Uploaded January 2011 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Bill Bentley is a music industry executive. In his interview, Bill talks about helping artists present their work, giving recognition to music that may otherwise be lost, and the importance of hope. Early in his career, Bill developed typesetting skills and used them to enter a position in 1974 as the music editor at the Austin Sun; he later became the music editor at the L.A. Weekly. In the record industry, he has worked with Slash Records and Warner Bros. Records and musicians such as Green Day, Lou Reed, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., The Barenaked Ladies and Wilco, among others. Bill is notable for using his skills to assist artists whose careers have been impeded or who are otherwise in distress. Bill is the CEO of Sonic Boomers Inc. and the personal public relations representative of Neil Young. He remains a longtime contributor of music reviews and article to the Austin Chronicle. (Los Angeles, California)
Interview by Danny Alpert / Camera by Jordan Dawes / Editing by Matt Lauterbach / Produced by Amy Cargill
Bill Bentley is a music industry executive. In his interview, Bill talks about helping artists present their work, giving recognition to music that may otherwise be lost, and the importance of hope. Early in his career, Bill developed typesetting skills and used them to enter a position in 1974 as the music editor at the Austin Sun; he later became the music editor at the L.A. Weekly. In the record industry, he has worked with Slash Records and Warner Bros. Records and musicians such as Green Day, Lou Reed, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., The Barenaked Ladies and Wilco, among others. Bill is notable for using his skills to assist artists whose careers have been impeded or who are otherwise in distress. Bill is the CEO of Sonic Boomers Inc. and the personal public relations representative of Neil Young. He remains a longtime contributor of music reviews and article to the Austin Chronicle. (Los Angeles, California)
Interview by Danny Alpert / Camera by Jordan Dawes / Editing by Matt Lauterbach / Produced by Amy Cargill
