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Joseph Hilton Jenneman (born November 6, 1996) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His thoughtful lyrics and infectious hooks are quickly gaining the attention of music fans across the globe.

Early Life
Joseph Hilton Jenneman was born on November 6, 1996, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, son of Stephanie (Meyers) Jenneman, and Robert Jenneman. He grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, playing baseball, hockey, football, and basketball as a child. He continued playing baseball throughout high school. At age eight, he attended a Bruce Springsteen concert where Bruce shook his hand and gave him an autographed songbook. From that point forward, he was obsessed with writing songs and performing them for any audience he could find.

2003-2015: Career Beginnings
Joe wrote his first song at the age of five, “The Swinging Baby Blues,” documented by his grandmother because he was not yet able to write it down himself. He began playing guitar at age seven, and was performing around Michigan by the time he turned nine. Jenneman began recording full band demos in middle school. Notable early recordings include the Red Door EP (2011), and the Acoustic EP (2013). Jenneman also had several bands throughout high school including Breaking Habit (2011-2012), Fulton (2012-2013), and Benefit of the Doubt (2012-2015), who he won the Grand Rapids Battle of The Bands with in 2014.

2015-2016: Columbia College and Stonebridge
During the 2015-2016 school year, Joe attended Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois. While at Columbia, he formed Tugboat Jones, a four-piece Jazz-Rock band who performed at venues around the city as well as DIY shows and house parities. That year he also recorded his Stonebridge EP, featuring production from Joe Ayoub (Colbie Callait, Enrique Iglesias).

2017: American Guilt
Jenneman’s American Guilt EP features heavier concepts, including dis-satisfaction with society displayed in the tittle track. A lighter spot of the project, Georgia, was inspired by his stay in the state during the summer of 2016, at which point he was working for his uncle selling cars.

2018: Your Name and The Same
In the fall of 2017, Joe relocated yet again to Los Angeles, California. Soon after his arrival, he teamed up with Grammy Nominated producer Erik Kertes (Shakira, Michael Buble) to record his singleYour Name, which was released on new years day of 2018. EARMILK described the track as a “Spirited summery jam chock full of heartwarming vintage sounds.”[1]

Building off the success of Your Name, Jenneman released an emotional, lyric-driven single entitled The Same. “It’s catchy, it’s beautiful, but most importantly it’s genuine.” Said xKira in their review of the song.[2]

Both Your Name and The Same were released with music videos directed by Brendan Eadicicco. The videos gained a fair amount of buzz from fans in Jenneman’s hometown of Grand Rapids, as well as in Los Angeles, and the UK.

Influences
Joe lists classic rock artists such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, and Bruce Springsteen as sounds that molded his own. He also mentions often the impact blues has had on his musical development, most notably Skip James, Son House, and Robert Johnson.[3] More contemporary influences which Jenneman has listed include James Bay, Allen Stone, Harry Styles, Leon Bridges, Amy Winehouse, and Mac Miller, who he met outside of a Los Angeles bar shortly before the rapper’s death in September of 2018.