Joe Condiracci
NEWS
Our single "Angel" rose to #15 on Friday Morning Quarterback's AC chart, with 1,600 spins a week on 65 commercial stations. On-line "Angel" is #3 on www.neohippy.com's top 20 indie singles, and is #15 on the AAA singles chart. We are went to #13 on the Adult Contemporary chart on New Music Weekly (www.newmusicweekly.com) with over 700 spins on 35 Internet stations.
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Joe Condiracci began his entertainment career at age 3 in his parent’s living room. By the age of 8, he was taking guitar lessons, and songwriting followed shortly thereafter. Originally from Jon Bon you-know-who's hometown of Sayreville, NJ, Joe did a stint in New Brunswick, NJ before settling in Hoboken, NJ, right outside of Manhattan.
Joe's songs provide an intimate look into love and relationships. With acoustic pop/rock overtones, his lyrics and voice compel you to feel both the love and the heartache. His songwriting and arranging abilities have proven strong enough to stand up to the biggest names in music, as his single "Angel," climbed the charts to #15 on the FMQB.
Joe also won the respect of the late legendary producer Tom Dowd (Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart), and was the last artist to record with Dowd. Tom worked on two of Joe's songs, ‘Angel’ and ‘Touch'(which Tom rearranged). Tom felt very strongly about Joe's talent, songwriting ability, and solid musicianship. Sifting through Joe's wealth of material, Tom began choosing other songs to work on. The quintessential hit-maker, Tom believed Joe had several hits on his hands, especially the gospel inflected pop tune, ‘Until Its All Right," and ‘Perfect World.’ Unfortunately, Tom was never able to finish the tracks. Due to his illness, he passed away a few months later. The experience of working with Tom has left an indelible impression on Joe. As Joe has said, "It is not every day you have your work validated like that." With a smooth and soulful voice, Joe captures his audience, and keeps them captive long after the set is over.
Joe's songs provide an intimate look into love and relationships. With acoustic pop/rock overtones, his lyrics and voice compel you to feel both the love and the heartache. His songwriting and arranging abilities have proven strong enough to stand up to the biggest names in music, as his single "Angel," climbed the charts to #15 on the FMQB.
Joe also won the respect of the late legendary producer Tom Dowd (Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart), and was the last artist to record with Dowd. Tom worked on two of Joe's songs, ‘Angel’ and ‘Touch'(which Tom rearranged). Tom felt very strongly about Joe's talent, songwriting ability, and solid musicianship. Sifting through Joe's wealth of material, Tom began choosing other songs to work on. The quintessential hit-maker, Tom believed Joe had several hits on his hands, especially the gospel inflected pop tune, ‘Until Its All Right," and ‘Perfect World.’ Unfortunately, Tom was never able to finish the tracks. Due to his illness, he passed away a few months later. The experience of working with Tom has left an indelible impression on Joe. As Joe has said, "It is not every day you have your work validated like that." With a smooth and soulful voice, Joe captures his audience, and keeps them captive long after the set is over.
Do you play live?
Joe has been performing in the NYC tri-state area for the past few years, and will be performing in Atlanta, GA for the first time on July 23.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
It makes it easier for unsigned bands like us to be heard by lots of people.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
We are actully being looked at by a couple of majors right now. We are interested in finding a home with the "right" major label, because as a pop band, its the only way we'll make money and stop bumming off our manager.
Your influences?
Our musical influences are widespread. From Crowded House to the Posies to Pete Townsend and Jeff Buckley and beyond...
Favorite spot?
New York City, but we also like Louisville, KY a lot.
Anything else...?
We were recently invited down to Miami to record with legendary producer, Tom Dowd (Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, to name a few). Tom loved our material and wanted to leave us with our own trademark sound. Our re-recorded versions of "Angel" and "Touch" are being mixed by Tom and Chris Carroll, and will be a helpful tool in shopping for the right label for us.