Bill McKay
Cover Artist
Chicago, IL
Biography:
Bill MacKay is a Chicago-based composer, improvisor, guitarist and writer. He has created an extensive body of work in the experimental folk, rock, avant-garde, and jazz diasporas.
MacKay's blissful harmonic control and outside-the-box guitar mastery are one with his compelling songwriting, and his creative voyage and imaginative influences are fully displayed across his discography.
His recent recordings include: Keys (2021) with Nathan Bowles, Scarf (2020), STIR (2019) with Katinka Kleijn, Fountain Fire (2019), SpiderBeetleBee (2017) with Ryley Walker, and Esker (2017), and were released by Drag City.
MacKay is also a poet, visual artist and polyglot, and is a member of both the avant-garde rock outfit Black Duck (with Doug McCombs) and the experimental groove-drone project BCMC (with Cooper Crain).
Convention Guest Appearances
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2025
- Fan Expo Cleveland 2025 - March 21-23, 2025 in Cleveland, OH 2024
- Fan Expo San Francisco 2024 - November 29 - December 1, 2024 in San Francisco, CA
- Baltimore Comic-Con 2024 - September 20-22, 2024 in Baltimore, MD
- Fan Expo Canada 2024 - August 22-25, 2024 in Toronto, ON, Canada
- TerrifiCon 2024 - August 16-18, 2024 in Uncasville, CT
- Wicked Comic Con 2024 - August 10-11, 2024 in Boston, MA
- Fan Expo Denver 2024 - July 4-7, 2024 in Denver, CO
- Heroes Convention 2024 - June 14-16, 2024 in Charlotte, NC
Fan Expo Boston 2024 - June 14-16, 2024 in Boston, MACancelled Appearance- Fan Expo Dallas 2024 - June 7-9, 2024 in Dallas, TX
- Fan Expo Philadelphia 2024 - May 3-5, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA
Awesome Con 2024 - March 8-10, 2024 in Washington, DCCancelled Appearance- MegaCon Orlando 2024 - February 1-4, 2024 in Orlando, FL 2023
- London Film & Comic Con 2023 - July 7-9, 2023 in London, UK
Fan Expo Denver 2023 - June 30 - July 2, 2023 in Denver, COCancelled Appearance- Garden State Comic Fest: Morristown 2023 - June 24-25, 2023 in Morristown, NJ
- Heroes Convention 2023 - June 16-18, 2023 in Charlotte, NC
- Fan Expo Dallas 2023 - June 9-11, 2023 in Dallas, TX
- Wicked Comic Con 2023 - April 22-23, 2023 in Boston, MA
- MegaCon Orlando 2023 - March 30 - April 2, 2023 in Orlando, FL
17 confirmed guest appearances