Joe’s journey into music began at home, inspired by his brother, a jazz musician whose passion lit the spark that would define Joe’s path. What started with obsessively collecting record from A Tribe Called Quest to J Dilla, soon expanded into a rich sonic palette of soulful house, broken beat, and deep grooves that have been the foundation of his style for over fifteen years. Rooted in the classic traditions of New York, New Jersey, and Chicago shaped by masters like Masters at Work, Joe Claussell, and Kerri Chandler—Joe moves seamlessly between hip-hop rhythms and house pulses, always guided by a soulful undercurrent. For him, it’s never about genre-hopping; it’s about crafting a narrative through sound a journey that feels both grounded and forward-looking. In 2025, Joe founded Hood Records, a label born from the desire to share and amplify his distinctive musical taste, a carefully curated blend of rhythm, soul, and groove bringing his vision to a wider audience while nurturing the next generation of like-minded artists. For the past fifteen years, behind the decks, Joe has been translating this fusion into dancefloor experiences where community, spirit, and music move as one. Each set is a reflection of his neighborhood, his influences, and his lifelong devotion to sound, creating moments of collective energy where the personal and the universal collide.