About: Patrick Joseph
Patrick Joseph is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Joseph got his start in music performing in and out of various bands in the Pittsburgh area and collaborating with different songwriters before finally finding his own path as a solo artist at the age of twenty-one, playing acoustic gigs in and around the Pittsburgh region while writing and recording demos of his original material.
With the help of social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook, Patrick Joseph’s self-recorded demos circulated the internet, receiving positive reviews and gaining a steady internet fan-base which inspired him to release a compilation of these demos in 2007 entitled The Basement Tapes EP. The Basement Tapes EP was distributed through indie music site CDBaby.com where it received top-ratings from fans and is now sold out and out-of-print. “I never intended on putting those songs out there as prematurely as I did,” he explains, “But it just seemed like the right thing to do at the time. Those songs were all just sketches of my early moments as a songwriter, the first steps of exploration.”
After nearly two years of playing shows and writing in the Pittsburgh region, Joseph decided it was time for new horizons. “There’s a certain ceiling you feel that you hit in the smaller cities,” he explains. “Even if you don’t actually hit the ceiling full-on, you can see it and become aware of it and it makes you anxious, nervous, a little antsy. I saw the ceiling of Pittsburgh from below and thought maybe I should plant my roots someplace a little bigger, a little brighter.” Taking his own advice, in the fall of 2008 he replanted himself across the country in Los Angeles, California and currently resides in the neighborhood of Los Feliz.
During August of 2009, Patrick Joseph’s song “Arsonist Blues” was featured in an online contest at indie music website musicnation.com. Sponsored by Spin Magazine, Hennessy, Epic Records and Gibson Guitars, the contest was based on fan voting and boasted a recording contract as top prize. Amongst two-thousand entries, “Arsonist Blues” won first prize in the fan head-to-head competition, receiving praise from both fans and judges such as acclaimed singer-songwriter Butch Walker and current editor of Spin Magazine Doug Brod. This prompted an offer to sign with budding indie label Original Signal Records (Ingrid Michaelson, Butch Walker), but after careful consideration Joseph declined to sign. “It wasn’t the right thing, the right time. I was just in the process of moving cross-country and I really wanted to keep my options open.”
A gifted composer, arranger, songwriter, performer and producer, Patrick Joseph even adds recording his own material to his list of tasks. “I never really wanted to be my own recording engineer or producer,” he muses. “It just kind of fell on me and now I’m stuck under it, it’s something I’ve always done though. I guess it just came out of necessity. Once you get the reigns of a certain degree of power it’s hard to get used to letting go though, manipulating the songs and not having to run ideas through another filter before they hit the tape. There’s only a certain amount of processing, a certain number of tasks that can travel through the human brain at any particular time at once and if you don’t delegate or organize those tasks then you’re due for some kind of a meltdown.” When asked about the idea of collaborating with a producer in the future he responded, “Oh absolutely yes, that’s the goal, I suppose - to find someone I really respect musically and can operate on the same page with. I look forward to the day when I can bounce ideas and create a chemistry with someone in the studio. Or having someone to hit ‘record’ would be a nice start, too.”
In November 2010, Joseph released his debut full-length album Antiques. "It's been a long time coming, but it feels great to get those songs off of my conscience and out in the open air breathing on their own instead of living off of digesting the gray matter in my own head," he explains. "I spent some good time mixing them, re-treating some old tracks and adding some new ones and I think it's a pretty great little record. Adam Ayan (Foo Fighters, Incubus, Rolling Stones) at Gateway Mastering mastered it up over there in Maine and did a phenominal job - it sounds superb."
In January 2011, Patrick Joseph was nominated for The Deli Magazine's "Top Emerging Artists of 2011," a fan-based voting poll that was held on their website, http://national.thedelimagazine.com. Joseph finished as the runner-up vote recepient for the city of Los Angeles.
2011 offered Joseph's Antiques multiple placements in TV and film, namely features on MTV, FuseTV On Demand, and select tracks from the album featured in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival submission The Boys of Abu Ghraib starring Sean Astin.
2011 offered Joseph's Antiques multiple placements in TV and film, namely features on MTV, FuseTV On Demand, and select tracks from the album featured in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival submission The Boys of Abu Ghraib starring Sean Astin.
When he's not touring or recording, you can catch Patrick Joseph performing live around Southern California. Keep an eye out for upcoming tour dates as well.
Currently, Joseph now has his sights set on tracking his second full-length studio album entitled Moon King, release date TBA.
He is also working on a brand-new EP release of select cover songs entitled Stranger's Shoes with Lucas Martinez, release date TBA. Each track from Stranger's Shoes will have its very own YouTube video posted, including already-popular covers he's performed such as Radiohead's "Idioteque" and "Feeling Good."
On November 22nd, 2011, Joseph released an EP entitled Relics, an acoustic interpretation of select tracks from Antiques. The EP embodies the live acoustic sound he cultivated while performing at venues around Los Angeles in 2011.
2012 brought Patrick Joseph around the continent from the Temecula Valley and Burbank International Film Festivals, SXSW 2012 Music Festival in Austin, TX, CE Cutting Edge Conference in New Orleans, to the NXNE 2012 Music Festival in Toronto, CA and CMJ 2012 in New York.
He is also working on a brand-new EP release of select cover songs entitled Stranger's Shoes with Lucas Martinez, release date TBA. Each track from Stranger's Shoes will have its very own YouTube video posted, including already-popular covers he's performed such as Radiohead's "Idioteque" and "Feeling Good."
On November 22nd, 2011, Joseph released an EP entitled Relics, an acoustic interpretation of select tracks from Antiques. The EP embodies the live acoustic sound he cultivated while performing at venues around Los Angeles in 2011.
2012 brought Patrick Joseph around the continent from the Temecula Valley and Burbank International Film Festivals, SXSW 2012 Music Festival in Austin, TX, CE Cutting Edge Conference in New Orleans, to the NXNE 2012 Music Festival in Toronto, CA and CMJ 2012 in New York.
Antiques and Relics are available on iTunes and Amazon, as well as virtually every digital distribution outlet on the web and of course, hard copies are available here at patrickjoseph.com.
Patrick Joseph is currently unsigned.
Patrick Joseph is currently unsigned.
Patrick Joseph – Official Website
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http://www.myspace.com/patrickjosephmusic
Patrick Joseph - Reverbnation
http://www.reverbnation.com/patrickjosephmusic
Patrick Joseph - Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/#patrick-joseph
Patrick Joseph - Facebook
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Patrick Joseph - Twitter
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Patrick Joseph - Tumblr
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/patrick-joseph
Patrick Joseph – World United Music
http://worldunitedmusic.blogspot.com/2012/01/patrick-joseph.html
Videos!
Patrick Joseph - YouTube
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Patrick Joseph - Official Store
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Patrick Joseph - iTunes
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/patrick-joseph/id261955926
Patrick Joseph – CD Baby
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/PatrickJoseph
Patrick Joseph - Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Antiques/dp/B004CE36UG
Patrick Joseph - Rhapsody
http://www.rhapsody.com/#artist/patrick-joseph?&_suid=136371789756707726187755247809
Patrick Joseph – Last FM
http://www.last.fm/music/Patrick+Joseph
PRESS:
“I like the grit in his vocals and the songwriting is very strong. Nice to see that he gives as much thought to the lyrics as to the instrumentation. That he did this all himself makes this doubly impressive.”
-Doug Brod, editor, Spin Magazine
"The album includes "Arsonist Blues," a song that landed him an offer from Original Signal records and has him sounding like the grittier, spirtual successor to Jeff Buckly's throne."
-Angelo Lorenzo, The Deli Magazine
"Joseph has a way with words, and “Don’t Believe It” is lyrically and musically robust, with not a single note wasted or out of place."
- NME Magazine
"My only hope is that the world will get back to appreciating real music so this Patrick
Joseph can shine like the star he is."
-Shaine Freeman, IAE Magazine
"We’re completely charmed by what Joseph brings to the vocal booth, a tone as warmly sexy as Donovan Leitch."
-Michael Verity, MP3.com
"This is the thinly-veiled dichotomy of Patrick Joseph's music - while his lyrics and vocal performance can appear bitter or downtrodden, the music is so pure and whimsical that it will ultimately leave you with a smile on your face."
-Mark Morton, Music Emissions
"He probably wrote a song about every feeling anyone has ever experienced — big or small, infamous or secret"
-Seraphina, Buzz Bands LA
"That's Patrick Joseph. Never heard of him? No worries. The L.A.-based singer-songwriter's first album, 'Antiques,' was released this month, and if there's justice in the world, you'll know his name soon enough."
"...His top-notch songs are decorated with rock 'n' roll, folk and lush pop, and drenched in the truth."
-scenenow
Nems360.com
"This work is clearly all heart. Rockin’ folk with a touch of brilliance, Joseph has a solid song-writing talent. His gravelly vocals mixed with dreamy melodies and lyrics you want to follow make for an impressive listen."
-Jenness Mitchell, Alloa Advertiser
Independent Music Awards Interview - March 2011
The Deli Magazine - Patrick Joseph Sheds Layers In Breakthrough Video - September 2011
-Doug Brod, editor, Spin Magazine
"The album includes "Arsonist Blues," a song that landed him an offer from Original Signal records and has him sounding like the grittier, spirtual successor to Jeff Buckly's throne."
-Angelo Lorenzo, The Deli Magazine
"Joseph has a way with words, and “Don’t Believe It” is lyrically and musically robust, with not a single note wasted or out of place."
- NME Magazine
"My only hope is that the world will get back to appreciating real music so this Patrick
Joseph can shine like the star he is."
-Shaine Freeman, IAE Magazine
"We’re completely charmed by what Joseph brings to the vocal booth, a tone as warmly sexy as Donovan Leitch."
-Michael Verity, MP3.com
"This is the thinly-veiled dichotomy of Patrick Joseph's music - while his lyrics and vocal performance can appear bitter or downtrodden, the music is so pure and whimsical that it will ultimately leave you with a smile on your face."
-Mark Morton, Music Emissions
"He probably wrote a song about every feeling anyone has ever experienced — big or small, infamous or secret"
-Seraphina, Buzz Bands LA
"That's Patrick Joseph. Never heard of him? No worries. The L.A.-based singer-songwriter's first album, 'Antiques,' was released this month, and if there's justice in the world, you'll know his name soon enough."
"...His top-notch songs are decorated with rock 'n' roll, folk and lush pop, and drenched in the truth."
-scenenow
Nems360.com
"This work is clearly all heart. Rockin’ folk with a touch of brilliance, Joseph has a solid song-writing talent. His gravelly vocals mixed with dreamy melodies and lyrics you want to follow make for an impressive listen."
-Jenness Mitchell, Alloa Advertiser
Independent Music Awards Interview - March 2011
The Deli Magazine - Patrick Joseph Sheds Layers In Breakthrough Video - September 2011
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