe Telecaster
Musical artists I am inspired by: John Scofeild, Jimmy Page, Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia.

Name: Ernesto Ponce ~ Hablo Espanol
Email: Click here to email Ernesto@billsmusic.com
Working at Bill’s since: April 2013 Areas of Expertise: Brasswinds and woodwinds, Pro Audio,
Computer Music Production, Live Sound
Years of Experience Playing music, Musical Education: Saxophone 18 yrs., Keyboard 10 yrs., Studio Engineer/Producer 11 yrs., 2 yrs. in the University of Miami Music Engineering Technology Program on saxophone scholarship
Bands/Venues played in: Various bands & projects, 2009 "Me & You" tour (38 cities) with V.A.S.T (keyboards/synths/sax/DAW). Currently working on solo material and playing saxophone with
"Fake Flowers Real Dirt".
Favorite piece of musical gear I own: DAW w/ PT, Logic, Wavelab, Presonus Firestudio,
Yamaha HS-50m's, Wave's Platinum Bundle, Abbey Roads & URS plugs.
Piece of gear I wish I owned: Vintage Selmer, SML, or Conn saxophone. Any quality recording gear or
mics, vintage keyboards/synths, and tape machines.
Musical artists I am inspired by: Too many to name. A few are Ben Harper, Mutemath, Chick Corea,
Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Cee-lo Green, the Marley family, Steel Pulse, Mayer & Mraz, The Heavy, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Snarky Puppy, Bill Withers, Prince.

Name: Paul Onheiser
Email: Click here to email Paul@billsmusic.com
Working at Bill’s since: April 2013
Areas of Expertise: Keyboards, Synthesizers,MIDI and Software, Vintage Keyboards
Years of Experience Playing music, Musical
Education: I have been playing piano from the early age of 6.
I began playing classical music, but throughout my early years I was exposed to Blues, listing to people
like B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, and many others. Throughout my late middle school
and early High School years I experimented and mastered the blues style of playing, which included
boogie woogie styles and some stride piano. Late highschool I began to develop an interest for Jazz. My college education began at Carroll Community, where I began practicing music theory and enrolled
in the Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo there. After two years of study at Carroll, I transitioned to McDaniel college. There I continued theory courses, taking all four levels of theory, including Jazz theory, aural
training courses, private lessons (both Classical and Jazz) and continual enrollment in the McDaniel Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo. Through music theory and ear training my appreciation and understanding of
jazz and proficiency as a jazz pianist, has grown into what it is today. Now I perform music (mainly Jazz, but can also play anything from blues to rock and many other genres)on the side, playing in various combos and
solo piano when I can.
Bands/Venues played in: Various venues ranging from places in Westminster, to DC/Baltimore, and Pennsylvania, and have had a gig in Nashville, TN, at the airport.
Favorite piece of musical gear I own: 1979 Vintage Rhodes Mark I Keyboard
Piece of gear I wish I owned: -Korg SV-1 -Nord Electro3 73 -Korg KingKorg Synth -Nord Piano Eighty
Eight -Hammond B3 -Roland HD-3 (electric) Drum Lite kit
Musical artists I am inspired by: -Herbie Hancock -Chick Corea -Joey DeFrancesco -Jimmy McGriff
-Jimmy Smith -Sam Yahel -McCoy Tyner -Wayne Shorter -Michael and Randy Breaker -Freddie Hubbard
-Chris Potter -Joshua Redman -Eric Alexander -Eric Byrd -Elvin Jones -Tony Williams -B.B., Freddie,
and Albert King -Oscar Peterson -Ramsey Lewis -Stanley Clark -Keith Jarrett -Horace Silver -Ray Charles -Stevie Wonder -George Duke -Lee Morgan -Wes Montgomery -Pat Metheney -Taylor Eigsti

Name: Lee Hirschmann
Email: Click here to email Lee@billsmusic.com
Areas of Expertise: Brass and Woodwind Repair, Luthiery
Instruments played: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Trombone & more Lee specializes in the repair and maintenance of Brass and Woodwind instruments including:
Alto & Tenor Saxophones
Clarinets
Flutes & Piccolos
Tubas
Trumpets & Cornets
Trombones
French horns
Oboes
And More!

A graduate with honors from Minnesota State College Southeast Technical for band instrument repair and the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery, Lee has been repairing strings since 2005 and brass & woodwinds
since 2010. Lee is a member of NAPBIRT (National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians) and has been to both Peavey and EV seminars for musical training. Lee has repaired over
6000 instruments with meticulous attention to detail and a professionalism that is second to none.

Name: Mary Simmonds
Email: Mary@BillsMusic.com
Working at Bill's since: 2012
Music Lessons: Hi! I'm Mary and I coordinate the music lessons given here at Bill's Music.
Private music lessons are offered on almost any musical instrument including guitar, bass, drums,
keyboard, piano, violin, viola, trumpet, cornet, flute, clarinet, saxophone, recorder, harmonica,
voice and more! Lesson pricing starts at $20 for a ½ hour and $38 for an hour. Classes are held 7 days a week with flexible day and evening hours to fit your schedule. Bill’s Music lesson students receive a 5% discount on all new items including instruments, equipment, books, videos and accessories. All ages
and skill levels are welcome to join in the fun! Bill’s offers quality music instructors, clean & spacious
studios, an easy auto payment plan, music recitals, student discounts, rental instruments & repair and
more! For more information on schedules and pricing, call me at 410-747-1900 to sign up today!