Joel Hampton (a.k.a. J. Clear, Parker Paisley, Sneaki Jones) born and raised in Dallas, TX. Grew up in a musical family, started playing guitar at age 9. At that point, with his strong love for hip-hop staying strong, his tastes then branched out to Rock, Blues, Funk, Jazz, Soul, and R&B. While guitar and vocals remain his strongest instruments, he also began to create beats at the age of 15, and together with SirraH "Money" Harris, co-produced various compilation albums for the local rap talent. His plethora of talent is not only in creating music, he is also an amazing vocalist and lyricist. His main influences are Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Al Green, Babyface, Erykah Badu, Stevie Wonder, and many more. He is currently playing/recording guitar backing for Southern Mode, and in between writing material in preparation for his own solo album release.
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