JoskiBlog

Hi guys,

Now we are into the New Year - 2010 - and it can take time to get up to speed can’t it!

2009 was a good year for Joski band. We finally got a brilliant line-up which consolidated our move from being a five piece band down to a four piece. Xande joined on drums and proved to be a spectacular player and really good guy. Then Sara joined on bass - and is a really good player and all-round musician with lots of strings to her bow (bass…).

Club Smash! - Which we started in July - was going strong in December for our Xmas show. The silver leggings went down a treat! Grazza did the videos and we now have a different film for each song. It really helps our live persona!

Lots of fine bands have played with us at this JOSKI residency now including - Calatrilloz, The ViPs, Sarah Tonin, Pretty Limelight, Rubinger. See www.myspace.com/clubsmash1 for more details…

Very soon we are going into the studio to record new drum tracks for the new songs. Then we will work on them at our own studio - Ne Plus Ultra - before mixing them at another studio with posh gear! We can do a lot of the leg work and vocals etc here but need a bigger better sound stage or monitoring for the final picture. It could take a while but hey - are we in a hurry?! er, Yes we are!

Also this year 2010 apart from the Smash! gigs continuing - we want to play more gigs around town and in the country. especially doing some Festivals and stuff. So keep your gims locked to joskimusic.com and we will give you news and info as it appears.

If you want to join our mailing list just send a mail to info at joskimusic.com and we will be happy to have you aboard! Happy and productive new year!

Ciao for now,

Joski - Jan 2010

Hi All,

We are playing Club Smash! again this month - after all - it is our residency! This month is 21st Sept - stage time 9:10pm - be nice to see you all there! Remember to get the flyer from the bottom of the homepage so that you can get in a bit cheaper!

We have a really good band line-up now. Sara Farina has joined us on bass. Sara is a consumate musician - tremendous experience and musical ability - and still young! She also plays with The V.i.Ps. with Sara and Xande and Jenty and Joski we now have a fabulous line up of talent within one lovely band!

Laters,

Joski

Hi Pop pickers!

CLUB SMASH! is all set for Monday July 20th launch at The Comedy Pub - 7 Oxendon St, Piccadilly, London SW1Y 4EE.

Four great bands:

The ViPs - Indighost - JOSKI - The Smackhounds

Download this flyer to get a quid off your £6 door entry.

Each band gets a 40 minute set - this is a feature of Club Smash! so that we can have a longer time to embellish our music and performance. we are reacting against promoters who want to screw unsigned bands by making them provide a large audience or making the band pay cash when they don’t hit unfair targets.

Club Smash! requires bands to bring a minimum of 5 punters - not 25! “We still want bands to bring an audience though”, says Joski, “At least this way it is a bit fairer and more about the music, we want to make a nice vibe for bands and people to want to come see bands at every Smash! nite”.

For full details visit www.joskimusic.com or www.myspace.com/clubsmash1

Ciao,
Joski

Hi peeps,

We are going to be playing live again! First at Tommy Flynn’s at Camden on Sun 12th July.- Then - our own night! at the newly created ‘CLUB SMASH! with three other great bands. This will be on Monday 20th July starting at 7:30.

Club smash is at The Comedy Pub at 7 Oxendon St London SW1 - Mon 20th July - Joski on at 9:10
www.myspace.com/clubsmash1 for full details!

We have lots planned for entertaining you guys - not including going butt naked unless asked! A summer of JOSKI fun is envisaged!

On Thursday we were in a small room at lovely Pulse Studios in Walthamstow - which is where we rehearse. It was only meant to fit three - and there are four of us, usually - BUT - Jenty had to stay home with the nipper this time as baby-sitter meltdown occured.

Of course it was diff without the supertastic synthy sounds of the Jenter’ but we got some good noises down. We are right near to gigging status now and Kukat and me can boogie, Xande and Kukat can boogie too. With Xande and Jenty holding station we can flit around!

Coke a plenty - fizz of course - and our alloted 3 hours went in a flash! Looking forward to recording with Xande - pronounced Xan Xhe.

Laters,

J

Hi out there on this lovely sunny May 1st!

We are on IM Radio today! This is the international Music Radio of Indepependant Musicians based in Chicago but plays music from all round the world 24/7.

JOSKI tracks ‘Howard Roark; and ‘Whadya Want’ are being rotated on the United Kingdom Rock channel:http://www.imradio.com/

Location - United Kingdom
Genre - Rock

Have fun!

J

Hi guys and gals! From 4th May when the voting becomes active!

We have a song up at Overplay.com because we are entering one of those dopey competitons that get spammed by other bands street teams and professional Ad Agencies! However - why not, we thought, maybe they will find some wheat (us) amongst the corporate chaff (other bands!).

So - click on the logo above and rate our song and you can help us be, well, be up there!!

Ciao bela

JOSKI

So - The JoskiShop is live now and supplying the western world with more lovely cottony things!

In JoskiShop you will find all them lovely JOSKI designed things that people just have to have! T’s and jackets and bags and things - all reasonable or cheap and carefully deliverd! BUT - Watch out for the ‘Joski Expensive Mug’ - don’t quite know why that is the price it is! Still if you are ordering 100 for your fete or garden party this summer - just let me know and I am sure we can smash the price down!!

Adios,

J

So - here we go! Welcome to Xande - our new stickman and the best we’ve seen recently. Xande has real flair and wicked rock drumming together with great experience in Latin and Brazilian beats.

He also has good recording experience and it is looking good for gigs soon! You heard it here first!

Hi Pop Pickers. Joski are about to start recording “I Know we’re from the Stars” and also do a remix of Howard Roark.

“We don’t want to mess with Howard toooo much - we gotta keep those razorback guitars and swoopy synths!” says Joski.

This is all work for the new EP