BIOGRAPHY

    From his style to his talent and his passion, there is definitely something rare about this gifted aspiring artist. He is said to be the Seal or Sting of today’s generation bringing his unique pop/rock/alternative genre and dynamic tone and notably wide range. His romantic writing style of heartbreak and love captures the ears of every young teenager who comes across his music. It takes two ears and a big heart to hear what this young singer/songwriter conveys through what he sings. He forms an intimate relationship between you and his music as each person finds their own story in his catchy songs. Joel’s goal is to share his talent with the world conveying the message that “from disaster comes the bloom of a new day”. 

 

    Joel Keith Echols A.K.A Joel Michaels was born to famous Jingle singer, Alice Sanderson and music producer/songwriter Keith Echols. Joel was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to sunny, southern California at the age of 1. Joel is the only son in a family of four children. His love for music was inspired by both his parents and growing up in the city of Los Angeles. His original set course was to become an animation artist while one of his three sisters would follow in the footsteps of their parents and continue on to pursue music. However, during the ninth grade, Joel was asked to join a band and found his God-given talent to write songs and his captivating voice that would inspire him to continue further in a musical career. 

 

    As he saw people fall in love with the words he wrote and the melodies he sang, he knew there was much more to music than a simple sound, but rather a connection between each song and the audience. Joel had joined a total of four bands as both the songwriter and singer, leading him closer to his career, learning more from each experience. He performed in and packed out many venues from small coffee shops to large, nationwide-known clubs, including the Key Club, The Roxy, BBKings, Knitting Factory and the Viper Room, along with recording in multi-million dollar studios. Soon after hearing his audiences singing along with his words, he knew it was his time to pursue becoming a major solo recording artist. Since then, he has been chosen to sing for various albums, movies and TV shows including the High School Musical 2 & 3 soundtracks for Disney, and background vocals for world famous pop singer, Pink and Gospel Artist Kirk Franklin. Joel now stands at the beginning of a journey as a new artist that will lead upward to him becoming an, as he puts it, “An Icon/A Young American Rock Symbol”.