Joy Crowers (all vocals, lyrics, music).
Piano and compositional contributions by the ridiculously talented Brian Kelly.
Productions from the fabulous DJ Slice.
Acoustic Guitar Contributions On "Bleeds On" and "Whatever Makes it Work" from Daniel Arena of Untrained Eye.
Bass Guitar on "Bleeds On" from Josh Solomon of Reality Stricken.
Bass Guitar on "These Games" from Joe Galante of The Autumn Affair.
Cello on "These Games" from Krista Nielson of Hoots and Hellmouth.
Violin on "Bleeds On" from the amazing John Dunn.
Photo sessions taken by the unbelievably talented Timothy P Hines!
Yea, that's the hotness right there!!
If you could combine Alanis Morissette's poignant lyrical genius with Sarah Brightman's deliriously exquisite voice, Beethoven's dark passion with Chopin's deliciously dissonant progressions, throw in some of Fiona Apple's smooth melancholy with Maya Angelo's poet beauty, and top it all off with Ani DiFranco's honest "in your face" ingenuity, you'd have everything I try to drive into every piece of music I give birth to. Holla!
My musical influences are classical, r&b,soul, hip hop, rock, spoken word and pop. Like a big ole yummy melting pot, baby!
Joy Crowers is a classically-trained singer with a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance from West Chester University. She is a Singer/Songwriter/Producer and is in the process of recording her first album titled These Games.
She is a published writer who first started writing poetry at the age of 9. She began composing and performing at 15 and went on to study music at the professional level at age 18, after passing very competive auditions at both Wilkes University and at 19, West Chester University.
In 1998, she met her match in the brilliantly talented mind of pianist and songwriter, Brian Kelly and the two have been inseparable since, writing mind blowing music, unconventional progressions, and rendering passion and vulnerability as if they were puppets on strings.
The songs of These Games are autobiographical and speak volumes of the mental "games" we play; with each other and with ourselves. When asked what she hope to accomplish with this album, Joy stated, "I want to heal people through music; to provide a venue where empathy and understanding prevail. I want to change the way people think about life, about love, about themselves. I want to redefine a whole culture of music; to create an entire genre of expression just so people can categorize me. I want to change the world."
Current Projects:
In the studio, working with the multi-talented producer DJ Slice, on debut album "These Games."
Featured on the smokin' hit "Walkin Away" with the gorgeous diva Angela Gruver. Featured on the pure fire track "Catz" with the amazing Jet Phynx. Featured on the undeniably addictive track "Hopeless" with the ridiculously talented AHD Child.
Featured on the beautiful tracks "Dreams" and "Unwanted Ones" on Untrained Eye's much anticipated acoustic album "Acoustic Jonze"!
Featured on tracks with the incredible Quiet Rage on their much anticipated, upcoming album. Featured on a track with the ever-talented Bernard Collins.
what's going on my friend i dont mean to be all in ur page like everyday, but theres a new song on my page "Heartbroken" if you havent check it out you need do if you did then i hope you enjoyed it, but anyways i wont take much of ur time so have a great week and always rememebr do you dun let em do you
whats going on with you i havent stopped here in a minute, but here i am blessin the page keep doing you, i got a new song on the page you should check it out its called "HeartBroken" let me know what you think and leave your love.
I am going to play Joining You soon on my channel. Melancholy Mix riff and then hardcore piano style after. I thought of you while arranging it! Love, B
I have an amazing opportunity, and all you have to do is follow the link above and go vote to make it a reality... please! All you do is click on the Pict Button on the left of the page.
I would like to photograph and tell the stories of the soldiers in the war in Iraq through the loved ones awaiting their return. All proceeds from the book would go towards a program to support military families of soldiers KIA.
There are so many that are willing to sacrifice their lives for our country, for the chance to protect those they love...but there are other's who make an even greater sacrifice, and often not by choice, the families of our military that every moment of deployment risk sacrificing someone they love deeply. Everywhere there are yellow ribbons to support our troops, and a man or woman in uniform is approached by many and thanked for their service but the wife of a deployed soldier goes unnoticed, her trials unrecognized. I would like to do a photo documentary and biography that would tell the stories of the soldiers deployed, and the loved ones awaiting their return. It would be a part of a four piece series, the first being about the families of deployed military, the second would tell the stories in an autobiographical anthology of wounded soldiers and vets, the third would be a collection of memoirs for soldiers who have been Killed in Action, and the 4th would be a first hand account of the military as they are on deployment, with photos of their barracks and living conditions during deployment.
Sales from the books and any products that come there after would go towards a photography project that would allow military families to create memoir books of deployed soldiers that were KIA to keep for their children so they will never be unknown or unremembered. All military familie
Thats awesome!!! I was going to get some acupuncture done and noticed that the chick does free smoking cessation for anyone that wants to quit, so Randy went with me and pretty much quit smoking in a matter of days! AMAZING, and he smells so much better already ! HA!!
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Aww thanks for the compliment, and ditto, I am so excited to get together and shoot! I love it: talented beautiful songstress, what more could a photographer ask for?!
Lookin good, sister! We need to get together and catch up one of these days!!!! I'm going to call you one day this week, or next week on one of my many trips to VA! Haha!
My God, you keep getting hotter and hotter. I hope you don't mind my repetition of saying that or of using a contemporary term like "hot"--I just have a habit of pointing out the good when I see it. For real, wow. It's like you out-Alanissed Alanis in the 1990's and now you're out-Christina-ing Christina in the 2000's! Much love. Oh... and a song too. :-)
Thanks. And the likewise about the music. I love your sound...I was amazed when I heard you...Doing big things and I am happy to be apart of your network.
Hey Joy! Just saw your new pic and you just look so pretty! Hope everything is going great for you! not to make you jealous or anything, but I'm going to see ani defranco this wednesday...
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