Biography

Biography
About The Artist: Joe Jr. & Friends
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Singer/Songwriter/Screenwriter, The Artist: Joe Jr. Is currently at JoRon 2000 Studio’s, recording his third Cd entitled, “Songs of Encouragement Vol. lll. His team is preparing these new tracks. “I Don’t Wanna Let You Go” and a classic remake of: “When We Get Married”, made popular by former Sly and The Family Stone Bassist Larry Graham, for his upcoming Fall 2024 EP release, on BLAPOP RECORDS USA. New BLAPOP RECORDS ARTIST: p.móksah, a Singer-Songwriter & Pastor from Southern California. His songs New Every Morning & Kindle A Fire, are this months Artist Music features. Suzy Brack (Quarantine Holiday Blues) & Jaiden Hsu “Be Well” are our guest artists, along with Mark Olen: Flugelhorn & Bb Trumpet & John S. Green Chicago Sag/Aftra Actor/Singer. Throughout 2023/24

(Chicago-February 2023)

Joe Wright, Jr. is an active recording/touring artist, singer, musician, songwriter, voice-over performer, arranger, playwright and music teacher. Throughout his long career, Joe has sung & played percussion on many commercials and recording projects. He continues to tour the States with his own singing group The Artist: Joe Jr. and Friends, which proves to be an extremely popular Act on the Festival Circuit with a solid fan base. In addition to being a multi-facet performer, Joe also is an acclaimed record & audio book producer with more than 25 Cd & Audio Book projects currently being downloaded, streamed and sold on “Audible.com,” “Amazon.com” and “Apple i-Tunes” among others. It should be noted that all of these projects were recorded/produced at his state of the art home project studio JoRon 2000 Studios located in Illinois. Known as an innovative & savvy businessman, Joe is the CEO/President of his own Independent Record label- Blapop Records, and has successfully garnered radio air play on over 30 international internet radio stations through Airplay Direct.com for many of the label’s projects. Currently, Joe is the Chicago Singers Collective (CSC) Coordinator for educational outreach for schools in the Chicago land area and suburbs . CSC has just completed a preview performance of Joe’s original musical story “OREO: Significant Songs of the Sixties” to rave reviews. A proud and dedicated member of the SAG-AFTRA Chicago Local, Joe is the Co-Chair of their Singers Committee. Joe also serves as a member of the SAG-AFTRA Chicago Audio books Committee. For more information please visit http://www.airplaydirect.com/blapoprecords or email: blapoprecords@aol.com


The Artist: Joe Jr. utilizes his musical skills to compose, sing produce and publish songs addressing: Faith, Family and Fatherhood. The Artist: Joe Jr. parlayed his learning and musical savvy into writing and singing popular jingles through Prophecy Productions, and served as percussionist on the Tom (The Fly Jock) Joyner Morning Show with the Uncle Butchie's Live House Band.

As the original composer of Esquire Magazines exercise video series, "The Great Body Workout", The Artist: Joe Jr. co-composed the song, "Pray" on the Grammy-nominated CD entitled "Peace in the Neighborhood" by the late Pop Staples of the Staples Singers. Additionally, The Artist: Joe Jr. co-wrote "I Really Love the Lord" with the late Eugene Record, -- a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and former Lead Singer of the Chi-Lites on his final CD," Let Him In".

Note! All Songs Are Available For Sync & Mechanical Licensing at: http://www.songfile.com The Harry Fox Agency https://www.harryfox.com/index.jsp and ASCAP http://www.ascap.com/licensing/

Songs can be purchased as Digital Downloads/Digital Streams, on all major music services.