JointMethod @ Skate Or Rock May 17th!

JointMethod,
is a band solidly poised to bring their music and creative fervor to a more expansive audience in 2008. The band was co-founded by vocalist Jose “Zé” Suaste and percussionist Emilio “Milo” Muniz. In regards to the meaning behind the group’s name Zé explains, “We feel the music is inviting and we want people to enjoy and get in on a different point of view, a real joint venture or method. I see myself writing with substance that doesn’t stem from aggression and the band as a productive group with positive energy that leads to positive results and progress.”
That progress was most clearly realized qualitatively when they were able to secure a gig at the Telemagica Festival last summer. The eager response JM received and the high profile of that communal, eclectic, culturally and sonically engaging event took the band into a different phase. The group seized upon that momentum, then shortly thereafter embarked on a successful mini tour within Texas and a larger West Coast tour. A whole new pantheon of music fans searching for music void of formulaic pop or trendy cliché’s caught energetic and brazen live performances in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Jointmethod, released an EP, 503 Panhandle in 2003 and a full album Roots and Wings in the middle of last year. Notably without significant label, industry, extensive radio play, promotion and traditional media visibility, the latter sold half the pressed copies in a month solely through the Internet. Therefore broadening their core Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex fan base was a key step forward into a new and exciting phase. JM as it’s currently constituted began with the addition of bassist Emsy “Black Magic” Robinson, drummer Joseph “ The Beast” Braley and guitarist David “Stitch” Rapaport.
Their sound can be described as “desert urban funk rock” as explained by Emsy and Milo, but to categorize JointMethod within any narrow genre is limiting and doesn’t quite apply. During live shows is where the connection or synergy between band and audience are forged. The sound has a foundation of hip hop funk with Zé’s thoughtful non dogmatic lyrics, irresistible low- end bass warmth, steady kinetic drumming and smoldering guitar riffs accentuated by percussion. JM has music and lyrical content that will make you think but also have fans dancing, singing and enjoying an entertaining live experience.
JointMethod’s music ranges from gothic ambient rhythmic hip hop to hard rock staccato guitar riffs complimented by infusing chants and melodic grinding grooves and most everything in between. To say that JointMethod embraces diversity is an understatement. The band is a collective of artists with different cultural and ethnic backgrounds which is embraced as a strength and entails a quality of distinct difference from a typical rock, rap or pop band. All the influences and experiences of each mesh together whether they were born in Texas or Israel, the country of Stitch’s birth. “We want to put forth messages on an emotional and personal level with an understanding of global vibration,” says Stitch.
In addition, “Stitch” has veteran experience from being in bands that were at one time based in Los Angles and New York and the wider world perspective of his travels in India and the Far East. Joseph echoes many of the ideas and sentiments of the other band members with his own earnest desire to create music people can “feel”.
“We are constantly seeking bigger and better things with our music, which include touring a lot more and finding ways for our music to reach from coast to coast,” says Milo. “Becoming a more cohesive group with the freedom to develop business aspects and the ability to evolve conceptually and carve out our own niche is what successful bands do,” says Zé. JointMethod is a self-contained unit where management, promotion, venue arrangements, graphic design, merchandise and all aspects involved with their music and image are handled within by the founding members.
It was this thinking and structure that prompted members of JM to form their own production company. “We’re breaking out of the same old show structure in town and creating a real music loving experience,” says Zé. Thus, Dropout Dreams Productions was born, specializing in management, booking, PR and eventually a label. The company is the culmination of years of experience, love, and ultimately frustration in the music business. Even though they’ve created their own music entity, they are looking to sign with an independent or major label and bigger management and booking that can truly grasp the measure of their concept and goals.
JointMethod is a band full of possibilities, hard workers, determination, and a pragmatic awareness of the shifts and constant change of the music industry and all that entails. They realize the future is bright, but urge listeners to Join the Method and
enjoy the ride.
View JointMethod's EPK