Artist Information Biography It started with singer/songwriter Joel, cranking out classics in the bar of London’s Savoy Hotel. The boy’s got class, they’d say, but the tedium of playing endless afternoon sets for the casually rich and shameless was beginning to take its toll. He wanted more. He wanted out. Encouraged by some music industry contacts, Joel cut the Savoy gig, sold the case of stolen jewels he had buried in the garden and got the hell out of dodge. Arriving in Toronto, Joel began playing solo gigs immediately: honing his sound, sharpening his lyrics, pummelling the piano with a craftsman’s vengeance. Joel’s influences range far and wide, from the composers of the roaring twenties through to Ben Folds Five. And as the songs developed – the warmth of his voice rising to match the casual elegance with which he hammers those keys – he knew his contemporary sound was becoming unique. With a genius band, Joel honed the songs with endless hours of rehearsal, developing the on-stage telepathy that makes the three of them such a powerfully engaging live act, And now, some serious quality time in the studio with acclaimed producer George Seara (50 Cent, Sting, Chris Robinson) brings you Every Street Corner, the extraordinary new album by the Joel Lightman band. Instrumentation Joel Lightman: Piano, Vocals Paul Fabian: Bass, BVocals Ryan Sullivan: Drums, BVocals Discography 2005 - On A Plate (Ellipsis Records) Singles: Everybody Knows Someone They Don't Like (Radio, Internet Release) On A Plate (Radio, Internet Release) 2007 - Every Street Corner (Boardroom Records) Singles: Walking Backwards (Radio/Internet release) These Feelings (Radio/Internet release) Links http://www.joellightmanband.com