Biography: Billy Hulting is a musician, festival director, producer, engineer, adventurer and activist. There is so much to do in this life I like to try everything! Musician – as a hand percussionist and vibe player I was a touring musician for 25 years having played with Maynard Ferguson, Nia Peeples, Natalie Cole, Barry Manilow, Lou Rawls, The Manhattan Transfer, Patti Labelle, The Rippingtons, Luci Arnaz, and Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa (with which we won a Grammy)! Currently I do mostly studio work and play live around L.A.. Activism – my baby is vegfest Los Angeles which was WorldFest for 15 years.