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The Son Of Rock, Joey V. is an American Musician, Singer, Composer and Songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. After more than 20 years of playing concerts and releasing albums, The Son Of Rock continues to use the instruments around him, combined with soulful artistry, to explore the spectrum of human emotion. The Son Of Rock, Joey V. says that he “tries to draw influence from life. Period.” Best known for his recorded work with the Insane Clown Posse and live performances with Zug Izland, The Son Of Rock is constantly creating...you never know where he may pop up next.

Early Life Born in Royal Oak, MI, The Son Of Rock grew up in a home that encouraged his musical growth. During his teenage years, he took to Guitar and received his first article written about him in Jam Rag (April 17, 1996) at the age of 13, where they call him a “guitar wonder. Joey’s earliest influences included Yes, Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Metallica, amongst many others. Around this time, Joey began working for international music journalist, Tom “Tearaway” Schulte. With Tom’s encouragement, Joey started his own fanzine called “Madman’s Diary” in 1996. Tom made some calls on Joey’s behalf and before he knew it, Joey was able to spend time with all of his musical hero’s. Through the fanzine, Joey was able to sing on stage with Iron Maiden at Pine Knob, hang out with Exodus on the bus before a show jamming on acoustic guitars, chill backstage in Jon Anderson’s tent before a Yes show and hang out with Ozzy Osbourne, all by the age of 15. Joey started a few high school bands at this time and would also do special performances at Hazel Park High School in the Auditorium. By 15, he had several performances under his belt and grew to love the stage.

Career The Son Of Rock, Joey V. first rose to international prominence after he joined the band Even The Odd as their Bassist. Signed to Sony Records, the band released it’s debut record, “Popular Among Van Owners,” shortly after Joey joined the band in 2004. Despite having not played Bass in a band before this, Joey learned Even The Odd’s set on Bass in 48 hours, as they had a show booked two days after their initial meeting, in front of a sold-out house at The Shelter in Detroit. Produced by Daniel Wise (My Chemical Romance, The Naked Brothers Band, Secret Machines), “Popular Among Van Owners” was promoted with a few solid years of touring, with the band performing with such acts as Sponge, Seven Mary Three and The Rock N Roll Soldiers. Music from the “Popular Among Van Owners” album has been featured in several movies, television shows and commercials such as: the movie “Trust The Man (Julianne Moore, David Duchovny),” several A & E Television shows and the MTV show, “The Dudesons.” Several singles from the album, including “Message To You” and “Forgive Me,” were picked up by radio stations and received airplay across North America. Luke Hackney of Metro Times (February 23, 2005) said about the band, “The ever-fanciful fuck, drugs and rock ’n’ roll fantasy/myth that has plagued countless prepubescent dudes from Anywhere (or maybe that’s Nowhere), USA for the past 50-plus years will continue to thrive as long as there are albums to spin and a guitar to be riffed. At least that’s what Even the Odd frontman and guitarist Ben Hornbeck would like to believe. “Man, I hope so,” he says.”

His bandmates — including bassist Joey V and drummer Ryan Darnell — are loudmouthed, trash-talking, spliff-sucking, booze-fueled creatures of whim ready to rock you and have as good a time as humanly possible in the process. Just ask ’em.”

After Even The Odd disbanded, The Son Of Rock, Joey V. joined forces with the industrial-rock band, Zug Izland. As one of the featured recording artists on the Insane Clown Posse’s Psychopathic Records, Zug Izland had already forged a path in the music world by the time Joey joined their ranks as their Guitarist. Releasing two albums by that time, Zug Izland was known and loved worldwide by the Insane Clown Posse’s fans, the Juggalos, so much that they identified themselves as Zuggalos. The Son Of Rock, Joey V. started playing live shows with Zug Izland in 2007. They made several trips around the United States and played with artists such as: Insane Clown Posse, Three 6 Mafia, Ice Cube, MC Hammer, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, and Andrew W.K. Making annual appearances at The Gathering Of The Juggalos and playing special shows such as the annual Big Ballas shows, Zug Izland set fire to stages anywhere they played.

It was around this time that Joey started taking more of an interest in the opportunities to make more music in the studio with some of his new friends. In 2010, The Son Of Rock, Joey V. started working with different artists, in different genres than he had before, and the year saw three important records that Joey was involved with, released in three consecutive months. August 26, 2010 saw the release of the debut Chop Shop record, “Welcome 2 The Chop Shop (2010).” The Son Of Rock, Joey V. can be heard playing Guitar and Bass on many of the tracks on this album. Many songs for different projects were recorded during this time period with Chop Shop Producer and Rapper, Michael “Tre Lb” Locks (Chop Shop, Shaggy 2 Dope, E-40).

Just one month later on September 21, 2010, the world saw the release of Twiztid’s “Heartbroken & Homicidal (2010), Psychopathic Records/Sony).” This album marked the first collaboration released to the public that The Son Of Rock, Joey V. had with a recording artist on Psychopathic Records. The album debuted on The Billboard 200 at #29 and #3 on The Billboard Top Independent Albums and Top Rap Albums charts. Joey can be heard playing Guitar and Bass on many songs on this album. This record also features Drums from Stephanie Eulinberg (Kid Rock) as well. Kik Axe Music Reviewer, James Zahn, compares Joey’s playing on the record to Marilyn Manson, Mr. Bungle and White Zombie. This album received a very unique release as well, as Twiztid played the record in it’s entirety before it’s release date at their 2010 Gathering Of The Juggalo’s performance.

October 19, 2010 saw The Son Of Rock, Joey V. next appearing on Anybody Killa’s album, “Medicine Bag (2010, Psychopathic Records/Sony).” This album debuted at #117 on The Billboard 200 and features guest appearances from Insane Clown Posse and Blaze Ya Dead Homie. Joey can be heard lending his talents on Guitar and Bass to several tracks on this record, including the fan-favorite solo on the song “On My Way.”

2011 saw The Son Of Rock, Joey V. making his first appearance on a recording with the Insane Clown Posse. “The American Psycho Tour EP (2011, Psychopathic Records)” was released in celebration of the tour that shared the same name. Joey can be heard singing Backup Vocals on songs such as the re-imagining of The J. Geils Band “Freeze Frame” on “Get Geeked” and on the fan-favorite, “I’m Still Alive.”

On September 13, 2011, nearly one year since their last release, Twiztid dropped “Cryptic Collection 4 (2011, Psychopathic Records/Sony).” The Son Of Rock, Joey V. can be heard playing Guitar and Bass on the song “Prey For Us.” The album also features appearances from Insane Clown Posse, Tech N9ne and E-40.

August 14, 2012 saw the result of many, many days spent in the studio released to the public as the new Insane Clown Posse record, “The Mighty Death Pop (2012, Psychopathic Records/Sony).” Released in three different versions, each with a different extra album included, it is estimated that a total of six records worth of material was recorded in preparation for The Mighty Death Pop; as other additional material was recorded as well and released later on other albums. The Son Of Rock, Joey V. can be heard playing Guitar, singing Vocals and acting in some of the skits. The album debuted at #4 on The Billboard 200 beating such records as Adele’s “21,” Maroon 5’s “Overexposed,” and Zac Brown Band’s “Uncaged.” The Daily Blam named The Mighty Death Pop as the second-best album of the year and Spin Magazine named it the 39th best Hip Hop album of 2012. The Mighty Death Pop features appearances from Ice Cube, Three 6 Mafia, Color Me Badd and The Geto Boys, amongst others. Several other ICP releases came around this time that The Son Of Rock, Joey V. can be heard on as well. These include: the 2012 Hallowicked Single “Amber Alert (2012, Psychopathic Records),” “The Mighty Death Pop DJ Tool Kit (2012, Psychopathic Records),” and the single for “When I’m Clownin’ (featuring Danny Brown) (2012, Psychopathic Records).”

The Son Of Rock, Joey V.’s other appearances on Psychopathic Records releases include: providing Additional Vocals on the “Skreeem!” Remix from Joe Strange (Eminem, Rhianna, Nikki Minaj) on DJ Clay’s “A World Upside Down (2013, Psychopathic Records/Hatchet House/Fontana),” playing Guitar and Bass on Legz Diamond & The Purple Gang’s “9 Pistolas (2013, Psychopathic Records/Fontana),” and providing the Vocals for the chorus on the track “Don’t Ask Me” from Shaggy 2 Dope’s latest solo release, “FTFOMF (2017, Psychopathic Records/Fontana).”

2019 will see the release of The Son Of Rock, Joey V.’s first solo music. He is very grateful to be able to continue to make new music constantly. This summer, The Son Of Rock will be releasing his debut single, “I Should Have Stayed.” Featuring production from Michael “Tre Lb” Locks, the song also features additional singing from Malcolm and Taara Hatcher from The Selected Of God Choir. The Son Of Rock, Joey V. can also be heard playing on the upcoming release from Tre Lb, titled “RE-A.M.P.” Coming Summer 2019, this album continues their collaborative efforts with the best batch of songs yet!

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