William David Gould (born April 24, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is a musician and producer. He played bass for the band Faith No More. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Bass guitars typically have four strings instead of six as found on regular guitars. ... The band in 1997. ...

He started playing the bass while he was at school with Faith No More's keyboard player Roddy Bottum. In the early 1980s, he moved to San Francisco to start his studies. There, he played in several underground bands. During this time he met drummer Mike Bordin and guitar player Jim Martin. Although he was mostly influenced by punk rock, he integrated other musical elements in his style. He soon formed a band with Mike Bordin and Roddy Bottum that was later called Faith No More. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Mike Bordin (born November 27, 1962, in San Francisco, California) was the co-founder and drummer of Faith No More and is now playing with Ozzy Osbourne. ... There have been several people named Jim Martin: James G. Martin, a Republican governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina Jim Martin, a Muppeteer who worked on Sesame Street Big Jim Martin, the lead guitarist of Faith No More. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

In the mid-nineties, he began to work as producer and co-produced Faith No More's last record "Album of the Year (album)|Album of the Year" with the former Swans drummer Roli Mosimann. He is now the CEO of Koolarrow Records. He sometimes played with the Mexican grindcore band Brujeria in the 1990s. He was also involved in several occasional all star bands, such as Shandi's Addiction (with Maynard Keenan, Brad Wilk and Tom Morello) or Black Diamond Brigade (with Scandinavian rock musicians). Furthermore, he played with Wayne Kramer and Fear Factory. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Swans were an American industrial/rock band active from 1982 to 1997, lead by Michael Gira. ... The company logo of Koolarrow Records Koolarrow Records is an independent record label based in San Francisco, setup by Former Faith No More Bass Guitarist Billy Gould. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Brujeria is a Mexican death-grind band. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... Maynard James Keenan (born April 17, 1964) is an American rock singer. ... This article may not meet Wikipedias quality standards. ... Tom Morello Thomas Baptist Morello (born May 30, 1964) is the guitarist of the band Audioslave, and formerly of Rage Against The Machine. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ... Wayne Kramer is the guitarist for MC5. ... Fear Factory is an American death metal/industrial metal band, that has toured with Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Slayer and Rammstein, performed at three Ozzfests, had singles in the Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums in the Billboard top 40, top 100 and top 200. ...

For most of Faith No More's life, he used a Zon bass guitar but started on an Aria bass guitar. He began with Peavey amplifiers, then moved to Ampeg amplifiers. He is known for employing a wide variety of playing styles. Peavey Electronics Corporation are one of the largest manufacturers of audio equipment in the world, with their headquarters in Meridian, Mississippi in the United States. ... Ampeg is an American instrument amplifier manufacturer. ...

Billy Gould has also produced CMX's Vainajala album. CMX is a Finnish rock band. ...