Joe Donohoe

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Joe Donohoe is a young singer poised to burst upon the music scene in LA, Denver and beyond. With an achingly commercial, yet eminently credible album recorded and ready to go, Joe is a charismatic performer whose name will undoubtedly soon be known well beyond the confines of California and Colorado.
The route to LA has seen Joe travel the length and breadth of the US. Originally from Littleton, Colorado, Joe first took centre stage upon leaving high school, fronting Last Exit, a band which, in a short time, gained a large Denver/Boulder following and extensive local radio airplay. Destined to move onward and upward, Joe headed east to study music at a conservatory in Virginia, but before long had been snapped up to join the national tour of cult rock opera RENT.
Here Joe found a musical soulmate in Casey Mahoney, the tour’s guitarist, and the two immediately began writing songs together while on the road. With the RENT tour covering thousands and thousands of miles, criss-crossing the USA, Joe used the opportunity to play out his new songs as he went, at small, late-night venues in numerous towns and cities, honing the material and picking up a dedicated fan base along the way.
After leaving the tour, Joe first lived in New York, while Casey headed home to LA, and writing and recording continued via the Internet. New York gigs followed, notably at the Mean Fiddler and the Cutting Room, the latter a full band show to try out the material, destined for the album, with Casey jetting in from California to join Joe and top New York musicians for the sell-out gig.
Quickly realising the creative process would be made a lot easier with the writing team living in the same city, earlier this year, Joe relocated permanently to the West Coast, and with a producer (Jeffery David) on-board, completed recording the album, drawing in musicians who have played with artists as diverse as Ringo Starr, David Lee Roth and Bette Midler. The result is 11 fantastic tracks– alternative rock, commercial enough to promise extensive airplay, yet edgy enough to attract a credible, young audience. With the album ready to go, LA and Denver shows in the pipeline, a thirst for success, and the talent to match, Joe Donohoe is set to take the scene by storm. The journey begins here…
Heard on Denver's Alice 105.9 and 93.3 KTCL
"I just really like this album..." - Sam Hill, DJ at Alice 105.9, Denver, CO
"Remarkable Pop songs that convey to the audience surprising variety, complicated emotion and a sense of confidence and competence that smacks of promising music careers." - TruBlu, Colorado Music Buzz
"'Scumbag' is a pop gem." - IndieMusic.com
"A spectacular vocalist." - Robert Hammond, DJ at Legends 102.7, Rochester, NY
"Well-conceived choruses...solid musicianship, great production, nice song diversity, and yes, the girls will be crooning over him...a new Jason Mraz." - The Swami, Colorado Music Buzz
"Joe Donohoe is on the scene and he is bringing “it” fiercely with his latest offering: A New Rising..." - Charlotte D Aberrant, Colorado Music Buzz
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