Joe

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Joe was born on July 10th, 1981 in Hollywood, CA. He has grown up listening to many different types of music, including Classic Rock, Jazz, Blues, and Classical. Joe started playing drums at the age of 14, continued to study throughout college and is a student of the legendary Jazz drummer, Matt Johnson. His drum influences include John Bonham, Danny Carey, “The Rev”(A7X), Matt Johnson, Charlie Watts, Josh Freeze, Stuart Copeland, Buddy Rich, Neil Peart, Alex Van Halen, and Keith Moon. Always the perfectionist when it comes to his music, Joe is beginning to realize his dream as a professional drummer, through constant effort and relentless practice ...........................
“The essential ingredient for any successful rock band is energy – the ability to give out energy, to receive energy from the audience, and give it back to the audience. A rock concert is in fact a rite involving the evocation and transmutation of energy. Rock stars may be compared to priests . . . . . . It has to be remembered that the origin of all the arts – music, painting, and writing – is magical and evocative; and that magic is always used to obtain some magical result. For such magic to succeed, it must tap the sources of magical energy, and this can be dangerous..... ” - William S. Burroughs - “Rock Magic”
"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach
"'Cause I see the storm getting closer, and the waves they get so high. Seems everything We've ever knows here, why must it drift away and die" - A. Rose
"You are remembered for the rules you break" - Douglas MacArthur
"Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul" - Douglas MacArthur