Music
Here are a few songs composed by Joseph. He also sings on all but one.
Coming soon : a few samples of music from Winesday: The Musical + Wine Tasting and it's French-language version, Vindredi : La dégustation musicale.
1. Three Little Words is from the musical Flakie and is based on a lyric by Jenne Wason, a BMI, New York-trained author. The very lovely voice you hear is Laura Nielsen of London, Ontario, in the role of Loretta.
2. Nachos, also from Flakie, is a moment when Flakie finds herself feeling lonely at an all night diner. Other patrons are there, also feeling lonely, and they all order the same dish...for one. Joseph's voice is featured as Emile, the romantic lead,
in the third and last verse of the song.
1. Un p'tit bout de rien (which translates to A Little Bit of Nothing) was quickly written by Joseph after its title was submitted as a placeholder by SRC Windsor* producer Paulette Richer for one of the songs to be performed at Contact Ontarois, the yearly Franco-Ontarian showcase or "meat market" as Joseph has often called it. Recorded by his first pop band, awi, as a "phonogramme", it was later selected to be one of four of the group's tracks included on the first SRC Windsor*(Ontario) compilation album,
Le Sud-ouest en musique et chansons.**
2. Gabriel was inspired by Joseph's backstage meeting with Fabienne Thibeault at the then-named Cleary Auditorium in Windsor, Ontario. It was was also one of four awi songs chosen for SRC Windsor's compilation CD.*
* SRC is the abbreviated form of Société Radio-Canada, the French-language division of Canada's national broadcasting service, CBC/Radio-Canada.
**Both recordings presented here are artist-funded and more recent than the original SRC (Radio-Canada) sessions.
Stay tuned for...
A sample from
Winesday :
The Wine Tasting Musical