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| Welcome to the Official Website for Internationally Acclaimed Australian Pianist and composer
William Ballester
a top class cocktail pianist-vocalist and true professional entertainer
available for residencies at venues anywhere in the world. Experience the sounds of William Ballester, from jazz, to cocktail to movie to romantic to dinner and mood music, William is a pianist, composer, song writer and entertainer, all in one |
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Gold Coast based pianist/composer/songwriter/singer Song contest winer William Ballester started his studies of Music at the early age of 6, studiyng at the Royal Conservatorioum of Music of Madrid, till the year 1966, when he was presented with the Diploma of Professor of Music He started his professional career as a pianist in 1966 and since then has gained a wealth of experience in every facet of the entertainment industry all around the world He has performed in Spain,Portugal, Holland, France, Luxembourg Belgium, Finland, Marocco, and Australia where he resides since 1980 In Australia lives and works on the Gold Coast, Queensland where since 1981 he has been working with bands and since 1986 as a resident pianist at most of the top five star Hotels, on the Gold Coast Australian citizen since 1986 Music Styles1000's of songs, from the 90's, 80's, 70's, 60's, 50's, etc. etc.from Classic music and jazz, to cocktail to movie to romantic to dinner and mood music and some R&R sings also, and in japanese, korean, cantonese, mandarin and some european languages, english, spanish, french, german, italian, russian, portugues, and others Performance highlights in AustraliaExtended contracts at the following:* Resident pianist Gold Coast International Hotel from 1989 till 2003* Sea world Nara Resort (4 years 3 days a week) * Twin Towns Restaurant (on and off since 1986 till 1998) * Sheraton Mirage (6 months sundays only) * Conrad Jupiters Casino (1986 2 months, 1988 6 months, 1992 1 year, Atrium Bar) * Resident pianist at Palm Meadows (Silver Service Restaurant, 9 months 6 days a week 1988) * Resident pianist Greenmount Resort (1 year 9 months Sept. 1986 till May 1988) * Keybord player with KASH resident band at Twin Towns from 1981 till 1986 Performed at Official and private parties for* Bill Hayden, Governor General of Australia (once)* Bob Hawke Prime Minister (once) * Paul Keating Prime Minister (once) * John Howard Prime Minister (3 times) * 3 Quennsland Premiers * 1 N.S.W. Premier * Private Party for Mike Gore at the opening of Sanctuary Cove * Private party for John Elliot (Fosters John) * Organize Jazz bands for the Gold Coast International Jazz Festival * Performed as a duo with wife Shan in 1988 at Gold Coast International Greenmount Resort Palm Meadows * as a band with wife Shan and daughters Sandee and Amanda at Twin Towns, Sea world Nara Resort and Gold Coast International * and as a band member at Twin Towns resident band KASH from 1st of May 1981 till Sept. 1987 6 nights a week * Entry at the South Pacific song Contest 2nd. overall and best Queensland song (1997) Member of A.P.R.A. (Spanish Sociedad General de Autores) since 1967 Australian A.P.R.A. since 1981)
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