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Joel Owen is a twenty one year old singer songwriter hailing from Leicester now living and making his mark in London. Involved in music from a young age he began by playing the saxophone, going on to pick up the guitar amongst other instruments as the years progressed.

He began writing and performing solo in 2005 and immediately impressed local crowds across the midlands. By 2006 he was recording his debut album with ‘Musician Records’. A label based in Leicester and run by the owner of the midland’s premier acoustic and roots venue The Musician, at which Joel had repeatedly impressed and become a regular performer.

After a sell out opening night for the release of his album ‘One Of Those Days’ in early 2006 Joel begun to establish his name on the acoustic circuit in Leicester and over the following two years performed live on Leicester Sound Radio, on which he was tipped as ‘The next big thing’, performed across the country representing the ‘Leicester Music Scene’ as Leicester’s ‘Artist of the Month’ and went onto play three of the midlands biggest festivals. Performances at ‘The Big Session’ and ‘City Acoustic and Blues’ festivals both held at De Montfort Hall were well received and last summer he opened the Summer Sundae festival with a performance accompanied by percussion and saxophone.

The idea’s of what could be possible by introducing a band to his songs soon began to form and the last year has been spent utilising the talent of several other renowned Leicester musicians and putting together the band which will play alongside him on the next album, due to be recorded in April this year.

A passionate performer in both full band and solo set up’s, playing regularly with and without the band across the midlands and the capital, now is an exciting time to know about Joel Owen.

'Joel Owen's songs remind you what it feels like to be alive' - Damien St John (Leicester Sound Radio)