PureVolume

Who's This Average Joe?:

I'm just a music-loving guy who loves to write and play for anyone, anywhere - from curbside performances to concert halls in London, if there are ears that'll listen, I will gladly play.

Like most of you, I have been singing since before I can remember. Singing in between classes, down the hallways and stairways in high school was where I really began to take music seriously. It amped my day and made academics bearable. I took on songwriting and scratched down lyrics on the back of test reviews and handouts. During study hall, my ear buds were blasting, taking my mind and focus elsewhere, onto the musical dreams I was always afraid of pursuing.

I ignored them. When graduation came around, I was on my way to J-Crew U, Miami University, to collect scholarship money and fight my way into the business world. But songwriting fought harder, back into my everyday academic life. I was once again preoccupied with phrases and rhymes, and transformed into a starry-eyed observer of the society around me.

Left alone to my imaginings and the everyday adventure of creating the perfect song, inevitably, my college study habits were less than habitual. Eventually I realized that there was a full out war waging between academia and music, and that I would never get my calculus homework done unless I got my head clear. Thus, I faced my musical dreams and came back home to Columbus, Ohio, to pour my heart into music.

I believe in music that speaks to the soul, written by those whose souls have been stirred by a beautiful melody. From what I have experienced, soul stirrings can soon become string strummings, if you allow them to express themselves.

That is pretty much why I am here: to learn, to grow, to inspire, and to connect with others who share love for expression through art. The internet provides us with wonderful means of art distribution; we have the ability to search an entire town, an entire city for music that fits our interest without moving an inch. Though I may appear to be another one of those "destined to fail" independent artists, I believe fully that those who pursue their dreams and passions will be the happiest people alive. There's more to life than monetary riches, and I'd give it all away anyways if I had it, so I might as well pursue what I love.

One thing I am sure- once you have experienced the richness of a music written from heart and soul, you may never be able to drive down the street and listen contently to a mainstream melody again. There may come a point where mainstream music will not satisfy your thirst for genuine expression. You may find yourself searching parts of town you never knew existed, sitting next to people of all shapes, smells, and sizes, in coffee shops with hundreds of different drinks you have never tasted, craving a fresh, real sound. My goal and desire is to put this sound in your head and a put a spring in your step, whoever you are, wherever you are. Allow me to introduce you to a world of music unlike anything you have ever experienced.

BIO

age: 19 years old.
label: independent.
circuit: columbus, oh.
guitar: breed love / gibson gospel.
pick type: thin, flimsy, flexy.
fav artists: amos lee, matt costa, damien rice, john mayer, norah jones.
fav color: green.
drink: chinese oolong tea.
food: peanut butter cookies.
movie: music and lyrics / once.
tv: the office / the colbert report.
usual bedtime: 4 - 6 am.

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