Joey Mintz - ProfilesArchive

About Me

got his first hand-drum at age 17, introduced to freestyle at 18, taught himself guitar at 19, played his first kalimba at 20, first sampler at 21. melodica's, drumkits, drum machines, 4-tracks, berimbau's followed. has played a few shows, been in a couple band's, and has made much music in intimate settings: bedrooms, porches, backyards, and parks...with several people or all alone. it was always the feeling that mattered. music is made by life and life is hard. it's been a long road and he had to walk slow. been many places and seen many things, but the music was always there and he always listened. soaking up bass lines, drum beats, and guitar tones. he is a young man trying to tap into his good power, trying to make music that best reflects his truth.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 01/06/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/joeymintz
Band Members: hands, heart, breath, lungs, mind, rhythm and instruments
Influences: walking down the street, stevie wonder, futbol, the fight for the soul, kalimba, the boxer, A nylon string guitar, magic, Digable Planets, Syracuse NY, sp-202, Guerilla cafe, capoeira, conversation, corners of the world where life is happening, beatbox in the shower, seeing distant lands......and this: this is so smooth!
Sounds Like: a butterfly, stings like a bee
Record Label: 9th Round Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Sonny’s Blues

"For, while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it always must be heard. There isn't any other tale to tell, it's the only light we've got in all...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:08:00 GMT

music/life/time

so here is where it's at. I have been working slowly over the last 10 years, little by little, getting comfortable with my voice, learning about the instruments I am drawn to, and just getting to kno...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:46:00 GMT

the boxer

"In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade, and he carries the reminder of every glove that laid him down or cut him til' he cried out in his anger and his shame 'I am leaving, I am l...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:44:00 GMT

fall

flames frozen in timethese autum leaves above my headeverywhere i go today i'm walkingspeaking words to the battle i've chosenhearing songs designed to wake up the frozen
Posted by on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:50:00 GMT

hang on

things lookin bleak if it weren't for my own two feet i'd be gonethings get so weak if it weren't for the beat to rest uponthe earth keeps moving while the people keep doingthe weary drag their feet t...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 09:36:00 GMT