User:Julie Stone-Williams

Julie-Stone Williams (currently known as Joy Regime) is a multi genre Indie original recording artists and author who is originally from Spokane Washington currently based in Southern Oregon.

Beginning in 1999, She started out as a solo artist in her home town.

In that same year she relocated to the Idaho Panhandle and formed a band under the name of “The Julie Stone Band” releasing her first album called ‘Change of the Season’ at the Music Festival In Sandpoint Idaho while opening for the certified gold grammy award winning American Country Rock Band, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB).

In 2003, the band morphed into a duo called 2FOR2, members being Julie Stone, who later became Stone-Silverman (vocalist rhythm guitarist) and Ben Silverman (lead bassist harmony vocalist).

B Silverman recorded and mastered Stones first two albums.

The duo continued to perform throughout the Pacific Northwest and started a fundraiser for the Elementary Schools called M.O.R.E, music outreach education to help fund schools with proper music programs.

Stone released the second album called Swept Away in October 2003 during a comedy/music show featuring former prime time talk show host from the NBC’s Tonight Show, Jay Leno at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman Washington.

The duo continue performing and releasing singles through 2018 when B Silverman passed away.

Stone-Williams formed another duo called Red Beach Umbrella in 2019 members being Julie Stone Williams and Charles Philyaw, known as Chuck Curry Keyboardist/Vocalist. The duo grew into the band Joy Regime adding in members Mark River lead guitarist and Kevin Hairgrove Percussionist.

They released their latest album called Chasing The Sun at PrideFest Eugene Oregon in August 2023, recorded by Kevin Hahn at Opal Studios in Portland Oregon.

Stone-Williams found Hahn through a childhood friend named Craig Montoya who is the former bassist for the Alternative Rock Band EverClear.

Joy Regime currently performs in PNW music festivals and intimate vineyard venues such as Stomp By Croft Vineyards in Salem Oregon.

She is the author of a book called “You Can write Lyrics”.