Joseph Mishra - Lead singer, songwriter, rhythm guitarist and percussionist.
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Joe was brought up in musical surroundings, having older siblings who were already successful musically including a big brother that played saxophone with the rock band Thin Lizzy on their farewell tour.
There were always guitars lying around the house that he used to experiment with, so creating musical sounds from infancy. When the piano first arrived in Joe's family home, he felt he had been given a treasure chest of wonders, creatively exploring it's never ending melodic possibilities, purely by ear. By the time he began lessons his music teacher said that his playing by ear had far exceeded the starting point of his sight reading lessons, so Joe developed his jazz and blues piano improvisation. Joe has always sung in a variety of different choirs harnessing the ability to stretch his vocal range and sing sophisticated harmonies. In his teens he was asked to play for a folk group who needed a guitarist and Joe stepped up with a few basic chords under his belt. He soon had a full repertoire of complex chords with diverse rhythms, strumming and plucking techniques. Later Joe joined a band with his big brother and played some amazing venues including the Streatham Festival, to over 2000 attendees plus various large theatres including the Stratford East Theatre Royal and the Leicester Haymarket as well as the Birmingham Arts Centre and UCL. |
As a singer songwriter, Joe began writing songs in his early teens about real life issues and emotions directly affecting him and the people around him. He found writing therapeutic, which meant his songs had a living soul of emotions that he discovered people could relate to.
After the break-up of his previous band 'Mighty Dreams', Joe embarked on a solo career and set up his own studio where he started recording a back log of songs he had accumulated. Having moved to the Yorkshire area at this point, he began playing solo at open mics, community centres and studio theatres developing a name for himself around York. People said his songs were accessible and melodic with airs of rock, pop and jazz, influences.
Joe networked many excellent musicians and finally created KAYA along with Callum and Michaela. The band is launched, and now the sky is the limit... The story continues...
After the break-up of his previous band 'Mighty Dreams', Joe embarked on a solo career and set up his own studio where he started recording a back log of songs he had accumulated. Having moved to the Yorkshire area at this point, he began playing solo at open mics, community centres and studio theatres developing a name for himself around York. People said his songs were accessible and melodic with airs of rock, pop and jazz, influences.
Joe networked many excellent musicians and finally created KAYA along with Callum and Michaela. The band is launched, and now the sky is the limit... The story continues...
