Formerly of Bressa Creeting Cake in the 1990s, after the dissolution of the band in 1997 he released the 2004 solo album Downtown Puff on Lil' Chief Records.
[1] From a young age he was interested in music and recording, at one point modifying his father's "prized Pye radiogram" by disabling the turntable, all so he could turn it into an amplifier for a new keyboard.
They played together on songs while at school, but the first line up to gig and release music included Dave Neilsen.
[5] In 2004 Cake released his solo album Downtown Puff on the label Lil' Chief Records.
[6] Much of the material on the album was devised while McWilliams was living in a third-floor studio space on Gore Street in Auckland's red-light district.
'[10] As of 2009 Cake has been featured as musician, producer, or engineer on albums from Tim Guy, Anika Moa, Herriot Row, Don McGlashan, Duchess, The Brunettes, The Chills and Brand New Math.