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cellojoe
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the wildest beatboxin' cellist in the west!



santa cruz, California
United States

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Member Since1/9/2005
Band Websitecellojoe.com
Band Members


joey chang cello, vocals, beatbox etc.
dave gearheart - guitar
thomas howell - violin
chris lynch - violin
justin markovits - drums
evan bautista - drums
matt fate - drums
ian saxton - drums
Ryan Triolo - bass


-tons of special guests!!-
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Influencesrushad eggelston, bobby mcferrin, eugene friesen, cake, beck, beatles, mos def, supernatural, turtle island string quartet, bonfire madigan, trillian green, darol anger, steve foxx, john pointer, juana molina, bonfire madigan, kenny muhammed, rahzel, john zorn, elijah aaron

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Sounds Likebobby mcferrin, crooked still, rushad eggleston, bonfire madigan, trevor exter, luke janella, cake, amber rubarth, jack johnson, elijah aaron
omphalos - a group i play in clips from the pleasant revolution!! bucketing it up in mazamitla mexico at a school.. boston's crazy bucket drummer (now living in SF) a short clip explaining the 5,000 mile musical bike tour i did with the ginger ninjas:

rockin out on the bike bucket drum kit in todos santos performing at berklee college of music in the the pop/rock live show:
Record LabelUnknown Indie
Type of LabelIndie


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   About cellojoe


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wanna know a bit about the infamous, legendary and amazing cellojoe aka joey chang, mild mannered suburbanite kid? read on..


cellojoe: a biography

There aren’t very many singing, rapping, beatboxing, cello players in the world. You could probably count them on your fingers, if you knew any of them. But there’s a particularly funny and funky curious one you should remember and he goes by the name of cellojoe.

Like most cello players, Joseph Abraham Tal Tien-Ru Chang Jr. Senior III esquire (or just Joey for short) started out as a classical cellist. A mild-mannered suburbanite kid from Los Altos, California, Joey began studying the cello at age ten. His first instrument was actually piano which he started at age nine. For the first eight years, there were weekly private lessons and many music summer camps. There were also weekly youth orchestra rehearsals. And from this fertile classical ground sprang forth a very unusual weed from a crack in the suburbial sidewalk.

Joey discovered playing on the street after eight years of classical training. First, he played his classical repertoire over and over. This practice got old pretty quick. He realized that playing on the street was a great opportunity to begin improvising. After a fair amount of purely instrumental improvisation, he thought that being able to sing and play the cello would be infinitely cool and different and would thus attract more attention and hopefully fill the case with money. Slowly and surely this talent developed. Hip hop had always been part of Joey’s listening diet and because of this habit, beatboxing naturally began to work its way into his improvisations on the street.

University Avenue in Palo Alto California is a pretty ritzy strip. It’s full of yuppie shopping zombies. There’s also a sizeable homeless population. A homeless man named Carl would listen to Joey playing often. It was he who coined the moniker “cellojoe.” Joey sang impromptu songs about the glaring disparities right before his eyes in the yuppies and the homeless. Socially conscious and politically active, Joey naturally wove concepts of social and earth justice into his lyrics.

Joey auditioned in Berklee College of Music’s World Scholarship Tour in 2000. He was awarded a scholarship and attended Berklee from 2002-2006. He has played with Rushad Eggleston, the cellist in Fiddler’s Four and Crooked Still, Edan, an internationally acclaimed MC and producer, Roxanne Young, a member of Cirque du Soleil and Barrage, Greg Liszt , Bruce Springstein’s banjo player and member of Crooked Still, as well as many other notable musicians. As cellist with the band Incus, he toured nationally and played at over forty venues and festivals all over the country. He went on tour with the El Camino Youth Symphony in Europe twice: once to Italy and Austria and once to England and Scotland. He has recorded on many artist’s CDs including Sonya Cotton, Andi Star, Concept 6, Rebecca Loebe, Pablo Picker and others.

In addition to being a veritable cello monster, Joey is also very interested in organic farming and has traveled to and worked at organic farms in Canada, the west coast of the U.S. and the island of Maui in Hawaii through the organization WWOOF (Willing Workers on Organic Farms or Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms.)

He is currently performing and teaching in the bay area and working on a puppet show and a west coast U.S. tour on a bicycle with an xtracycle for the cello. If you know any great places to play, be sure to contact him! e-mail cellojoe@cellojoe.com. Additionally, he is developing percussion classes for kids, and weekend workshops on shamanic journeying, getting silly and embracing creativity.


postscript:
a lot of my lyrics are freely improvised and made up on the street. i sing about injustices i see. this world is such a beautiful place and we can make it so much more beautiful by growing our own foods, building community, and getting into simple living.

well i hope you listen to the songs and e-mail me with some comments and get some of my cd offerings. thanks so much and many blessings upon you. peace be with you. - ~!@joey@!~ "cellojoe"

here's a cool quote i like:

Poetic Terrorism
WEIRD DANCING IN ALL-NIGHT computer-banking lobbies. Unauthorized pyrotechnic displays. Land-art, earth-works as bizarre alien artifacts strewn in State Parks. Burglarize houses but instead of stealing, leave Poetic-Terrorist objects. Kidnap someone & make them happy. Pick someone at random & convince them they're the heir to an enormous, useless & amazing fortune--say 5000 square miles of Antarctica, or an aging circus elephant, or an orphanage in Bombay, or a collection of alchemical mss. Later they will come to realize that for a few moments they believed in something extraordinary, & will perhaps be driven as a result to seek out some more intense mode of existence. Bolt up brass commemorative plaques in places (public or private) where you have experienced a revelation or had a particularly fulfilling sexual experience, etc. Go naked for a sign. Organize a strike in your school or workplace on the grounds that it does not satisfy your need for indolence & spiritual beauty. excerpted from http://www.hermetic.com/bey/taz1.html..labelPoeticTerrorism by hakim bey.

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Katie Garibaldi

Katie Garibaldi



Nov 10 2009 6:45 AM

Just dropping by to say hi and thanks for the friendship! Check out my new album Next Ride Out on iTunes :)
<3 Katie

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Strawberry Farm Band

Strawberry Farm Band



Nov 6 2009 5:43 PM

Thanks for daring to be different. Tired of the top 40!!
Chi McClean

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Nov 2 2009 4:50 PM

Great playing, Cello Joe! I am impressed by your whole trip. Pretty cool way to get around and play shows. Great stuff. Keep on keepin' on! :)
Allison Geddie (is on iTunes!)

Allison Geddie (is on iTunes!)



Oct 31 2009 7:52 PM

Hope you have a spooky Halloween! Xo
Allison
RAZORHOOF New songs up!

RAZORHOOF New songs up!
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Oct 29 2009 3:22 PM

Hey Santa Cruz friend.......

FREE show tomorrow night (Friday 10/30) at Coaster's at the Boardwalk Bowl - 9pm, 21+

Razorhoof - Praetorian - Kut Pile (Nevada) - and looking for a local SC band to round out the bill (message us)

sorry for invading your page but we are a last minute addition to this show since two bands dropped off and this is the only way for us to get the word out. thanks for the support - razorhoof
20 GRIT on The Metal Scene T.V Show Nov 24th 10PM

20 GRIT on The Metal Scene T.V Show Nov 24th 10PM



Oct 26 2009 7:55 AM

Just stopping by.
David Huebner

David Huebner



Oct 25 2009 3:40 AM

hey man...
good stuff...glad to make the connection...i'll be over in the coastal areas soon...
Paletero J

Juan Balcazar



Oct 17 2009 7:02 PM

da drummer for for what? ur band or...a song on mi profile...?
Ted Painter

Ted Painter



Oct 16 2009 4:00 PM

Great music on To the Fallen Records. Three CD's to choose from: Rock, HipHop, and my personal favorite....Country. Get your copy(ies) today! Original music by active, reserve and veteran military artists. www.tothefallenrecords.com http://www.tothefallenrecords.com
shamanic∞massive

shamanic∞massive



Oct 1 2009 7:36 PM

There are only miraculous events in life,,

evil was made to be destroyed in a respectful manner..

if Yah'oVwah had not made evil,,

no one would know, just how good love is.

So My question to You, Jivamitra:

If Yah'oVwah be for Us,,

Who can be against Us?

praise the almighty controler of all

A'lah'ah Yah'oVwah Ya'ah'oWhu

Copyright © 2009 Pronunciation Authorities Incorporated ®

Ensemble Mik Nawooj

Ensemble Mik Nawooj



Sep 4 2009 1:13 AM

My album, the Great Integration is out now!!!!

Check it at:

Folktrician JUST DEKAN

Folktrician JUST DEKAN



Aug 11 2009 5:52 PM

BUILDING LIFE WITH AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR
HAVE SWEAT TOWEL  ---   WILL JAM !!!!!!              DEKAN
& A DREAM ** THE FOLKTRICIANS
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Jul 31 2009 12:26 AM

Thank you for the add!

Here is a flyer for our next Skeleton Key.




Hope to see you there!

The Southwood Project

The Southwood Project



Jul 28 2009 4:21 AM

blessings brother, how's things?
Ineffable Music Group

Ineffable Music Group



Jun 22 2009 11:04 PM

Devin the Dude coming to the Avalon in Santa Clara for an all ages show Sunday July 19.  Click on flyer for advance tickets.



Rogers Myspace

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Jun 15 2009 3:07 AM

Great article on Gift Cards. Thought it was worth sharing

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We found this article informative, hope you do too.
RAZORHOOF New songs up!

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Jun 5 2009 8:55 PM



hope you can make it out to our first Santa Cruz appearance. we intend to crush.

http://www.myspace.com/razorhoofband
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The Blue Lagoon - 923 Pacific Ave. Santa Cruz

Friday June 12th - 9:00pm - ages 21+ - $5.00


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Ensemble Mik Nawooj

Ensemble Mik Nawooj



Jun 2 2009 2:55 PM

Yo. Add M.O., check out the tracks and come to Yoshi's on June 12th!!
Justin Ancheta

Justin Ancheta



May 9 2009 5:49 AM

On the ro0ad again... on the road again. dudes, I'm at the Mestizo's back room right now. I'm about to fall asleep again. ha ha! lovin' the bike road-trippin-life.
PHAEREX

Gust Lundberg



May 7 2009 11:56 AM

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OK fine’ We can have world peace
BUT Foist,
Right off the bat.
We want that loose crown!
KAPEESH
The Faery King
PHAEREX

Gust Lundberg



May 3 2009 5:57 AM

The Joint Venture

The Joint Venture



Apr 29 2009 4:23 AM

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toan *

toan *



Apr 26 2009 5:12 PM

Yééé Mr Cello, nice to meet u on this Union Square jam. U'r also a pretty good drummer.. See u on the road.
Peace from south France
Dani Paige Band

Dani Paige Band



Apr 23 2009 4:57 PM

Hey, we hope everyone can make it to our show at Moe's Alley on Tuesday April 28th.
It's a double bill with Still Time from San Luis Obispo, and they rock the house! The show starts at 9pm.
See you there!
shamanic∞massive

shamanic∞massive



Apr 23 2009 2:50 PM

ahh yeah party people in the place to be, touch yourself if you feel yourself. rock on and rock out.
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