Joe Gande

" Joe Gande…A truly genre-defying original artist…"

With soulful, heartfelt vocals, walls of guitars, funky grooves, horns and beautiful string melodies, the music of NYC singer/songwriter/guitarist Joe Gande crosses all barriers.
"…music is supposed to make you feel…"

Joe’s music provides listeners with dynamics, heartfelt emotions and raw intensity. His songs are filled with soaring melodies, catchy hooks, addictive, sing along choruses, introspective, self-searching moments and pure, driving rock & roll.

"An Emotional Journey…"

Emotions will undoubtedly arise upon listening to the music of Joe Gande.Joe draws on a variety of personal life experiences, painting a thought-provoking, abstract landscape that all can undeniably relate to. Songs about life, loss, ups, downs, love lost and found and the human condition. Songs about searching, questioning, understanding, finding…
"Stop, Look and Listen…"

Joe has the uncanny ability to reach people and make them feel – a voice, a presence and sincere honesty that immediately draw in a crowd and makes any live performance an exciting, no holds-barred sight to see…
"A Natural"

Singing, writing, arranging, producing, playing guitar, bass and keys-all without ever taking a formal musical lesson in his life. A prolific songwriter and self-taught guitarist with an ear for melody since a young age, the music just comes into his head. From arranging horn charts, drum fills and grooves, scoring beautiful lush string sections and vocal harmonies, to bangin’out some funky piano…

All music written, arranged and produced by Joe Gande, Dogtag Music, BMI © 2000-2011
All Rights Reserved
Engineered by Joe West and James B. Gately III
Mastered by the legendary, Grammy award winning Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC
Recording: Analog 2" tape, Live in the studio, in the same room rhythm tracks-Guitar, Bass & Drums
Tip: Listen with headphones
Recorded and mixed in NYC at: Smash Studios, The Gallery, Sorcerer Sound, Pyramid and Valhalla
Joe Gande: All Vocals, All Background vocals, All Harmonies, All Guitars, Piano, Keys, Conga drum
Neal A. Ostberg: Bass
Kevin Bregande: Drums
Craig Shrawder: Keys
James B. Gately III: Hammond B3, Glockenspiel, Bongos