For years i would just call my style folk music. but then i started playing songs like - the Jeffersons and play that funky music white boy. so we added funk into the name. then we started building up songs into the loud gritty grungy sounds with electric guitars and crashing cymbals like sunshine of my love or seven nation army. so we added in rock. eventually we would cover a myriad of tunes from groups like the stray cats or the four non blondes. an occasional michael jackson tune grouped with the spin doctors. so this is what we came up with:
acoustic progressive psychedelic folk rockabilly
acoustic progressive psychedelic folk rockabilly
beware! below is promo stuff. it may be boring or it may be impressive. nevertheless this is the kind of stuff you put in a press kit in hopes that someone will think you are way more impressive than you actually are.
- Recently charted song "what am i gonna do with me?"
- #24 on inspirational country charts and #15 on inspirational Bluegrass charts.
- Listener’s choice at the Nashville Songwriters Festival 2007
- Joel has released 7 albums, and has played on average of 250 shows a year.
- Voted 2006 XMG Music conference favorite at the HardRock Café, Dallas.
- Shared the stage with hundreds of amazing performers from country music's "pat green", Dove award winners "mercy me" and Grammy winners "trout fishing in america".
joel sprayberry |
joel sprayberry band |
some more fancy promo stuff about my music that someone else wrote that makes me feel good. enjoy~
For music fans that feel the industry
has been lacking acoustic guitar masters
who can rock, they haven't been exposed to the work of Joel Sprayberry. With
his unique style of music, Joel puts on a performance that is enjoyable to fans
of all musical genres.
Sprayberry has been writing and performing
his own style of music for over a decade now, giving the style its own moniker: "acoustic progressive psychedelic folk
rockabilly".
Critics have
compared him to great acoustic guitar mavens such as
Dave Matthews and John Mayer. Fans
of Sprayberry agree that the time and effort he puts into his music and lyrics
are evident in his musical performance.
Tollbooth.org stated,
"Unlike many
guitar-intensive artists, Sprayberry has put as much thought and care into crafting his
lyrics as he has into creating his finger-flying licks.
With the skill of an engaging storyteller/poet, he opens up worlds with his
words."
His artistic dedication and uniqueness are
two qualities that make listening
to Sprayberry a memorable moment. "If I write a song that sounds even
remotely like something I've heard before, I'll throw it out," he said. "All my lyrics have
something to say and I feel music crosses lines of communication further than
any form of art. I want all my words to be important and clear, but in a
respected style. I want my style to be broad enough so that everyone who
experiences a show will have a good time."