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JosephJunior

Vocalist/Songwriter....Can I link with U????

About Me

Performing with the beautiful SOUL UNITY @Bar King , Neuchatel, Switzerland:MAQMAN : Keys, Raul Pages : Guitar, Luman Child: Bass, Alex Kudig: Bass percusion, Mr D: Congas, Alex: Drums, Vocals, Carie B, Krystal Hardwick, Pamela Perez, CorneliaYes I will try and keep this interesting for you..........Its all about the music for me I am born of Nigerian origin as Joseph Okitikpi.....(complicated for you to pronounce too many consonants lol) so stick with Joseph Junior for now sometimes spell it together Josephjunior......hee hee_____________________________________It started from two ......I cried and cried and cried cos I saw someone with a toy Piano and microphone. I cried cried sooooooo bad cos I wanted it I wanted it sooooo bad......I got it yes I did..... Then my Dad was always buying the latest vinyls back then , he always had a listening party round his house......(this is what my mum said)Fast forward Teenage years I heard Anita Baker, George Benson, Al jareau, King Sunny Ade , Fela Kuti,Whitney (yes Whitney) and all the pop stuff when pop was good Blondie is the lick Adam Ant.....lol....... I lived in my imagination thought I was part of that movement wanted to be where they were.........Grew up even more got into the 90s Brand New Heavies Omar Mica Loose Ends what has happened to British Soul......found jazz Ella, Sarah, Coltraine, Miles..........what happened to Jazz FM.........Then felt I needed help joined the Soul Experince Vocal Academy Thanks Patrick Jean Paul Denis he though me so much really he did.....I had to find my voice. I discovered Will Downing, wow!!! Miles Jaye, and Phyllis Hyman WOW she just turned it around 4 me ....again what happened to Jazz Fm lol..........I took a bit bit of courage to step out there Jazz Café jazz jam......yeah .....some choir stuff and theatre SHADES........then backing vocals stuff.......some BIG stuff and small stuff. still do it..........then collaborations........then writing for other bands BIG stuff and small stuff.......(can't be asked with the name droppings....lol ...........then TV some BIG stuff lol............got gigs some BIG pay some small pay and some free.(but no more free lol).Vocal arrangements stuff one special one being the fantastic and unique QUEELEY (check top) we went to PHILLY yeah Larry Gold (he loved my stuff ) Gamble and Huff. wow what an experience!!! I am going back. I love u Queeley.the world will hear ur work.It was BOON (check top) an amazing guy and musician, (please check his stuff he encouraged me to do an album seriously I did not think of that cos I didn't really believe in myself that far enough....Here I am now working with some cool really cool people check my TOP including GUYNAMITE ...so talented and humble........MYERSLANE my other project and SILENT VOICE but the main one being the fantasticMAQMAN (check my blog) I found some kind of home with this guy he just gets it..........u haven't even heard it all from this guy........Genius he really is I will be surprised if he does not go far)..........and I love myspace really do I met some fantastic people on here just the reall folks who leave comments encouraging me .I am still learning and always will to be better......wanna work with FRANCOIS and Slimline I will do........still trying to pay the bills sometimes I wanna give up sometimes I don'tHere is to the future........who knows will u buy the album in 2008?

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/6/2005
Band Members: MAQMAN: Main Prounduction,engineering, keys and programmingLuman Child: Bass, Drums, PercussionRaul Pages: Guitar
Influences: Phylis Hyman, Masters at Work, Jon Lucien,Mica Paris, Ola Onabule, Anita Baker Donny and Lalah, Rechelle Ferrell, Tuck and Patti, Fertile Ground, Will Downing, Al Jareau, Ed Motta, DeLata, Rosie Gaines, Seal Sade, Ledisi, Des ree, Omar, Osunlade, Marvin Gaye, Incognito and so many past and present .My aim is not to imitate these people but to draw inspiration from their amazing artistry
Sounds Like: Me
Record Label: Unsigned ..
Type of Label: None

My Blog

MAQMAN .........True SOUL Music from SWITZERLAND

Hey man I can't say too much about this GUY but he is an AMAZING producer and musician from a small town in SWITZERLAND man this guy put me to shame I thought I knew soul music but no I learnt so much...
Posted by JosephJunior on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:11:00 PST

SKYMARK

Hey this guy remixed my track PLEASURE I am so so so honoured because this guy is a genius he just came back from the RED BULL ACADEMY in Melbourne  I will be doing some more tracks with him plea...
Posted by JosephJunior on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:47:00 PST

REASON (100% GUYNAMITE)

As some of you may know, I am  sort of a FLUID ARTIST I so love collaborating with different Producers Writers Composers Singers whatever ( but obviouisly it has to be something that I truly feel...
Posted by JosephJunior on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:21:00 PST

PHYLLIS HYMAN

Words cannot express how much I adore this Lady. Not to sound pretentious in anyway but ever since I heard this lady in 1997 after hearing the sad news of her passing, I have always felt a connection ...
Posted by JosephJunior on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:28:00 PST

OLA OLA ONABULE>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Ola Ola Ola&.If u have not heard of this man then I do not know where u been hiding or what u have been listening to.   Ola has been in my opinion one of London's most underrated and HARD WORKING...
Posted by JosephJunior on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 06:15:00 PST

About "PLEASURE"

The Song "Pleasure" is one of the songs I have written for Silent Voice Productiions.produced by Daniel Danso and Xavier Miller. It is just a rough Demo and I think it is one of those preety song mome...
Posted by JosephJunior on Thu, 05 Jan 2006 07:33:00 PST