JOIE BRATZ can be described as Miley Cyrus performs with Shania Twain at a California beach party.
JOIE BRATZ (JO*EY), as she puts it, was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba and rebelled in Vancouver, British Columbia. Being the child of an artistic family, Joie learned early on what she wanted to be when she grew up. “It just hit me one day!” “I was singing along to a record and I realized that I wanted to be a singer. I practiced everyday and eventually I got up enough nerve to perform at a local jam. I eventually got over my extreme case of stage fright and began to enjoy entertaining. I went from being a shy, insecure girl to a strong, confident performer. Now instead of getting stage fright before a show I’m full of energy and raring to go!”
It wasn’t long after that Joie started experimenting with writing. She asked her mom for a guitar and she wasted no time in developing her song writing skills. “I was so proud of the first song I ever wrote I guess because I actually did it. It was a pretty silly song but it fueled many more to come. I’m quite hard on myself so I’m always trying to get better and better at what I do. I think once you believe you are the best you can be, that’s when you lose your edge.” It’s hard to imagine that Joie has ever written anything silly judging by the songs she’s penned so far. But it’s typical of someone with her ambition to want to raise her game.
Having siblings so far apart in age, JB had many musical influences growing up. “The 80’s were a huge influence on me. All of it! Rock, Pop, Dance, Punk, Mod and even Country music. You can hear a lot of different genres of music in my songs. It’s like I’ve taken all of those influences, mixed them up in a martini shaker and it just works.” And works it does! Bratz music is a fresh new sound full of a playful energy that makes it impossible to sit still. She has the ability to bottle youthful enthusiasm into tidy, infectious songs. Not just by contributing her clever lyrics and contagious melodies, but by also being involved in all aspects of recording and mixing. “I love all aspects of the recording process. I find it fascinating that a raw little song relies so deeply on the production around it to be able to live up to it’s full potential. Every little nuance plays such an important role in the finished process.”
For the past several years Joie Bratz has been touring all over North America rockin’ out on every stage she could find. “I have a lot of fun when I’m touring, it’s the biggest reward. I can connect with the crowd through my own personal music and I can see that it affects them in the same way that it affects me. Music is a huge part of my life. It’s not just something I do, it’s who I am.”
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