Joe Robinson (musician)

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Joe Robinson
Background information
Birth nameJoseph Robert Robinson
Also known as"Smokin'"
Born (1991-05-25) 25 May 1991 (age 32)
Temagog, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)
Years active2000–present
LabelsJoe's Garage, MGM Distribution/Australia
Websitewww.joerobinson.com

Joseph Robert Robinson (born 25 May 1991), is an Australian guitar player and vocalist. A largely self-taught musician from Temagog, NSW, he is best known for his virtuoso guitar abilities and for winning the 2008 season of Australia's Got Talent.

Biography

Robinson was born in Temagog, New South Wales, Australia.[1] He started playing piano at the age of six, only because he was told his fingers were too small to play the guitar. Aged ten, he quit piano and began to play the guitar. He outgrew his guitar teacher in less than 12 months, and started to teach himself from the internet.[2]

When he was eleven years old, Joe began touring with different Australian artists, including Tommy Emmanuel, who became his mentor.[1]

When Robinson was 13, he won the Australian National Songwriting Competition.[3]

In 2006 he recorded his debut album, titled Birdseed, produced by Parris Macleod at Cloud Studios in Wyong, New South Wales.[2]

At the age of seventeen, Robinson won the Australia's Got Talent grand finale on 1 July 2008, performing a fingerstyle cover of "Classical Gas."[1]

In August 2008, Joe travelled to Nashville, Tennessee, and recorded his second album "Time Jumpin" with producer Frank Rogers. "Time Jumpin'" was released in 2009.[4]

On 19 July 2009, Robinson was awarded the 2009 Senior Grand Champion Performer of the World at the World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles and also won the instrumental category among seniors in the same competition, as well as the male instrumental categories Contemporary, Jazz, Open and Original Works in the class of 16- to 24-year-old contestants.[5][6][7][8]

In September 2009, he formed the Joe Robinson Electric Project with Sam Marks on drums and Chris Haigh on bass, embarking on an Australian national tour.

Perth in October 2009 as part of Farnham's comeback tour.[10]

After moving to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 18[11] [12] he was invited to perform at the prestigious Bonnaroo Music Festival in June 2010.[13]

Robinson was named "Best New Talent" in Guitar Player magazine 2010 Reader's Poll. Lenny Breau and Tommy Emmanuel have inspired him to develop his own harmonic technique.[14]

In September 2010, he performed at

Eumundi
and ended it on 29 January in Melbourne.

He spent much of 2011 in the studio recording his third album featuring vocal bass material and a rhythm section Keith Carlock and Michael Rhodes bass. The first single, "Out Alive," was released in Australia on 2 December 2011 with the full CD "Let Me Introduce You" released through Australian label ABC on 20 January 2012.[15] Robinson toured Australia to promote the release, including a five performances at the Woodford Folk Festival in late December 2011.

In 2012, Robinson released the "Toe Jam" EP[16] on which he wrote, produced and played most of the instruments. Upon completion of the EP, Joe and his two musicians, Sam Marks (drums) and Marcelo Bakos (bass guitar) toured the US, headlining shows in New York, Chicago, DC, and Boston. While in Boston, Joe gave a seminar at the prestigious Berklee College of Music.[17]

He returned to Australia in late 2012 for a series of headline dates and festivals, which included the

MGM
to coincide with the tour.

Robinson spent the majority of 2013 touring

Fender's celebration event leading up to the Eric Clapton
Crossroads Guitar Festival at Madison Square Garden.

In 2014, he released the "Gemini Vol.1" EP,.[18] Although a strong vocal performance carries the EP, it is his driving guitar - a mix of blues, rock, jazz, and R&B all his own - that ties it to his previous releases. Robinson played almost every instrument on the self-produced EP, lending a level of intimacy to the album.

Following up "Gemini Vol.2" was released 31 October 2015. Joe played all the instruments, produced and mixed the 4 song EP.

Touring extensively with his solo show in 2016, Robinson also collaborated with 'Guitar Army', a trio of triple threat guitar players, writers and singers; Robinson, Robben Ford and Lee Roy Parnell.

Discography

Studio albums

Rel. Title Rec. Label Formats
2007 Birdseed 2007 Sunball Records CD
2009 Time Jumpin 2008 Joe's Garage CD
2012 Let Me Introduce You 2011 Joe's Garage CD
2019 Undertones 2019 Joe's Garage CD, Vinyl, DD
2020 Borders 2020 Joe's Garage CD, Vinyl, DD
2022 The Prize 2022 Joe's Garage CD, Vinyl, DD

Singles and EPs

Rel. Title Rec. Label Formats
2012 Toe Jam 2012 Joe's Garage CD
2014 Gemini Vol. 1 2014 Joe's Garage CD
2015 Gemini Vol. 2 2015 Joe's Garage CD
2019 Reputation 2019 Joe's Garage DD
2019 (Do You Want It) To Be Me 2019 Joe's Garage DD

Appearances

Rel. Title Song titles Rec. Label Formats
2010 Lee Ritenour's 6 String Theory Daddy Longlicks 2010 Concord CD, DVD-A

Compilations

Rel. Title Song titles Rec. Label Formats
2009 While My Guitar Gently Weeps Vol.2 It's Not Easy 2009 Universal Music 2xCD, Comp
2010 Byron Bay Bluesfest 2010 Strutting It 2009 Universal 2xCD, Comp
2013 Le Grand Bleu Taormina Adelaide, Skyline, Keep It Together 2011 Double Standard Clothing CD, Comp + DVDr, Single
2011 Best Of Blues & Roots 2011 Strutting It 2009 Universal, ABC Music 2xCD, Comp

Credits

Rel. Performer Title Rec. Label Formats
2014 Russell Morris Dexter's Big Tin Can 2014 Fanfare Records CD, LP
2018 Rodney Crowell Acoustic Classics 2018 RC1 Records CD
2018 Dami Im I Hear A Song 2018 Sony Music CD

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Conway, Tom (31 July 2019). "Australian Joe Robinson keeps his accent as he settles into life in the U.S." South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "On Stage With Our Artists: Joe Robinson". Moodyleather.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ Huff, David (July 2012). "Joe Robinson: Down Under Guitarist On Top In America". Jammagazine.com. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Joe Robinson". JoeRobinson.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ World Championships of Performing Arts - The winners are ..., archived from the original on 22 July 2009, retrieved 19 July 2009
  6. ^ The Macleay Argus - Joe does it again, archived from the original on 7 October 2009, retrieved 22 July 2009
  7. ^ "ABC Online - Joe plucks his way to success". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  8. ^ "On Stage With Our Artists: Joe Robinson". Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Joe Robinson Returns With a Fender For His 'Electric Project' Tour!". Musicfeeds.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  10. ^ "Perth Now (Sandra Bahbah) - John Farnham Perth concert review". News.com.au. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  11. ^ Huff, David (July 2012). "Joe Robinson: Down Under Guitarist On Top In America". Jammagazine.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Joe Robinson's Twitter announcement". tWitter.com. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  13. ^ "Jambands.com - From The Bonnaroo Beacon: Let It Shine". Jambands.com. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  14. ^ Barry Cleveland. "Interview with Joe Robinson". Guitarplayer.com. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  15. ^ "Out Alive - Single by Joe Robinson on iTunes". iTunes. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Toe Jam - EP by Joe Robinson". iTunes. 19 October 2012.
  17. ^ Serna, Desi (28 May 2013). "Joe Robinson Guitar Interview". GuitarMusicTheory.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Gemini, Vol. 1 - EP by Joe Robinson". iTunes. 11 November 2014.

External links

Preceded by Winner of Australia's Got Talent
2008 		Succeeded by
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