William Ackerman is a musician specializing in acoustic-based instrumental music. After attending Stanford University, Ackerman dropped out to become a carpenter. After some friends encouraged William to record some of his music and put together an album, Ackerman agreed, and found himself with a successful album, and in the music business.Ackerman has continued to produce his own albums and Windham Hill albums for other artists.

The following is a list of Ackerman's albums:

• In Search of the Turtle's Navel (1976)
• It Takes a Year (1977)
• Childhood and Memory (1979)
• Passage (1981)
• Past Light (1983)
• Conferring with the Moon (1986)
• Imaginary Roads (1988)
• The Opening of Doors (1992)
• A Windham Hill Retrospective: William Ackerman (1993)
• Sound of Wind Driven Rain (1998)
• Hearing Voices (2001)
• Returning (2004)