Biography
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Cleveland-based singer/songwriter Joe Rohan is an intense storyteller that combines infectious grooves, soulful melodies, and bluesy guitars that serve as the backdrop for the heartfelt stories he tells. Rohan’s voice is strong and smooth, with just the right amount of grit to deliver his own slice of America. Rohan’s latest CD, These Days, shows versatility by balancing fiery rockers with tender ballads. The follow up to 2003’s Walk Along contains songs that showcase a storytelling ability from the perspective of an artist who has been touring nationally for two straight years. Rohan won honors as Best Roots/Folk Artist in the Cleveland Free Times Music Awards in 2004 and 2005. In addition to performing as a headliner in many venues nationwide, he has also opened for national artists such as James Taylor and Dave Matthews. His songs have been featured on MTV’s Real World vs. Road Rules.
Full Bio
Cleveland-based singer/songwriter Joe Rohan is an intense storyteller. It’s a special artist that can take a situation, a relationship, or a moment in time, and transform that into the soundtrack for a memory. Rohan does just that by combining infectious grooves, soulful melodies, and bluesy guitars that serve as the backdrop for the heartfelt stories he tells. Rohan’s voice is strong and smooth, with just the right amount of grit to deliver his own slice of America.
Rohan’s latest CD, These Days, shows versatility by balancing fiery rockers with tender ballads. The follow up to 2003’s Walk Along contains songs that showcase a storytelling ability from the perspective of an artist who has been touring nationally for two straight years. The dues Rohan is paying on the road are leaving a mark on the one medium he knows and exhibits best—his songs. That, and he is an endearing performer that is clearly on the verge of some big things.
After winning Best Roots/Folk Artist in the Cleveland Free Times Music Awards in 2004, Rohan continued a stellar year by showcasing at the Cutting Edge Music Conference in New Orleans for the second straight year. He also was featured in two prominent Nashville showcases, the Alt-Country Hoedown and Billy Block’s Western Beat, as well as in Acoustic Live, a “battle of the bands” for singer/songwriters of which he was one of 42 artists chosen nationwide by a panel of judges.
Since the release of his debut CD Walk Along in 2003, Joe Rohan has developed a grassroots following that starts in Northeast Ohio and reaches the shorelines in markets such as Baltimore, New Orleans and San Francisco. In addition to performing as a headliner in many venues nationwide, he has also opened for national artists such as James Taylor and Dave Matthews. His songs have been featured on MTV’s Real World vs. Road Rules.
While he’s known mainly as a singer/songwriter, Rohan’s musical journey was shaped in its early years as a drummer, and he went on to play drums for popular Cleveland artists Mothertrain, Chris Allen (Rosavelt), and Anne E. DeChant before choosing the path of solo artist.
Instrumentation
Joe Rohan--Acoustic guitar and vocals
Discography
Rewind (2007)
These Days(2005)
Walk Along (2003)
Links
| http://www.joerohan.com |