Joseph Watkin is a powerful, new and home-grown British singer-songwriter. His music is derived from personal experiences of teenage angst and his lyrics pay homage to every magnified emotion imaginable. His words are sung with passion and conviction, using his natural ability for storytelling.
Born and raised in and around Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, he started at a young age, and coming from a very musical family picked up the guitar fairly quickly and naturally. Although his talent for writing was as yet unknown to him, at aged 15 he began performing on the local acoustic circuit as a solo artist, where he honed in on his talent and tested the water.
Aged 18 Joe bought a train ticket to central London. And with only a bag of leads, a six-string and a book full of lyrics, he set about filling his gig diary there.
Fast forward a few months, he was playing regular acoustic slots to his London counter-parts in a host of bars and clubs on the infamous, mirky back-streets of Soho and Camden.
And with appraisal from his peers, he took himself to the intimate surrounds of The Rock Garden in Covent Garden, where he played his official debut showcase to an attentive audience. Amongst whom was the producer of an innovative new TV show called 'Live From The London Studios'. This lead to him filming a live performance of his record 'Emily' to a large studio audience at the Southbank Studios.
November 2006 saw Joseph complete the first leg of his 'Live & Acoustic' tour calling at cities across the Uk, ever since, Joseph has taken each show in his stride, confidently performing a catalogue of his heartfelt songs.
"Look out for this young man!" - The Guardian
REVIEWS
Cambridgeshire's 'Joseph Watkin' has created a thoroughly emotionally driven demo cd. His heart-heavy songs really leap out to you in the first listen of his 2005 demo and allow you to feel his passion for writing and recording. I also get the feeling that these four songs were written because they needed to be written, not because he just felt like writing some songs one day.
"Emily"
is the perfect introduction to Joseph's material and starts the demo off with warm acoustic tones, despite it being about a lost love. Track two, "Him" is perfectly able to hold its own but i feel that it could benefit from backing vocals being added to it. Musically it seems a little too light at times and perhaps some more guitar would also give the song more weight to match his rising vocals.
"I Need You Tonight"
has been perfectly crafted and balances the power of Joseph's vocals with the guitars which leads nicely towards "Unity", which takes the demo to a close. This last song is aided by percussive accompaniment and contributes to an epic ending of what feels like a completely raw, honest but upbeat collection on personal thoughts and feelings. Superb. In Conclusion : "Joseph Watkin's Demo is an incredibly personal and intimate note to himself..."
The Band Agency
"I think he is an exceptional talent and someone who i very much believe in, he is someone who deserves every chance given to him. I have rarely seen an artist of such a young age with such an incredible talent and potential to be a great success. His stage presence and the calibre of his songwriting is something you just have to experience. I first saw Joe at The Rock Garden in Covent Garden, and i knew i had to make every effort to get him to appear on 'Live from the London Studios'. "
Chris Yates Producer 'Live from The London Studios'
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Hello! It was lovely to meet you the other night too! Really liked your music. Hopefully see you at one of my nights too. Send me a message and we can arrange dates... Ania xxx
Hi Joe ! Things are going pretty well, thanks. And you ? We should sort out another Norwich gig for you in the New Year if you are up for it ? Say hi to Emma and tell her we followed her recent dancing adventures on TV ! Have a great festive season, and speak soon. Steve x
Many thanks for the powerful performance last night, Joe. Sorry we hid all the light switches. Hope this wont spoil our chances of getting you to come back ? Steve @ Grapevine.
Yeah Mrs March was (ironically) the devil incarnate.. and apparently Mrs Martin still does the whole "digging her heels into the floor while complaining about all the dents" thing.. Blahh I hated that school :P
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hey buddy, yea should be able to make that.. hopefully we'll also be able to celebrate me getting a new job!.. i've got my 2nd interview on the 7th! :D oh and... Happy New Year!!!!!!!
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