Featured Artist of
April 20, 2019
with
the song: Don't Wait for Heroes
A
native of New Jersey, Joe grew up with a variety of musical styles and
influences from progressive rock, R&B and fusion. He combined those
influences at the University of Southern California into the world of Film
Scoring.
Studying with some of the biggest names in composition and performance gave
Joe a very schooled approach. He can now pull from many sources when
producing music. He is a drummer, keyboard player, songwriter, arranger and
conductor. He fears being typecast into any one particular style when
writing, but a listener can always hear his audio fingerprints on anything
he does. "I prefer to be a chameleon, that way I can be a part of the
different styles of music I enjoy".
Coming from a heavy instrumental background, Joe tends to write "from the
bottom up" with the melody lines being derived from the harmonic structure
of the tune.
Music critics have described his sound as "progressive pop", ranging from
groove oriented tunes to more dramatic ballads.
Professionally, his writing credits include some notable independent films.
He has been featured in "Who's Who in Composing" four times in The Hollywood
Reporter. Recently he has ventured into music directing shows and producing
other artists, "my strongest efforts to date", and the results have been
described as "nothing less than electrifying" by several critics. Jay
Chattaway, celebrated television composer, has described Joe's music as
"commercial yet musically ambitious, the best of both". What more could a
die-hard musician at heart want to hear; music that pleases the musicians
and the masses.
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