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Will Bart is a rare instance where raw stage talent meets a genuine, magnetic personality. From a young age Will has always been an entertainer of sorts, and that role has consumed him ever since he picked up a guitar. Everyone he meets and plays with is absorbed into his orbit and has helped shape him into one of the most unique entertainers breaking onto the scene today.
From his time spent playing and learning from the North Mississippi Allstars, with Gov’t Mule bassist Kevin Scott, Cody Dickinson & The Homemade Band, Bart has been a sponge through his journey in music. Learning how to perform on and off the stage.
Will’s unmatched personality is an asset to most any project he’s involved with. From the studio to stages large and small you’re always getting a 100% genuine performance with a side of Will Bart which can ease tensions and bring levity to just about any situation. Yet his greatest contribution to a project of course is his musicality.
Since steady joining the Fitzkee Brothers out of Delaware Will has begun spreading his magic up and down the eastern seaboard and beyond. Drew and Alex Fitzkee have welcomed him in with open arms and has given way to one of the most electric power trio’s in recent memory. Alongside the Fitzkee’s, Will has also joined a project with Melody Trucks, daughter of Allman Brothers Band founding drummer Butch Trucks. Another outlet in which Will has been able to expose his talents to the masses.
When he’s not in the studio or on the road Bart maintains his own project, Johnny In The Basement (JITB). Through JITB Will has released his own material over the course of three EP’s which can be heard wherever you stream your music. JITB is a collective based around the massive rolodex that he’s accumulated through his time in the industry. Tapping names like Luther and Cody Dickinson, Danny Kean, Danny Circharo, Kiran Edwards, and more to join him on his own material. Inspired by his North Mississippi Hill Country roots paired with the edge of New York City the result is a bluesy-groove rock type of music that feels fresh and inspired.
Through over a decade of playing music professionally Will has played with North Mississippi Allstars, Cody Dickinson & The Homemade Band, Oteil Burbridge, Tom Guarna, Brian Murray, Jeremy Kaplan, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, John Medeski, Robert Randolph, Deshawn ‘D-Vibes’ Alexander among others. He’s opened for Artimus Pyle Band, Ripe, The Mavericks, Samantha Fish, Matisyahu, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and more. He’s contributed to recording sessions at FAME Studios, Zebra Ranch Studios, 35 West, Vudu Studios, and has begun making a name for himself in the studio as a consummate professional.
If you hire Will Bart for your next record or show, you’re securing premier musicianship paired with a seamless, collaborative energy that’ll make you wish you would’ve linked up years ago.
“Don’t think I’ve ever done a more enjoyable interview with a person that’s so full of heart and soul and genuine, and I really want to shine the light on your music cause you shine light on anyone you [Will] speak with. ” - Gerry Casey
— Making A Scene Podcast
“...and William Bartumioli are fantastic young players from Roots Rock Revival that have taught me a thing or two. The fire of youth is the fuel for rock and roll, and playing multigenerational music helps keep the fire under your ass. ” - Luther Dickinson
— Guitar Player Magazine
“Will plays the blues as if he was born in the Mississippi Delta and walked down Highway 61 all the way to the crossroads. ” - Frank Lombardo
— Nightlife Magazine