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Joe Rusi (Mircea Rusi ) ( October 29, 1975/ ) is a norwegian , romanian-born blues artist.

Early life Rusi was born in Radauti, Romania, where he lived until he was five. After his parents divorced, he moved with his mother and his sister in Botosani, where he attended the music school, playing violin and piano. In 1986 he moved to Iasi, to attend the classes of the presitigeous National Collge of Art Octav Bancila. He returned to Botosani and started to play guitar.

First band In 1989 Joe and some friends formed one the first rock bands from Botosani, called Seism Seism opened for Iris and Riff, two famous bands in Romania.

Highschool Joe graduated highschool in 1993, after two years (1989-1991) at Mihai Eminescu's and two years ( 1991-1993) at A.T Laurian Seism played every sommer on the Black See seaside and rocked festivals across the country.

In 1993 Joe got a diploma from The Popular School of Arts, in guitar.

College From 1994 to 1997 Joe attended the collage in Suceava, where he graduated with a bachelor in museography. His interest in museums and history was not greater than his passion for music, so in 1998 he moved to Bucharest.

Bucharest I 1997 Joe ( known at that time as Mircea ) became the young star of blues, and his band Split Blues Band was very popular, with hundreds of shows and radio and tv appearances. Still the blues market was tight and Joe wanted to move to West.

Norway Once he decided to move, there were many offers from different agents around the world. Joe choose Norway, and the first contracts were for six month, fallowed of three month in Greenland. Returning to Norway, Joe got an offer from the music school in Flekkefjord, to be a teacher, a position that included electric giutar and bad teaching. This years were intense, with Joe struggling to find a balance between economic stability and musical dignity.