Who I Am
My name is Randy Willcox. I am a guitarist and songwriter currently living in my hometown of New Milford, CT. After living and working in New York City for 8 years, I was brought back home due to the pandemic. I still, however, commute into the city regularly from here.
Beyond my never-ending pursuit to improve as a guitarist, I thoroughly enjoy writing music of all genres and collaborating with other songwriters. My goal is a nice mix of song writing, studio recording and live gigs. I only use high quality, professional equipment to ensure reliable performance and incredible tone.
It seemed like it took FOREVER from the time I was playing air guitar to Led Zeppelin at 2 1/2 and being enamored by KISS at age 4, to finally getting my first guitar at 11. But from there I never looked back. Although I'm a guitar player whose influences begin with Led Zeppelin and Kiss they quickly carried to progressive bands like Rush, Yes and Pink Floyd into 80's pop, rock and metal. This is where the guitar gods truly emerged bringing Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci, Blues Saraceno, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, etc. to my attention. This led to the natural discovery of fusion and the likes of Steve Morse, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson, Shawn Lane, Greg Howe, Ritchie Kotzen and Guthrie Govan. My influences are many and relatively diverse, but all blended nicely to create my own style and sense of phrasing.
In the fall of 2016 I joined Mrs. Smith and The Rage. We played in and around NYC until the pandemic brought things screeching to a halt. Check out Mrs. Smith. Steve Vai is a big fan! I'm not kidding!
I'm a Victory Amps artist and love being part of that family. It happened very organically. I was a devout user and promoter of their amplifiers and they invited me in with open arms.
I collaborate with songwriters and performers as well as work on my own music to serve as a creative outlet and also as a representation of my playing. It's been building up for a long time. It's time to let it all out! Check out the music on the website from my former original band Triadic and keep checking back for updates. And if you are interested in putting my skills to use, feel free to reach out!
All the best,
Randy