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BIOGRAPHY.

I’m Joe. I have lived a creative, beautiful & learned life. And it is all because of music. My life has evolved and changed over 40 years (and so has my record collection!) so here is my timeline, a bio of sorts. 

Mid 70’s  - Born, one of six kids. (Woodstock Soundtrack and John Denver from my dad's vinyl collection.)

80’s - Raised in beautiful Te Wai Pounamu/The South Island of NZ. Rode skateboards, and got into Hip-hop, and Indie Rock. (De la Soul and The Pixies! on cassette tape)

90’s -  Lived in QLD Australia. Days spent on the beach and learning how to make beats on a Roland MC-303. Got into DJ culture, and got to see so many of the great grunge bands! (DJ Shadow and Massive Attack on Compact Disc)

00’s -  Melbourne. Nights of gigs, city lights, festivals, grabbing life by the synthesizer and creating sounds. Made my first record.(It was OK.) Learnt how to make a badass Bloody Mary, got really good at making Espresso and wrote a tonne of music. First saw Shapeshifter, Salmonella Dub and Fat Freddy's Drop. They inspired me to come back to NZ! (Now we're mates!).

2005- Moved home to Queenstown, NZ. Studied music production and started making Drum & Bass, formed a record label Junkfood with my brother Caleb(K+Lab), whose releases has fans all over the world. Picked up my guitar again and formed rock band The Killer Seas, we ended up playing on the same stage as Elvis Costello and The Doobie Brothers.

2010's- Music is collaboration. Here I've met numerous creative friends amid the local QT folk.  I've been lucky enough to score films, play outdoors under the stars,  record other artists, close bars in the wee hours and play to thousands of people on our stages. It's been a grand life.

Kinda now - After a stint in carpentry to nurture my design and expressive soul, I recognise the need to provide a service for the local and not so local folk, who are looking for quality music at their event be it wedding or otherwise. Mountain Beats was conceptualised, drafted, designed, crafted, created and is ready to deliver an unforgettable experience at your next event! I want to bring joy to your family, friends, your boss…whoever - all through music. Are you ready? Click here

My Bands

https://thekillerseas.bandcamp.com/

https://deardeernz.bandcamp.com/track/not-waving-droning-live

A Little of the Stuff I've produced

https://soundcloud.com/littlemassive

https://soundcloud.com/blackplanet-nz