The successful musical career of Bil VornDick covers well over
three decades. As a youth, his musical education and private tutoring
on various instruments, excelled his performance in a leading band
in the Washington D.C. area. When Bil was a teenager he enjoyed
recording his songs in the studio and that lead him to record and
produce other groups in his region. Signing his songs to a publisher
in Nashville at 19, Bil was able to meet the leading heads of the
music industry in Nashville who encouraged him to attend Belmont
University where he gained a B.B.A. in Music Business.
Directly after graduation Bil was hired by Country Music Legend and
Country Music Hall of Fame member Marty Robbins to be his Chief Recording
Engineer. This position made the accessibility for him to work with
the leading stars in Country Music. Over the years in Nashville , Bil
became known internationally as one of the leading Engineer/Producers
in his field.

Developing and producing the career of such acts as the multiple Grammy
winner Alison Krauss, shows the longevity of his work. Bil's work with
other artists has caused 42 Grammy finalists, eight were Grammy winners,
and various multiple Gold and Platinum albums. Around 500 albums have
his credits. Bil's accomplishments has lead to #1 records in 5 different
styles of music. When it comes to awards in acoustic music Bil has
received every one that can be won and in most instances he has many
duplicates.
The artists that Bil has worked with in the studio reads like a who's
who...from Bob Dylan Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, T.Bone Burnett, Maura
O'Connel, Mark O'Connor and Ralph Stanley, to name a few. Bil's life
in the studio has been very rewarding. A recent album he has produced "Clinch
Mountain Country" and released in May 1998 is one of the largest
collaborative recorded projects in Nashville, with thirty-six songs,
32 artists and won Album and Recorded Event of the year at IBMA 1999,
plus #1 Country Album of the year 1998 in Rolling Stone. The album "Sweethearts" on
Ralph Stanley was a Grammy Finalist for the year 2001.
Drawing from a background in music composition and arranging, Bil produced
and/or engineered soundtracks for a documentary film with James Taylor,
movies ( Twisted Justice , Outlaw Force , The
Loner , etc.), and jingles for major corporations (McDonalds,
American Airlines, etc.).
Bil's
dedication to the music industry has placed Bil on the Board
of Directors of Belmont University's Advisory Board, South
Plains College , North American Folk Alliance, a Who's Who
in American Entertainment and in Europe, a leader "IN
CHARGE" in the Nashville publication Music Row and Chairman
of the Nashville Audio Engineering Society. P & E Wing
committee member of NARAS that set the delivery and archival
standard for digital recorded media. He also gives back by
giving of his time by lecturing at MTSU, IBMA, MerleFest,
South Plains College, Telluride Music Festival, Swannanoa
Gathering and an adjunct professor at Belmont University,
and offering internships each semester to qualified recording
arts students at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)
or Belmont University. He is a member of the CMA, IBMA, BSA,
AES, Folk Alliance, National Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences, F&AM, A&ASRF, and the Shrine.