Billy Reid (Canadian songwriter)

William Edward Reid (born (1977-04-10)April 10, 1977) is a Canadian television and podcasting personality. He is famous for his music and comedy videos on the World Wide Web and especially for his musical children's series "Pancake Manor," with videos that have been viewed on "YouTube" over 1 billion times. Billy Reid is also a musician, filmmaker, and former TV host. Reid was born in Victoria, British Columbia. [1]

Billy Reid
Born
William Edward Reid

(1977-04-10) April 10, 1977
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Known forPancake Manor; Host of Exposure on CBC; YouTube music videos(YouTube Partner, Musician)
TitleInternet Celebrity
Websitepancakemanor.com

Internet

Billy Reid is also among the first group of internet personalities to make a transition from the internet into network television.[2] Along with Lara Doucette of Tiki Bar TV, Billy hosted the Canadian series Exposure, a show that featured the best viral videos from the internet, part of the 2007 summer/fall lineup on the CBC.[3]

Billy has also collaborated with American comedians Rhett and Link to Brink, hosted by Josh Zepps, on the Science Channel. They created three music videos; Space Junk, Robot Girlfriend, and Hello - The Seti Song. He created art and animation for all three videos. He also produced, co-wrote, provided vocals on "Hello - The Seti Song."

His other collaboration with YouTubers Rhett and Link for "T-Shirt War" garnered national attention.[4] Following the success of the original, Reid and the original crew were hired to produce a national television and cinema spot for Coca-Cola and McDonald's. He created the art and animation, as well as the sound design for both videos.[5]

In 2011, he created the online musical puppet series "Pancake Manor".[6] As of June 2020, the channel has over 1.2 billion views, and 2 million subscribers.

Billy's work has appeared on MTV, The Comedy Network, VH1's Best Week Ever, Sketch with Kevin McDonald, CBC On Demand, Gemini Awards and The Science Channel.

Music

Very Tasteful

June 7, 2009, Billy Reid (under his pseudonym "Very Tasteful") independently released Very Tasteful : Vol 1, an online comedy album the featuring the popular song Lip Syncing to The Song.[7]

Self-Titled

June 15, 2009, Billy Reid independently released "The Sights & The Sounds", a collection of his pop songs featuring the title track The Sights & The Sounds[8]

Jan 10, 2010 "Rhett & Link - Up to this Point" is released featuring the Billy Reid co-produced song Hello - The Seti Song. The album is available on iTunes Store, Amazon, Spotify, and most online music stores.

Pancake Manor

"Pancake Manor",(Sept 11, 2012) is his first children's music album. It features the popular songs Shapes and Let's Count 123.[9] The album is available on iTunes Store, Amazon, Spotify and other online music stores.

"Two", (Jan 30, 2014) The album features the popular songs Count to 10 and Pancake Party.[10]

"Colors!", (Nov 19, 2014) The first themed children's album for "Pancake Manor,"[11] It features the popular song Pink, co-written and sung by "Reb Stevenson."

"Happy and We Know It", (Jan 12, 2017) is the fourth"Pancake Manor" album, featuring the popular songs Old Macdonald Had a Farm and Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.

"Shake It Up"(June 1, 2019) is the fifth "Pancake Manor" album.

Commercial and Television

Billy is also a freelance music composer. Some of his clients include MTV, CBC Television, Kellogg's, and Public Mobile.

References
  1. "Billy Reid's IMDB Profile".
  2. , 2007
  3. "Billy Reid Bio".
  4. McGlynn, Katla (February 9, 2010). "Amazing Stop Motion T-Shirt War (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  5. "T-Shirt War 2". Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCQMEZUe9Wc Vancouver Rush: Interview
  7. VeryTasteful.com: Blog
  8. VeryTasteful.com: Blog
  9. "PancakeManor.com: Blog". Archived from the original on 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  10. "PancakeManor.com: Blog". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  11. "PancakeManor.com: Blog". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
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