Billy has been playing sax/flute in various bands, most notably Kingsize, Skaboom & The Ska Allstars. He has also played for, the godfather of ska, Laurel Aitken & Loose Tubes' basist, Steve Berry. In recent years Billy has been a co founding member of a musical theatre company; The Camel Spotters, who fuse Middle Eastern music with story telling and comedy.