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Joel Irwin
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		Composer arranger songwriter & multiaward producer Houston, TEXAS United States Profile Views: 14536 Last Login: 12/17/2009
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Member Since	9/26/2005
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About Joel Irwin

Won the worldwide music producer competition (www.listenandexchange.com) SIX years in a row (only one to win more than twice and win EVERY year of the competition). Creates live fully scored arrangements for a 22 person big band/jazz band (www.texasjazzcentral.com). Composed, arranged, and produced pop, ac, children's/folk, and broadway/show songs for individual male and female artists as well as for duets. The Sara Jo Dunstan version of "Our Journey" peaked on the Sounclick.com pop/musical charts at 1 for the US and 3 overall. Written classical music for both string chamber ensembles as well as a string/piano sextet which were performed live. Concentrates on music which 'sounds' like 18th and 19th century classical. Composed, arranged, and produced both electronic and live fully orchestrated scores as well as thematic melodies/songs for tv / film and music used in conjunction with visualizations at a men's retreat weekend (www.mkp.org). Audio and sound producer for Houston Grand Opera (HGO) To Go. Member of ASCAP, Society Of Composers, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (Screen Composers Association), The Recording Academy (Grammys), and Women In Film And Television (WIFT). Has a more extensive list of musical selections at: www.soundclick.com/joelirwin Performances of his music/works can be watched at: www.youtube.com/joelirwin

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Tim Fatchen	Oct 5 2009 6:26 AM "Without a Home" has come on very nicely in deed, Joel. A lot more power in it. Haven't been in for a listen for a long while--work, life, issues...!
Ninure da Hippie	May 29 2009 11:05 AM Wow.. Ancient Forrest is amazing, I could almost see the tress and feel the moisture in the air...
Mike Surratt	Jan 19 2009 3:40 PM Hi Joel -- thanks for finding me in myspace land and wishing you all the best...Mike
Ninure da Hippie	Dec 7 2008 4:38 PM "We" in Chicago, with the largest urban populationof Poles outside of Warsaw Poland, know a good Polka when we hear one. "Coney Island Polka" is indeed a Great one!!
Ninure da Hippie	Oct 13 2008 3:05 PM "Wide awake on Christmas" just keeps getting better and better!!
Enchanted Soundscapes	Oct 4 2008 4:27 PM Thanks, Joel, for accepting my request and for sending me a message. I really enjoyed your magical and compelling tunes, "Ballerina Beautiful" and "Without a Home". The ambience, textures and chord progressions affected me, not only on a musical level, but a visceral one as well. Best wishes on your future endeavors! Respectfully Yours, John
Sid Barnhoorn - Film Composer	Sep 8 2008 7:11 AM Hey Joel, It's been a while. How are you doing? Great music on your profile! ;-) Cheers, Sid Barnhoorn ------------- filmcomposer, orchestrator & arranger, sound designer & multi-instrumentalist www. sidbarnhoorn. com
Ninure da Hippie	Aug 27 2008 10:29 PM Wow...you really added a lot to "Little Boys Deepest Needs". I am at a loss for words...you may need to buy me a need keyboard.
Tim Fatchen	Aug 13 2008 12:12 PM Ballerina beautiful v19 is lovely, Joel.
Raine Sumner	Aug 13 2008 2:27 AM Hi Joel Just stopping by to say hello and hope the composing is going well for you! Raine
daryl banner - writer/composer	Aug 7 2008 5:34 PM I love your work, Joel. Without a Home was chilling... Deepest Needs really pulled at me, too...
Charles Bosco	Aug 5 2008 2:39 PM Hi Joel, Stopped by this morning to listen to your excellent music. Congrats on the awards, my friend! Thanks for all your helpful and informative bulletins. Much success and happiness! Charles
Written by Connie	Jul 22 2008 1:00 PM Hi Joel; I haven't stopped by in a while... but I just listened to "Little Boys Deepest Needs" I sat back in my chair and this is what I heard.. 1st the boy is running chasing a butter fly, he runs and runs until he give up and sits on a big rock exhausted, and then the butterfly lands on his shoe!! 2nd he walks to the pond and for the first time tries to skip a rock on the water after several tries he remember his father telling him to try and find a rock that was thin and some what flat, so he tries again, still no skipping across the water :( then again he remembers something his father told him about how to hold the rock curled up in your finger.... IT WORKS he skips rocks for a solid hour. 3rd so excited to tell he father of his day he runs all the way home, thinking it was about time for him to be home from work, only to find out it was 3:00 and he would not be home until 5:30 the little boy was so exhausted he falls asleep in the couch. 4th it is his father who wakes him up and he gets to tell him all about is WONDERful day. A day of fun, a day where you have something to tell your father that you know will make him proud, and a day that lands you in the tender loving and protective arms of your Dad...to a Perfect ending. ************** Thank YOU for the peaceful journey Joel, it is Beautifully written. ox~connie
Ninure da Hippie	Jul 13 2008 8:28 PM Hi Joel... Been busier than I would've liked so I just now was able to stop by and "check in". "Little Bous deepest needs" somehow reminded me of my brother (when we were both little). Very beautiful....are there/will there be words?
Greg n Deb	Jun 5 2008 4:28 PM Absolutely Beautiful job on "Wide Awake On Christmas Eve"!! YOU have a classic here! Greg n Deb
Thor	May 31 2008 1:50 PM I just listened to "Wide Awake on Christmas Eve" and I was really impressed. It captures perfectly the spirit of Christmas, in fact as I listened it brought me back to early morning times on Christmas when I'd wake up super early as a kid. It would still be dark and I'd wait eagerly for my parents to get up. Talk about nostalgia! I also love the way you ended it. That ending has something of a jazz flavor to it. Beautiful. Thanks for blessing the world with such a wonderful gift.
Ninure da Hippie	May 30 2008 3:37 PM Wow, this final verion of Wide Awake On Christmas Eve lovely!!
Ninure da Hippie	May 29 2008 1:28 PM Ba Ta, is that new? Very cheerful!!
Martin	May 21 2008 3:28 AM Your song / arrangement of Without a Home is very moving. Thanks for being a new friend. ~Martin
Steve Ballard	May 15 2008 11:14 PM Just stopping by to take a listen to your work. Nice compositions.
Ninure da Hippie	Apr 22 2008 12:34 PM Hi Joel! Wow, You really did a lot of work on the Christmas song since I was lst able to stop by!! Quite lovely - as if you need me to tell you that - with any luck it will take its place among the classic X-mas songs :)
Sid Barnhoorn - Film Composer	Apr 1 2008 6:40 AM Hi Joel, Listening to your work. Wonderful music. :-) Without a Home is beautiful. Cheers, Siddhartha Barnhoorn ------------ filmcomposer www. sidbarnhoorn. com
Gale Revilla	Mar 24 2008 4:52 AM Just dropped in to send some Kudos. Stay in touch. Musical hugz, Gale
Ninure da Hippie	Mar 17 2008 2:31 PM Hi Joel!! I had stopped by to wish you a Happy St. Pat's Dat and a Joyous Easter, and discovered you had posted a new song. I agree with the last comment that "Little Boy's Dreepest Needs" is, to say the very least, amazing!!
Written by Connie	Mar 3 2008 11:40 PM WOW Joel... "Little Boy's Dreepest Needs" is amazing! I LOVE IT! ox~connie

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