{"id":784,"date":"2013-04-22T20:49:41","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T20:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oraclesoftruth.org\/tulc\/?p=784"},"modified":"2013-04-22T20:51:30","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T20:51:30","slug":"featured-performer-joe-leavy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oraclesoftruth.org\/tulc\/featured-performer-joe-leavy\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Performer: Joe Leavy – A self proclaimed storyteller and lyricist with honey-smooth vocals!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"joeleavy2\"<\/a>If you are looking for status quo or business-as-usual when it comes to your music \u2013 you know, women being called derogatory names through incomprehensible lyrics over thumping electronically manufactured beats, and the like \u2013 then you are looking in the wrong place.\u00a0 If, however, you are seeking genuine, authentic music that tickles the senses and touches the soul, then Joe Leavy<\/b> is your guy.<\/p>\n

\u00a0A Guy Named Joe Leavy<\/b>\u00a0is the forthcoming CD project by singer\/songwriter\/producer Joe Leavy<\/b>. A storyteller and lyricist with honey-smooth vocals, Joe is a self-proclaimed romantic with a high regard for love and a huge passion for music. Fortunately for the listener, he is combining the two.<\/p>\n

Internationally influenced in his music, for more than 10 years, Joe worked overseas playing R&B, pop and jazz nightly in popular clubs and hot spots throughout Japan, in bands backing other artists.\u00a0 His time there was both financially and musically productive.\u00a0 Family led him to return the United States, taking his gifts to the Las Vegas market, where he once again, kept busy in the local music scene. Over time, the grind burned him out, and he moved to California, set his music aside and opened a construction company, creating a lifestyle more conducive to focusing on his wife and children.<\/p>\n

As any true musician in love with his craft, he couldn\u2019t completely put music aside.\u00a0 \u201c I have a studio in my home that I built myself. I would still go in there and tinker around as a means of expression\u201d That \u2018tinkering\u2019 lead to the creation of a song in early 2012 called \u201cIt\u2019s About Time\u201d, dedicated to his wife, the tracks for I Heart You\u00a0<\/b><\/em>and the others that will be included on this project. \u201cIn my previous work, I never had the opportunity to perform my own creations. With the music industry being as it is today, with independent music being so prevalent, I can create music that appeals to me and others like me in my age group\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove is where we live. It\u2019s where we are as human beings.\u00a0 I believe we all want to share our lives with another person.\u00a0 I am a brother, son, father, husband, friend\u2019. I believe that my music should express who I am in a way that is uplifting and redeeming.\u00a0 So much of music today is misogynistic. We have given women the idea that they need to show us everything \u2013 loins, legs, behinds and cleavage out everywhere. Nothing is left to the imagination.\u00a0 I don\u2019t need to make it rain.\u00a0 I don\u2019t need a woman to \u2018drop it like it\u2019s hot\u2019.\u00a0 I am about real love and longevity in relationships, and the good and bad that comes with it.\u00a0 I am over 30, I have made my mistakes, and learned from and fixed them where possible.\u00a0 I have been happily married to my wife for 18 years.\u00a0 Mature love, enduring love and the wisdom gained in the process. That<\/i> is what I express in my music\u201d.<\/p>\n

When asked about his musical influences he references greats such as Nat King Cole and Tony Bennett. \u201cThese guys are true professionals in regard to musicianship. Their interpretations, phrasing and delivery of songs is what made them popular\u201d He sites other legendary \u2018classic\u2019, artists as major influences: Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn and Donny Hathaway. \u201cThey sang music that is timeless that we still listen to today\u201d. \u201cAnd when it comes to songwriting, one can\u2019t forget Stevie (Wonder) and Marvin Gaye. They wrote music that people can connect with. I try to do the same with my music\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day I am just a guy named Joe Leavy<\/b> who believes in love. I am a simple man \u2013 I love God, my wife, my family, my friends, and music.\u00a0 I feel blessed that God has given me the gifts and opportunity to be able to express this in my musical offerings, and I hope to create music that resonates in the hearts and minds of people decades from now. Classics that people will never grow tired of!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you are looking for status quo or business-as-usual when it comes to your music \u2013 you know, women being called derogatory names through incomprehensible lyrics over thumping electronically manufactured beats, and the like \u2013 then you are looking in the wrong place.\u00a0 If, however, you are seeking genuine, authentic music that tickles the senses […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-performers-speakers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oraclesoftruth.org\/tulc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oraclesoftruth.org\/tulc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oraclesoftruth.org\/tulc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraclesoftruth.org\/tulc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraclesoftruth.org\/tulc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=784"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraclesoftruth.org\/tulc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":795,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraclesoftruth.org\/tulc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784\/revisions\/795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraclesoftruth.org\/tulc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oraclesoftruth.org\/tulc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraclesoftruth.org\/tulc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oraclesoftruth.org\/tulc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}