Hi,
I'm Joe. I was born (Oct.14.1989) and raised in a quiet suburb just outside Toronto, Canada.
When I was 6, my parents forced me to learn piano. I hated it; quit classical training when I was 10-11.
Was tempted to re-learn it again as I grew up, but only really did it when I really wanted to play various songs that were significant in popular culture. Namely, Layla and various songs by Muse.
Nowadays I'm working on my phd in psychology at UWO. I haven't been posting very much recently, and I do feel bad about that. Will try to rectify for 2014.
Without a doubt, my two strongest influences are Matt Bellamy (Muse) and Beth Gibbons (Portishead), but I've also been heavily influenced by Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, and The Darkness. Honourable mention goes to Oasis.
While I once declared a love for only classic rock, my taste expanded to contemporary alt. as well. By 2011, I began to embrace 80s and 90s hip hop and by 2013 I began to incorporate electronic too.