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 BioMarc ‘Rocca’ William (born April 7, 1988), better known for his stage name Will.Rocca is an American/Italian producer, musician and songwriter. He is primarily a record producer and his first major work came in 2011 while co-producing Alicia Lena’s 2nd album Waking Up alongside Ryan Ross Hernandez.
He previously did various jobs within the music industry and has had small engineering roles on several albums. He is also a keen musician and songwriter.Birth Name: Marc ‘Rocca’ William
Born: April 7, 1988
Origin: Milan, Italy
Current Residence: Hollywood, California, USA
Genres: R&B, Hip Hop, Pop, Electro pop, pop rock
Occupations: Manager, Producer, Musician, Songwriter
Instruments: Vocals, Keyboards, Drums, Piano, Bass Guitar
Years Active: 2010 - present
Labels: Unsigned
Associated Acts: Alicia LenaEarly LifeWill.Rocca was born on April 7, 1988 in Milan, Italy. His mother Lucille is an Italian designer and his father Steven is an American screenwriter and director. Will was born in Milan, Italy and spent 8 years of his life in Milan before his parents relocated the family to Hollywood, California.
He was encouraged to try out all kinds of things when he was younger which led to Will becoming an all rounder at school, partaking in various in school activities and out of school activities it also helped him become hugely popular at school, he was one of the stars of the school Basketball team which of course made him popular with the in crowd but he was also one of the star students and was popular with the “Geeks”. He was also part of the debate team.
He was also in various bands in high school.
Once he left school he was accepted into NYU, which led to Will leaving Hollywood for New York City. While at NYU he studied at the Tisch School of the Arts and quickly rose to the top of his class. He also studied at The Clive Davis Department Of Recorded Music, he graduated both.
Once he finished at NYU he moved back to Hollywood, California to begin his career in music.CareerHe was given a one year internship at Interscope Records, during this time he shadowed Jimmy Iovine and learnt massively about the way the record industry works. After the internship finished, he was offered the chance to work at Interscope Records as an A&R man but decline the role, preferring to go into producing.
His first role of note was as an engineer on Alicia Lena’s debut album This Is Who I Am, his role was quite minimal but during this time he struck up a close friendship with Alicia Lena which led to her selecting him as a co-producer of her second record Waking Up alongside Ryan Ross Hernandez.
He has also worked with G2L, Jennifer Armstrong, Shantel Stiletto, Hard Sugar and Jay-C.ManagementStorm
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AlbumsG2L - Confessions (2011)
Alicia Lena - Waking Up (2011) - [#1, USA]
Jennifer Armstrong - Scarlett Fever (2011)
Shantel Stiletto - Not Just A Pretty Face (2011)
Jay-C - The Beginning (2011)SinglesAlicia Lena - Clichés Come Easy - (2011) - [#1, Top20]
Hard Sugar (feat. Alicia Lena) - Distances - (2011) - [#1, Top20]Edited by user 29 June 2011 05:46:08(UTC)
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