▁singer , ▁song writer , ▁perform er ▁and ▁record ▁label ▁owner . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁electronic ▁music ▁with ▁cre ative ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁voice ▁in ▁his ▁records ▁in ▁some ▁way , ▁and ▁while ▁performing ; ▁his ▁track ▁mixing ▁ab ilities ▁and ▁use ▁of ▁sampling ▁and ▁scratch ing . ▁Billy ▁is ▁based ▁between ▁Le eds ▁UK , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁California ▁and ▁Hannover ▁Germany ▁where ▁his ▁co - owned ▁record ▁label , ▁This ▁Ain ’ t ▁Br istol , ▁is ▁head qu arter ed . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Billy ▁returned ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁where ▁he ▁res ides ▁and ▁a ▁minute ▁amount ▁of ▁liquid ▁mar iju ana ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁his ▁bag ▁during ▁a ▁random ▁search ▁where ▁Billy ▁mistaken ly ▁forgot ▁it ▁in ▁his ▁bag ▁when ▁he ▁left ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁( where ▁he ▁bought ▁it ▁leg ally ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁state ▁law ) ▁and ▁returned ▁after ▁playing ▁shows ▁in ▁Europe . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁his ▁U . S . A ▁vis a ▁being ▁rev oked ▁and ▁many ▁cancel led ▁shows ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Indust ry ▁corner st ones ▁such ▁as ▁DJ ▁Mag ▁and ▁Mix mag ▁supported ▁Billy ’ s ▁announ cement ▁and ▁campaign , ▁it ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁The ▁Gr ind ▁EP ▁on ▁S ola ▁Records , ▁other ▁Rest ▁Of ▁World ▁tour ▁dates ▁where ▁he ▁shared ▁stages ▁with ▁D ixon , ▁Á me , ▁Anna ▁and ▁Mart ine z ▁Brothers . ▁# Free B illy