Drive Denizen: Bill Sample

Bill Sample is somewhat of a legend in the Canadian Music industry. His recording credits include Ashanti, Simple Plan, Michelle Wright, Jim Brickman, Randy Bachman (Jazz Thing), Eric Bibb, Valdy, Seal, Wakim Chow (Rock Records, Teipai), and Norman Foote. As a producer, he has worked with Eric and Leon Bibb, Jane Mortifee, the “legendary” Sample Stearns Band, Leonard and Sample and others. As Music Director for David Foster for 8 years, he has worked with Brian Adams, Celine Dion, Fee Waybill (The Tubes), Boz Scaggs and Kenny Loggins, to name a few.
In 2008, Bill arranged and performed the music for Theatre In the Raw's wildly successful production of "Bruce the Musical".  
Over his expansive career he has taught and inspired several prominent performers, including Diana Krall and our own Veda Hille.
Bill Sample has been busy these days, taking up the role of music director for the Playhouse Theatre Company's last production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and now as conductor and pianist alongside musical director Bill Henderson (of Chilliwack fame) for it's latest run - Beyond Eden - which features Tom Jackson and John Mann.

The show is part of the 2010 Cultural Olympiad and is a co-production with Theatre Calgary and runs from January 16 to Feb. 6th.