It was a pair years again when Maddy Remias received a present that ended up altering her brother’s life. 

Maddy received a mixing board to follow DJing, and her youthful brother Billy couldn’t steer clear of it. She began off instructing him the fundamentals, and he began liking it a lot that the blending board rapidly ended up changing into simply as a lot Billy’s because it was hers.

The siblings’ mother, Karen Dougherty, stated Billy had all the time been musically inclined, but it was suprising how quickly he picked up DJing for somebody whose training consisted of a pair ideas from an older sister and YouTube tutorials. 

What began as a facet interest for his sister rapidly become an obsession for Billy, and now he can’t image doing anything however DJing for a profession. 

It has been over two years since Maddy received the blending board, and Dougherty stated Billy has since grown out of his sister’s entry-level mixing board and upgraded to extra superior expertise.

Dougherty stated along with taking a deep dive into the world of DJing, she watched her son take a deep dive into the world of selling. Alongside advancing his musical profession, Billy started researching the way to market himself and get his identify on the market. 

This proved to be harder for Billy than for many DJs since he was underneath 18 and wasn’t sufficiently old to play at most venues. Billy, whose stage identify is King Billy, couldn’t — and nonetheless can’t — play golf equipment or bars that aren’t additionally eating places. As an alternative, Billy booked each alternative he may get whether or not it’s commencement events, end-of-the-year faculty occasions and even spots like RMU in Breckenridge — which serves meals, permitting Billy to play there. 

Maddy remembers one time Billy constructed his personal “makeshift” stage and held a small music pageant. He labored with the videography workforce at Summit Excessive College and made the occasion right into a music video. 

Billy nonetheless has to proceed the grind of discovering methods to carry out whereas he’s nonetheless underneath 18. But, along with his 18th birthday simply across the nook in early April, that may change quickly. 

For Billy, it doesn’t matter the place he performs, he simply desires to play.

“My largest joys in life, personally, is simply making different folks comfortable and making their day,” Billy stated. “So if I’m capable of create music that makes folks really feel comfortable … that’s value gold.”

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Dougherty admits to not being an enormous digital dance music fan earlier than her son received into DJing, however that has modified. By watching Billy, Dougherty discovered that the digital dance music style is dearer than she beforehand thought. She stated when she tells Billy a few of her associates are coming to observe a present he says, “don’t fear, I’ll throw in some stuff you guys are accustomed to” and can combine in songs from the ’80s and such in order that his mother and her associates acknowledge a number of the songs in his line up.

Regardless of having not any earlier connection to digital dance music, she now finds herself taking part in King Billy on Spotify when she will get within the automobile. 

She stated one in all her biggest joys is getting to observe Billy play.

“It’s unbelievable, as a mother, to observe anyone who’s labored that onerous,” Dougherty stated.

She stated regardless that it’s been years now, watching Billy change the vibe of a complete crowd and get them up on their ft and dancing nonetheless provides her the identical feeling of satisfaction each time.

Billy’s continuously making an attempt to step up his sport, and he stated he’s continuously listening to and finding out completely different parts of music. He’s working towards getting a proper training and at present has functions out to completely different music faculties.  

When he thinks about his finish objective, in fact headlining large occasions is within the image, however he in the end desires to play music along with his associates. 

“If I have been capable of create some type of a neighborhood with my associates the place we may simply get to play collectively, that may actually be the dream,” Billy stated. 

He stated music serves type of like one other language for him and his associates, and it’s a way of having the ability to categorical your self and bond with others. It’s a type of communication for them that doesn’t contain speaking. 

Whereas Billy counts down the times till he’s 18, his sister and mom stay up for him having the ability to play “official reveals” at a correct venue.