Feeding the Senses Unsensored - Episode 114 - King Williams - Audio Engineer, Broadcast Engineer, Bass Player

Born in 1966 in San Antonio, TX, King Williams was moved around a lot as a young lad. The moves landed the family in Glenview, IL, a suburb of Chicago. After overcoming the urge to pronounce the “S” at the end of “Illinois”, he moved more freely in northern society and came to genuinely love the city itself. In that time, the need to play music reared its spiny head and he learned how to play bass. Sinking his teeth into it, he became somewhat competent and enjoys playing to this day. King noted, however, that that wasn’t likely to provide a steady income, so he created a fall back plan, becoming a recording engineer. A short stint at Columbia College under renown engineer and curmudgeon Malcom Chisholm gave king much of what he’d need to succeed as a recordist, though it was as yet unrealized. These two career paths crisscrossed and caromed off each other, but the lure of steadier work as an engineer eventually landed King a job in Nashville, TN at famed RCA recording studio “A”, then known as “Javelina Recording”. After a few years of that, King went freelance and spent much of his time at local houses such as OceanWay, The Tracking Room and, Sound Emporium. In 2004, King was approached by recently minted Music Director at The Grand Ole Opry, Steve Gibson, to join the staff as broadcast and post production mixer. King was hired on and had been the responsible engineer for that seat for the last 20 years, and will likely still be in that chair through The Opry’s 100th anniversary, which will be celebrated throughout 2025.

"Still on the Run" - https://www.fbrmusic.com/

Host - Trey Mitchell

IG - treymitchellphotography IG - feeding_the_senses_unsensored

FB - facebook.com/profile.php?id=100074368084848

Threads - www.threads.net/@treymitchellphotography

Sponsorship Information/Guest Suggestions  -  ftsunashville@gmail.com