White Williams is the music project of Cleveland-based musician Joe Williams. Background Williams's music career began in 1999 as a fifteen-year-old drummer for Cleveland area noise bands Oblongata, Machete, Mr Mad Man and USA Crypt. During this time, his bands opened for the likes of Melt Banana, Sightings, Pink and Brown, Lighting Bolt, Black Dice and The Rapture. William's later gravitated towards an electronic and pop sound after touring under the name So Red with Greg Gillis's Mashup project Girl Talk. Williams spent the next two years recording Smoke while traveling between Cincinnati, New York, Cleveland, and San Francisco. During this time he also earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Digital Design from the prestigious University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. Utilizing guitars and synthesizers, Smoke was primarily recorded on William's