Joe Sanders

Being a conduit for emotion and awareness through the bass, Joe Sanders does the utmost to constantly and creatively be in the moment with every note he plays. As a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin he developed an appetite for various musical styles throughout his adolescence, from hearing blues on the radio to exalted voices in the Baptist Church. Like most musicians of the world, the 2019 COVID pandemic changed the way Joe approached life in music and the affect that it has on daily life. With only access to the bass and a computer; another journey started in the his musical exploration. Albeit there were lots of opportunities playing as a leader or a sideman previously, those were no longer an option; so he began down a road to become more educated about composition, producing music with programs, writing for film and later, learning the basics of the piano and the drums. These new skills allowed Joe to widen the parameters of what it means to make music entirely. In October 2024 he will release an album that reflects that time locked down and the practice of those new capabilities; entitled PARALLELS; a look at both sides of life while at home and on the road. It features live performances of four new compositions, four songs produced at his home studio featuring him on all instruments with special guests and two re-imagined arrangements. themusicofjoesanders.com