Joe McGinty piano, vocals, arrangements, and various co-conspirators.
Influences
Jimmy Webb, Burt Bacharach, Todd Rundgren, Brian Wilson, Harry Nilsson, Flaming Lips, Flamin' Groovies, The Monkees, Gentle Giant, Brian Wilson, Bubblegum Music, Gary Numan, Kraftwerk, Rock Musicals, Fiery Furnaces.
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The 2003 Baby Steps CD, "Kiss Me Stupid" is available on iTunes!
Click here to puchase "Kiss Me, Stupid" on iTunes
Joe McGinty is a composer, keyboardist and arranger who was born in Atlantic City, NJ, and got his first professional experience playing in the lounge act "Franco and Mary Jane." Franco and Mary Jane played Atlantic City, Vegas, Tahoe, Reno, West Palm Beach and many points in between.
After a brief stint with Robert Hazard in Philadelphia, he moved to NYC to join the Psychedelic Furs. He was with them for 5 years, playing on the last two records, "Book of Days" and "World Outside". He's also worked with Ryan Adams, The Ramones, Nada Surf, Kevin Ayers, Martha Wainwright, Devendra Banhart, Ronnie Spector, Jesse Malin, Amy Rigby, Space Hog and many others.
In the 90s he led the orchestral pop ensemble Baby Steps, who released an self titled ep produced by Kurt Ralske, and a full lenght CD, "Kiss Me Stupid", produced by Bryce Goggin. Baby Steps songs are now available on iTunes.
McGinty is the founder and music director of the popular Loser's Lounge tribute series, where local talent pays homage to the pop icons of the past. Loser's Lounge made its debut in 1993 with a Burt Bacharach tribute at Fez, and has played to consistenly sold-out rooms ever since.
Now based at Joe's Pub, the Loser's Lounge has also performed at the Allen Room at Lincoln Center, Celebrate Brooklyn, Westbeth Theater Center, The Knitting Factory, Makor and the Jewish Museum.
An avid keyboard collector, McGinty runs a vintage keyboard studio where you'll find a Rhodes, Wurlitzer, a few Moogs and Arps, a Clavinet, Farfisa, and a Hammond & Leslie, and lots of other fun toys (www.carouselrecording.com). Recent acquisitions include a bizarre Hammond synthesizer and yet another Casio. Clients include Nada Surf, Fulton Lights, Amy Rigby and many others.
He has produced music for the Daily Show and composed music for independant films and TV shows, including HBO's "G String Divas". Theater credits as music director include "People Are Wrong" at the Vineyard Theater and "Bright Lights, Big City" at the New York Theater Workshop.
Recently he produced the new Padre Pio ep, and is currently working on a Unicornicopia CD.
And, every Tuesday night he hosts "Joe McGinty's Piano Parlour" at Googie's Lounge above the Living Room, featuring Live Piano Karaoke. Come on by and say hello, and why don't you sing a song while you're at it? There's literally hundreds of songs to choose from, and it's good fun!
He keeps a blog about his musical activities, and promises to update it more often. You can check it out here.
Joe McGinty and the Loser's Lounge band recently backed up Moby for Comedy Central's recent "Night Of Too Many Stars" benefit for autism education. In 2005 he was the band leader for the short-lived ABC game show "My Kind Of Town"
He recently debuted his new band, Circuit Parade, which features Mike McGinnis on woodwinds, Julia Kent ..o, and Leon Dewan on melody gin and swarmatron.
Dear friends, my elder bro Dima has made a page dedicated to our lo-fi studio “Happy Records” based in Kyiv, Ukraine, created for non-profit purposes. The focus of the studio work is producing indie artists we subjectively find interesting.
So please, find some time and listen to our friends’ music recorded by us at:
We are recording a LIVE ALBUM next week at The Trash Bar with 16 bands! Be There!
On June 14th DJ Mojo & BREAKTHRURADIO. COM present the first in an ongoing series of live shows intended to epitomize the podcast station's mandate to bring to the public the best,most innovative and exciting music being made today. The bands below will give the audience an experience of good music, great fun and fantastic entertainment!
june 14 - $8 +++++++ BELL HOLLOW-10 CRUEL BLACK DOVE-11 APPOMATTOX-12 DESIRE LINES-9 LUDLOW LIONS-8
AND *DJ MOJO'S BIRTHDAY BASH - July 2 featuring Gary Lucas' Gods and Monsters* Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart) Billy Ficca (Television) Ernie Brooks (Jonathan Richmond & The Modern Lovers) Jason Candler (Hungry March Band) Joe Hendel (The Latest Show on Earth)
JOCK-8 WILD YAKS-11 TELENOVELA STAR-10 GARY LUCAS' GODS AND MONSTERS-12 RENMINBI-9
I can't believe I didn't run into you in NO. I hope you guys had a great time. I have missed to many Losers shows but it is so busy down here right now with so many filmings. Hope to see you all soon.
as u probubly alreddy know, I have had my eye on u since soffmore year. Puberty may have cum late for u, butt when it did, OMFG! Remember when I axidentilly ran into u when we were playing baddmitton on Phy Ed? Well...um...that wasnt a axident. When we touched, it set off a hott fire insyde me- a fire that will burn probubly for years of graduashun.
I'm voting 4 u 4 most likely to make me wanna do the wyld thing on your leg! What are u doing this summer????
We r playing @ Prom. Its gonna be totally rad! And after, one of the guyz has a hotel room (Best Western, I think), so if u wanna go, we have schnapps.
"Don't leave me in the rain" it is a sad .....sad....mood when i think of someone left me in the pouring rain.and i worte it down to release my pain. and if you like it i will feel more release.....thank you dear friend!
