Well known as a catalytic figure in the Australian experimental music and film scenes (organiser of Audiopollen, OtherFilm, Glee Club), Joel cut his chops in the concept-heavy nonsense atmosphere of early 00's London, collaborating with many of the Japanese and English artists connected to the 'reductionist' and 'onkyo' movements (let's not name name's) and attending workshops given by AMM legend Eddie Prevost. Since returning to Australia, Joel's has collaborated widely, most notably in electro-acoustic duo form with Anthony Guerra (resulting in numerous cd's on impermanent, absurd, pseudo arcana) and in expanded cinema form with 16mm filmmaker Sally Golding as Abject Leader (resulting in tours of NZ, USA and appearances at major film and art fests around Australia).

In recent years, Joel has been a central player in the burgeoning Brisbane underground scene (featured in the Wire, Signal to Noise), in bands such as no guru and sunshine has blown as well organising events and festivals with OtherFilm and Audiopollen and creating large scale chaotic sound sculptures as part of Watthaus for festivals like Brisbane International Arts Festival and Restrung.

ABJECT LEADER - OTHERFILM

joel's music has been published by prominant and obscure experimental record labels in the uk, australia, nz, japan, and the usa. have a look at the discography for full listings, details and samples.

joel has performed solo and collaboratively all throughout europe, japan and new zealand as well as at all the major experimental music spaces in australia including what is music, liquid architecture, the nownow, articualting space, impermanent audio, small black box, fabrique, make it now and in toowoomba. joel currently plays with brisbane free noise bands impromtu lons, no guru and gyanism.

joel is equally interested in film, especially avant-garde and experimental film, and especially especially strange and unique examples of film sound. He is a lecturer at Queensland Universtiy of Technology on this subject and has designed sound and composed scores for a number of independent film projects. in 2004 he was invited to Cannes Film Festival with the film 'footnote' (directed by pia borg) for which he designed the sound.