While some have reduced their gifts to pure entertainment, compromising their own personal style and convictions for the sake of ratings, Bill Moss Jr. is determined to deliver a message that stays Honest, Transparent and Sincere.This Detroit native and son of the late Bill Moss Sr. and Missionary Essie Moss of Bill Moss & The Celestials, will tell anyone that his success did not just come overnight. Honing his craft under his aunt, the late Dr. Mattie Moss Clark, did not exclude Bill from innumerable hours of practicing scales and progressions. Bill still recalls the feeling of performing in front of an audience and falling flat on his back years ago, an experience he believes every musician will have, whether real or imagined. Bill shares that story to encourage others, emphasizing that when you fall on your back, you can look up, which means you can still get up and try again.
Bill has always had a gift for connecting with people, which is evident in his songwriting. With lyrics that have the power to transcend all barriers, Bill states, “I really do this so that people can be impacted. To make an impact on somebody, to encourage somebody….If I can’t do that, then I don’t want to do it.”
Bill Moss Jr’s reputation for reflective songwriting that is firmly based on biblical principles is fully recognized in his new single “Wrestle All Day”. Based on the story of Jacob in Genesis chapter 32, Bill empowers listeners to pursue their breakthrough and the blessings of God with the same fervor, passion, and determination exhibited by Jacob who unyieldingly wrestled with the spirit of God and declared in Genesis 32:26 “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
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Bill is far from being a novice in the recording industry. Bill and his younger brother, J Moss, began recording together as The Moss Brothers until Bill began to pursue his college education, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Marygrove College. Bill’s first solo project, MANIFESTED FAVOR (2008) debuted at #27 on the Billboard Top Gospel Chart. Bill has recorded with top artists such as Hezekiah Walker, Kelly Price, Karen Clark-Sheard, The Clark Sisters, Byron Cage, and J Moss. Bill has also collaborated with great names such as Walter Hawkins, Dorothy Norwood, Rev. Timothy Wright, and T.J. Hemphill.Bill is the Worship Pastor at Third New Hope Church, (Dr. E.L. Branch, Senior Pastor), where his continual desire is to impact and encourage people every week through his gift of music.
In 2000, Bill opened the Moss Academy of Music, where students receive private music lessons in piano, drums, vocal, guitar and organ. Bill’s prestigious family-oriented music school, located just outside of Detroit, allows him to develop young musicians and continually share the gift of music with the community.
