William Joseph (musician)

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Name = William Joseph


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Background = pianist
Birth_name = William Joseph
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Phoenix, Arizona,
United States
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Instrument = piano
Genre = Classical, Pop
Occupation = pianist-composer
Years_active = 2004 - present
Label = 143/Reprise
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URL = http://www.william-joseph.com
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William Joseph is a Yamaha Artist pianist and recording artist from Phoenix, Arizona.

William Joseph has loved music since he was a child. By age 8, he had won a full music scholarship provided by the Boys Club of America, enabling him to study piano with famed Russian pianist Stella Saperstein. By age 17, he had written the theme song for his hometown hockey team, the Phoenix Coyotes, as well as a special anthem called "Seeds of Hope", intended to help draw attention to the victims of the Kosovo refugee crisis. In his late teens he left the musical field, only to return later and release 2 independent albums, complete with a large concert schedule.

Between his performance engagements he has often found time for teaching, He was the first teacher hired by Piano Warehouse in Phoenix, Arizona and taught for the company Arizona Music Lessons later to be renamed Arizona Music Academy [www.arizonamusicacademy.com] ,(for which he still performs short teaching periods) the same music school that employes Charles Watson of the Universal records band Hollow Council [ [http://www.hollowcouncil.com :::The Hollow Council::: ] ]

In 2003, Joseph performed at a charity event in his hometown and bumped into David Foster, for whom he played. Foster was impressed, and they began collaborating, eventually writing several songs together that would appear on 2004's "Within", Joseph's major-label debut. By this time, Joseph was signed under Foster's 143 Records, a sub-label of Reprise Records and Warner Bros. Records.

In August and September 2004, Joseph opened for Josh Groban's "Closer Tour", covering 12 cities in the US and Canada, giving 16 concerts. During November & December of 2005, Joseph was the opening act for Clay Aiken's "Joyful Noise" tour, which covered 36 cities in the US and Canada, giving 40 concerts.

Discography

Albums

*"Within" - 2004
*"Beyond" - 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.william-joseph.com/ Official William Joseph site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/williamjoseph/ William Joseph Myspace page]
* [http://www.imeem.com/williamjoseph/ William Joseph Imeem page]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1598 Uncut Interview on The Hour]