Joel Piper

Joel Piper
Background information
Birth name	Joel Piper
Born	(1985-10-18) October 18, 1985
Origin	San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock metalcore post-hardcore EDM
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter percussionist record producer DJ
Instruments	Vocals drums guitar piano bass sampler
Years active	1998–present
Associated acts	Avery Pkwy Confide As I Lay Dying Chapter 14 Olivia
Website	Joel Piper's Official Website

Joel Piper (born October 18, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and disc jockey born in San Diego, California. He most famously known for being the ex-drummer and clean vocalist for the metalcore band Confide from 2009 to 2013. As a solo musician, he has released three full-length studio albums and three EPs.

Early life

Joel Piper is half Native American and German. He was born on October 18, 1985 in Sonora, Mexico to missionary parents who resided in a humble cement home there for 5 years helping the less fortunate. He was raised there till he was 5, at just eighteen months old Piper started playing an actual drum beat on the couch with drum sticks cut in half by his father so his small hands could hold the sticks. He would make up songs and sing them all day long. He had a natural ability to hold a 4x4 beat. When he was 5 he wanted to use his gift to make other people feel how he felt. More importantly the whole world. Once Joel finished high school he began making a living playing in pop, rock, metal, and pop punk bands, touring humble to large tours on all the major continents. Since a child Joel had a hunger to record his song ideas so he could listen to them over and over. Finding ways to jerry-rig components and devices, Joel made his own albums for him and his friends in which eventually progressed into producing and recording songs for some of the worlds greatest artists and song writers.^[1]

Musical career

Piper played the drums for Olivia, a band from the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii.

In October 2005, Joel started writing and recording music about his personal experiences in his bedroom. Later that year, he claimed his life changed forever from the teachings and life of Jesus Christ at a church that met off the I5 freeway exit in Orange County, California called Avery Pkwy. He named the project after the street name as a symbol of when Jesus healed his stomach and revealed to him the true meaning of hope. He released one full-length album ‘You Have The Roadmap’ in 2006.^[2] 'Dream Big' was released on iTunes on March 11

His debut EP, "The Only One" was released on the 1st of November 2011. With 210,000 downloads in one week, it debuted at No. 11 on the iTunes pop chart passing big names such as Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato and Adele. The EP also reached top 40 on the Billboard Heetseekers Chart without any label or 3rd party support other than his dedicated family of fans. His single The Only One was also hand selected by iTunes as the Free Discovery Download of the week. His debut pop album Dying to Live has an experimental and ballad heavy track list where he explores a different side of his songwriting abilities taking his sound to new depths with a unique and engaging blend of rich organic sounds with electro-pop touches. "Dying to Live" debuted at No. 17 on the iTunes pop charts, putting him side by side with Swedish House Mafia and Zedd.^[3]

My Little Earthquake 2.0 was released on the 1st of May 2012 Through the Night was released on the 9th of May 2013 Enough was released on the 25th of May 2013 Brand New Life was released on the 1st of December 2013 We Are the Dreamers was released on March 18, 2014 Come With Me (Live Sessions) was released on the 25th of March 2014 When Will I Realize was released on the 24th of September 2014 Celebrate (Deluxe Edition) was released on the 1st of March 2015

Discography

Joel Piper

Albums

• Dying to Live (self-released, 2012)
• Brand New Life (self-released, 2013)
• Celebrate (Deluxe Edition) (self-released, 2015)
• Elevate The Cure (self-released, 2016)

EPs

• The Only One (self-released, 2011)
• Averymerrychristmas (self-released, 2014)
• Peter Pan (Remixes) (self-released, 2015)

Singles

• My Little Earthquake 2.0 (self-released, 2012)
• Alive (self-released, 2013)
• We Are the Dreamers (self-released, 2014)
• When Will I Realize" (self-released, 2014)
• Summer Love" (self-released, 2013)
• Enough" (self-released, 2013)
• Through the Night" (self-released, 2014)
• Everyone (Shake Their Body)" (self-released, 2014)
• Come With Me (Live Sessions)" (self-released, 2014)
• Rule the World" (self-released, 2014)
• The Maestro Of My Own" (self-released, 2015)
• Will You Be Mine" (self-released, 2016)

Avery Pkwy

Albums

• You Have The Roadmap (2006)
• Elevate The Cure (2016)

EPs

• Averymerrychristmas (self-released, 2010) (As Avery Pkwy)

Singles

• My Apartment (self-released, 2009) (As Avery Pkwy)
• Love Story (Taylor Swift Cover) (self-released, 2010) (As Avery Pkwy)
• Dream Big (self-released, 2014) (As Avery Pkwy)

Confide

Albums

• Shout the Truth (Re-Issue) (2009)
• Recover (2010)
• All is Calm (2013)

Guest appearances

• "California Christmas" (2013) by Manafest^[4]

Music videos

References