Director
Bill Ballard, a California native, moved to Hawaii in 1991 and currently lives on the North Shore of Oahu at Rocky Point with his wife of 3 years Cara, and his daughter Daysha. He surfs and travels for fun and is a huge Los Angeles Laker and Oakland Raider fan! Below are some notes on his career:
- Owned and operated Billygoat Productions, Inc since 1993 and has become one of the most successful surf film companies over the last 2 decades.
- Owned and operated the largest surf Distribution Company for 5 years before selling in 2002.
- Filmed and Directed award winning surf films such as These are Better Days, The Moment and The Mystic.
- Made the original Blue Crush and sold name to Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment for the successful theatrical release.
- Directed 3 films for surf industry giant O'Neill, including The Experience, Rat Boy and All Aboard
- Licensed 3 huge soundtrack deals that were included with the films, 2 with Warner Brothers Records (Better Days and Because) and 1 with Ubiquity Records (The Mystic)
- Directed DVD on Nascar/Off-road star Robby Gordon titled Against The Grain
- Filmed 3 HD TV shows for the network RUSH HD
- Filmed for Volcom on The Bruce Movie
- Client list includes MTV, ESPN, NBC, FOX, FUEL, HBO, Showtime, Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers, VOOM, RUSH HD, Discovery Channel, Outdoor Channel, and OLN