In 1998 Joseph started his music and art career in Eastern Oregon moving operations to Portland, OR in 2002. His father and mother personally managed their son. Since then he has an amassed body of work, studio albums, singles, live albums, tours, videos. While working with independent labels, managers, booking agencies and distribution companies throughout the U.S. and overseas. Alongside working with a milieu of faith places. His primary markets being Portland, OR & metro, The Pacific Northwest and Denver, CO.
After graduating college in 2005 with a B.S. double major in counseling and biblical studies with a minor in pastoral care and post graduate studies in 2009 in voice and music theory. Joseph expanded his career further with his Father and Mother. In 2012 after years working together Joseph's father passed away from a 4 year battle with systemic scleroderma.
In 2013 with his experience and training Joseph worked with charter schools and in 2015 opened his own art school to train, educate and produce music artists after the birth of his son Isley. His first artist he produced was Josephine Relli. He was a music director/worship pastor at a church in Sherwood, OR and since has been working on his own albums, singles, shows and educational work in music. And serving as worship leader and giving pastoral care at Gentog and Gentog Community Services.
He works with artists, students, the community and seniors with dementia, Alzheimer's and memory loss at a facility in Tigard, OR called GENTOG. He also teaches at Youth Music Project in West Linn, OR. A non profit that makes music lessons accessible to all no matter their financial situation. He leads with GENTOG Community Services dementia friendly spiritual gatherings every Thursday of the month at GENTOG Community Services and serves as GCS chaplain.
He has a certification in music care from The Room 217 Foundation out of Canada, has certifications in music theory through University of Edinburgh Scotland via Coursera, has a certification in chaplaincy from Life Pacific University, has an ecclesiastical endorsement from Pastor Joel White of Crossridge Church in Sherwood, OR and is a cohort member of The Sounds of US an music activist organization. He also has a certification with Opening Minds With Art organization focusing on art and dementia.
