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Joe Volk | |
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 Joe Volk in Helsinki, Finland. February 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Acoustic, folk |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Invada |
| Website | www |
Joe Volk is an English musician and songwriter based in Bristol.
Solo
Volk is signed to Invada Records as a solo artist [2][3] and released his debut album 'Derwent Waters Saint' in 2006. The album was recorded, engineered and produced by Adrian Utley ,[4] guitarist with the band Portishead. Volk started recording a new album in January 2011, again working with Utley, as well as Emmy nominated composer Ben Salisbury.[5]
His last solo performance in the UK was in 2009 at the Colston Hall,[6] Bristol. He performed with the Bristol Ensemble chamber orchestra as part of the 'Invada Invasion'[7][8] event curated by Geoff Barrow. Volk started playing live again in February 2011, playing a handful of shows in Finland.[9][10]
He is the Great Grandson of electrical engineer and inventor Magnus Volk.
Bands
He was first signed to Invada Records as the singer with hard rock band Gonga. Volk left the band in 2007, after writing and releasing two albums with the group.[11]
Volk is also the singer and lyricist in Crippled Black Phoenix, a band founded by Justin Greaves in 2004. Together they are signed to the publishing division of Domino Records[12] as the writers of the group.
Since releasing Derwent Waters Saint, Volk has released seven albums and four EP's with these bands.
Other work
Volk composed the music for the National Geographic documentary 'Cryonics – Freeze Me'. His song 'The Sun Also Rises' was featured in the BBC short film 'Small Dark Places'.[13] He has worked on several projects with the visual artist John Minton.[14]
See also
References
- ^ http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d9a4e24cfd7f08279c2dd3c17&id=4a4a2ea81d
- ^ Lukowski, Andrzej (2009-09-21). "Invada Invasion of DiS: Geoff Barrow talks Bristol and BEAK> / In Depth // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ Fine Tuned: February 08 (2008-02-29). "Bristol - Entertainment - Fine Tuned: February 08". BBC. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Joe Volk | Clash Music Exclusive Ones To Watch". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Ben Salisbury". Ben Salisbury. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Mogwai confirmed for Invada Invasion at opening". Colston Hall. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ Bloomfield, Philip (2009-10-01). "Invada Invasion: the DiS review / In Depth // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Invada Invasion Preview - Mogwai, Fuck Buttons And Free MP3s From Crippled Black Phoenix, Joe Volk And Thought Forms - Notes From The Underground - NME.COM - The world's fastest music news service, music videos, interviews, photos and free stuff to win". Nme.Com. 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Sue.fi - Uutiset: Joe Volk kolmelle Suomen-keikalle helmikuussa". Suezine.fi. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ — Sam Norgate (2011-04-12). "Joe Volk - live in Finland". Invada. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Gonga | Clash Music Exclusive Ones To Watch". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Domino Publishing | Artists | Crippled Black Phoenix". Dominopublishingco.com. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Joe Volk - All Tomorrow's Parties". Atpfestival.com. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "John Minton". Minton Film. Retrieved 2011-07-26.