User:JOEY SYKES

Joey Sykes is an American songwriter/guitarist/producer/vocalist. Born and raised in Long Island, New York, he started playing guitar at the early age of 10, and has been  playing, writing, performing, and producing music ever since. After cutting his teeth, playing just about every club in Manhattan, Long Island, and many venues in New Jersey and Connecticut, Joey got his first taste of the big leagues with a New York city band called BOYSTOWN...They were signed to UK deal with EMI, and toured England, among other high profile gigs. Joey then got his first major label record contract with a band called COWARD...They were signed to Elektra records in 1996.Joey was the guitarist/co-writer.They went on to tour in '97, mainly with 3rd Eye Blind, made a music video, appreared on MTVs Oddville, and were very critically acclaimed. Next stop....California.....Joey Sykes moved to California and was the guitarist/musical director for Capitol recording artist TOMMY HENRIKSEN...Tommy had a single called "I See the Sun", that was in the movie "Blast From the Past". Joey then went on to play guitar for another Capitol recording artist MEREDITH BROOKS...Meredith had a huge hit with the song "Bitch".It was with Meredith, that Joey got to fulfill many of his childhood dreams. Among these acheivements, were, playing at Madison Square Garden opening up  for The Eurythmics...(they also played  the Staples Center).Also, while playing guitar for Meredith, Joey was on numerous TV shows, including Jay Leno (twice), Rosie O'Donnell show, Queen Latifah show, Martin Short show, Mike Bullard, Top of the Pops, and others. Following Meredith, Joey had a short stint, playing guitar with Epic recording artists ON.(featuring Ken Andrews).

other notables.... -Joey has had his song "Human, Being Human", in the major motion picture DADDY DAY CAMP -Has been signed to 2 major publishing deals ..One with Warner Chappell, and one with BMG.(but now controls his own) -Writes in Nashville every 3 months or so...... -appeared in the movie "Across the Universe" (guitarist on rooftop)

Among the artists hes performed with, or shared a stage with are...

-Don Henley -Paul Stanley -Bryan Adams -John Mellencamp -Hall and Oates -Queen Latifah -Tommy Shaw (Styx) -Kelly Keagy (Nightranger) -Third Eye Blind -Barenaked Ladies -the Eurythmics -Collective Soul -NSYNC -Johnny Gale -John Entwistle (the Who) -Tico Torres (Bon Jovi drummer) -Jeff Pilson (Foreigner,Dokken) -Cherie Currie (the Runaways)

Music Videos

-Coward “I Don’t Care”…Elektra Records -Meredith Brooks “Lay Down”…Capitol Records -Tommy Henriksen “I See the Sun”…Capitol Records

Film & T.V. Placements

-motion picture "Daddy Day Camp" -T.V. movie-“Legally Blondes” -Ghost Whisperer -Everwood -What about Brian -the Hills – -Threshold -Next (MTV) -Brothers and Sisters -Gossip Girl -All My Children -Las Vegas -Men in Trees -CMT Cribs