Los Angeles Music Producer Composer Bill Fulton Fulltone

Bill Fulton was born in Oakland, California and spent his childhood in nearby Alameda. Bill began his music exploration at the age of 7 on the trumpet, later switching to piano at the age of 14. He attended Cal State University at Hayward as a music composition major. After Cal State Hayward, Bill worked extensively in the Bay Area as a performer, teacher, composer, arranger, and engineer. As a keyboardist in the Bay Area Bill worked with Sheila E., KSAN radio personality Steve Jordan, Chuck Mangione guitarist Grant Geissman, popular Bay Area R&B/Top 40 group Touch n Go as well as many other fine musical ensembles.

In April 1987, shortly after leaving Touch n Go, Bill moved to the Los Angeles area to attend the Grove School Of Music's Composing/Arranging Program. Through contacts that he made at this world-renowned school, Bill landed a staff position as a composer on the Universal Studios lot for MCA TV and The Arthur Company Television and Motion Pictures in August 1988. While at the Arthur Company, Bill created themes and underscore for "The Munsters Today", "The New Dragnet", "The New Adam 12", "FBI: The Untold Stories", and many other industrial/instructional films and commercials including "Cheetos." In 1993 began writing music for Warner Bros./Hanna-Barbera Cartoons/Cartoon Network for the "I Am Weasel", "Cow & Chicken" and "What A Cartoon!" animated series. During this period, Bill also wrote music for three animated Cheetos spots for international ad agency BBDO and underscore for the Nickelodeon series “Poochini”.

In 2002 Bill launched the Bill Fulton Band, which released an album called “Time” (2002) and has played in many Los Angeles venues including the Playboy Jazz Festival. The Bill Fulton Band features legendary saxophonist Ernie Watts on occasion. Bill currently (2007) works as a keyboardist for the live stage shows of Suzanne Somers, Connie Stevens, legendary trumpetist/comedian Jack Sheldon, and many other notable Los Angeles artists and ensembles.