Bushwalla

Bushwalla
Birth name	William Galewood
Born	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Genres	Funk music R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer Songwriter
Associated acts	Jason Mraz Jessie Payo Aaron Leibowitz Selah Sue
Website	Bushwalla.net

Billy "Bushwalla" Galewood is an American singer, songwriter and rapper from Cleveland, Ohio.

At the age of nine, Bushwalla entered a youth theater group called "Kids on Broadway". Ten years later Billy migrated to New York City, where he studied musical theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. There he met Jason Mraz at a party and they subsequently became roommates. After years of honing their own musicianship, the two then moved from New York to Mraz's native Virginia, then California where they performed together as often as they could. Among their collaborations is "Curbside Prophet", a track from Mraz's album Waiting for My Rocket to Come.

Bushwalla eventually ended up in California where he continued to hone his eclectic acoustic/hip-hop sound. Known for his freestyle skills on the microphone, Bushwalla has toured extensively throughout the U.S., independently releasing his album Ghetto Blaster, which features the likes of Spooner Oldham, Speechwriters LLC, and Jason Mraz’s rhythm section. Bushwalla's shows blend hip-hop, acoustic rock, funk, improvisation and comedy. His performances also incorporate circus tricks such as hula hooping, fire breathing, face balancing, juggling and balloon art.

Throughout 2006, Bushwalla and his band had a regular gig every Sunday at Twiggs Coffeehouse in San Diego. These Sunday shows quickly garnered cult-status, as Bushwalla always had special guests with him on stage, including Jason Mraz, Dawn Mitschele, Aaron Leibowitz, Keith Benton, Ainslie Henderson, Jessie Payo, Carlos Olmeda, Toca Rivera, and many more.

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