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Joe Pisapia
Joe Pisapia
	Pisapia signs an autograph in 2004.
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Born	July 25, 1968 (age 56)
Origin	U.S.
Genres	Alternative
Instrument(s)	guitar, vocals, bass, banjo, harmonica, keyboard, lap steel guitar, cow bell, appalachian dulcimer
Website	joepisapia.bandcamp.com

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Joe Pisapia (born July 25, 1968^[1]) is an American record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist,^[2] who was formerly a part of the band Guster and k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang. In the past he has also released albums with his band Joe, Marc's Brother, his side project Watercolor, and the solo albums Daydreams (2002) and Nightvision (2015).

Albums

Pisapia released his first solo album Daydreams in 2002. He and Liz Hodder collaborated to produce Beautiful Mistakes under the band name Watercolor. With his band Joe, Marc's Brother, he has released Around The Year With Joe, Marc's Brother, The Pennsylvania Sessions, Autumnninetyeight EP, and 'The Debut Of Joe, Marc's Brother. In 2000, he worked with Anthony Rapp to release the album Look Around. He was involved with Guster for the production of Keep It Together and was pronounced an official member shortly thereafter at a show in Portland, Maine, as is documented on the DVD Guster on Ice. The band released their album, Ganging Up on the Sun, June 20, 2006. He later teamed up with k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang, co-producing and co-writing much of Sing It Loud.^[3] Guster announced, in a letter to their fans,^[4] that Pisapia would be amicably leaving their band to join k.d. lang on the road for her upcoming tour. He produced the Ben Folds Five album The Sound of the Life of the Mind, released in 2012. He performs pedal steel guitar on Jennifer Knapp's 2014 album Set Me Free.

On March 19, 2015, he released his second solo album, Nightvision, along with three singles: "Burned Out," "Suitcase and Guitar," and "Wake My Heart." The release of Nightvision coincided with an installment of an ongoing live performance series 'The Pisapia Love-In' in Nashville, Tennessee.

Discography

Solo works

Daydreams (2002)
Nightvision (2015)
Cosmic Christmas (2018)
Connection (2018)

Producer

The Pierces - s/t (2000)
Anthony Rapp - Look Around (2000)
Watercolor - Beautiful Mistakes (2002)
Joe Pisapia - Daydreams (2002)
Dan Haas - Goodbye Moon (2003)
Guster - Ganging Up on the Sun (2006)
Josh Rouse - Country House City Mouse (2007)
Guster - Easy Wonderful (2010)
Matt Wertz - While We're Becoming (2010))
k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang - Sing It Loud (2011)
Ben Folds Five - The Sound of the Life of the Mind (2012)
Oakhurst - Barrel (2012)
The Silver Seas - Alaska (2014)
Chuck Mead - Free State Serenade (2014)
William Tyler - Lost Colony (2014)
Andie Lou - Sunset Deer (2015)
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors - Medicine (2015)
Joe Pisapia - Nightvision (2015)
Jason Scavone - Find Today (2016)
Dan Haas - Polishing Stones (2016)
Tara Vaughan - Dandelion Wine (2016)
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors - Souvenir (2017)

Podcast

There is a podcast available chronicling the making of Ganging Up on the Sun available through iTunes or Guster's website titled "Joe's Place", as they produced the album in Pisapia's attic. Dave Yonkman shot this footage.

References

^ "Guster FAQ". Vividgreen.net. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Joe Pisapia". Puremusic.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang on Jay Leno + "I Confess" video - 2011 tour". bandweblogs. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
^ "Joe Pisapia Leaves Guster To Tour with k.d. lang". Relix Media. 2010-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.

External links

Official site / Bandcamp

[1] "Guster FAQ". Vividgreen.net. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[2] "Joe Pisapia". Puremusic.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[3] "k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang on Jay Leno + "I Confess" video - 2011 tour". bandweblogs. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-05-08.

[4] "Joe Pisapia Leaves Guster To Tour with k.d. lang". Relix Media. 2010-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.

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-'''Joe Pisapia''' (born July 25, 1968<ref>http://www.vividgreen.net/guster/faq.html#41</ref>) is a producer, songwriter, and [[multi-instrumentalist]]<ref>[http://www.puremusic.com/pisapia.html Joe Pisapia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> who was formerly a part of the band [[Guster]] and [[k.d. lang]] and the Siss Boom Bang. In the past he has also released albums with his band Joe, Marc's Brother, his side project Watercolor, and the solo albums ''Daydreams'' (2002) and ''Nightvision'' (2015).
+'''Joe Pisapia''' (born July 25, 1968<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vividgreen.net/guster/faq.html#41|title=Guster FAQ|website=Vividgreen.net|accessdate=7 February 2021|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031902/http://www.vividgreen.net/guster/faq.html#41|url-status=live}}</ref>) is an American record  producer, songwriter, and [[multi-instrumentalist]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.puremusic.com/pisapia.html|title=Joe Pisapia|website=Puremusic.com|accessdate=7 February 2021|archive-date=20 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120035740/http://puremusic.com/pisapia.html|url-status=live}}</ref> who was formerly a part of the band [[Guster]] and [[k.d. lang]] and the Siss Boom Bang. In the past he has also released albums with his band Joe, Marc's Brother, his side project Watercolor, and the solo albums ''Daydreams'' (2002) and ''Nightvision'' (2015).
 ==Albums==
-Under the name of Joe Pisapia, he released his first solo album ''Daydreams'' in 2002. He and Liz Hodder collaborated to produce ''Beautiful Mistakes'' under the band name Watercolor. With his band Joe, Marc's Brother, he has released ''Around The Year With Joe, Marc's Brother'', ''The Pennsylvania Sessions'', ''Autumnninetyeight EP'', and '''The Debut Of Joe, Marc's Brother''. In 2000, he worked with [[Anthony Rapp]] to release the album ''Look Around''. He was involved with [[Guster]] for the production of ''[[Keep It Together (album)|Keep It Together]]'' and was pronounced an official member shortly thereafter at a show in [[Portland, Maine]], as is documented on the [[DVD]] ''[[Guster on Ice]]''. The band released their album, ''[[Ganging Up on the Sun]]'', June 20, 2006. He later teamed up with [[k.d. lang]] and the Siss Boom Bang, co-producing and co-writing much of ''[[Sing It Loud (album)|Sing It Loud]].''<ref>{{cite web|title=k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang on Jay Leno + "I Confess" video - 2011 tour|url=http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2011/04/11/k-d-lang-and-the-siss-boom-bang-on-jay-leno-i-confess-video-2011-tour/|publisher=bandweblogs}}</ref> He produced the Ben Folds Five album "The Sound of the Life of the Mind," released in 2012. He performs [[pedal steel guitar]] on [[Jennifer Knapp]]'s 2014 album ''[[Set Me Free (Jennifer Knapp album)|Set Me Free]]''.
+Pisapia released his first solo album ''Daydreams'' in 2002. He and Liz Hodder collaborated to produce ''Beautiful Mistakes'' under the band name Watercolor. With his band Joe, Marc's Brother, he has released ''Around The Year With Joe, Marc's Brother'', ''The Pennsylvania Sessions'', ''Autumnninetyeight EP'', and '''The Debut Of Joe, Marc's Brother''. In 2000, he worked with [[Anthony Rapp]] to release the album ''Look Around''. He was involved with [[Guster]] for the production of ''[[Keep It Together (album)|Keep It Together]]'' and was pronounced an official member shortly thereafter at a show in [[Portland, Maine]], as is documented on the [[DVD]] ''[[Guster on Ice]]''. The band released their album, ''[[Ganging Up on the Sun]]'', June 20, 2006. He later teamed up with [[k.d. lang]] and the Siss Boom Bang, co-producing and co-writing much of ''[[Sing It Loud (album)|Sing It Loud]].''<ref>{{cite web|title=k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang on Jay Leno + "I Confess" video - 2011 tour|url=http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2011/04/11/k-d-lang-and-the-siss-boom-bang-on-jay-leno-i-confess-video-2011-tour/|publisher=bandweblogs|access-date=2011-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727213125/http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2011/04/11/k-d-lang-and-the-siss-boom-bang-on-jay-leno-i-confess-video-2011-tour/|archive-date=2011-07-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Guster]] announced, in a letter to their fans,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://relix.com/news/detail/joe-pisapia-leaves-guster-to-tour-with-k-d-lang/|title=Joe Pisapia Leaves Guster To Tour with k.d. lang|date=2010-09-03|website=Relix Media|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-17|archive-date=2019-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017150440/https://relix.com/news/detail/joe-pisapia-leaves-guster-to-tour-with-k-d-lang/|url-status=live}}</ref> that Pisapia would be amicably leaving their band to join k.d. lang on the road for her upcoming tour. He produced the Ben Folds Five album ''[[The Sound of the Life of the Mind]],'' released in 2012. He performs [[pedal steel guitar]] on [[Jennifer Knapp]]'s 2014 album ''[[Set Me Free (Jennifer Knapp album)|Set Me Free]]''.
-On March 19, 2015, he released his second solo album, "Nightvision," along with three singles: "Burned Out," "Suitcase and Guitar," and "Wake My Heart." The release of "Nightvision" coincided with an installment of an ongoing live performance series "The Pisapia Love-In" in Nashville, TN.
+On March 19, 2015, he released his second solo album, ''Nightvision'', along with three singles: "Burned Out," "Suitcase and Guitar," and "Wake My Heart." The release of ''Nightvision'' coincided with an installment of an ongoing live performance series 'The Pisapia Love-In' in Nashville, Tennessee.
 ==Discography==
 ===Solo works===
+*''Daydreams'' (2002)
+*''Nightvision'' (2015)
-*Watercolor - ''Beautiful Mistakes'' (2002)
+*''Cosmic Christmas'' (2018)
-*Joe Pisapia - ''Daydreams'' (2002)
-*Joe Pisapia - ''Nightvision'' (2015)
+*''Connection'' (2018)
 ===Producer===
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 *Watercolor - ''Beautiful Mistakes'' (2002)
 *Joe Pisapia - ''Daydreams'' (2002)
+*[[Dan Haas]] - ''Goodbye Moon'' (2003)
 *[[Guster]] - ''[[Ganging Up on the Sun]]'' (2006)
+*[[Josh Rouse]] - ''Country House City Mouse'' (2007)
 *[[Guster]] - ''[[Easy Wonderful]]'' (2010)
 *[[Matt Wertz]] - ''While We're Becoming'' (2010))
@@ Line 51: / Line 51: @@
 *Chuck Mead - ''Free State Serenade'' (2014)
 *[[William Tyler (musician)|William Tyler]] - ''Lost Colony'' (2014)
+*[[Andie Lou]] - ''Sunset Deer'' (2015)
 *[[Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors]] - ''Medicine'' (2015)
 *Joe Pisapia - ''Nightvision'' (2015)
+*[[Jason Scavone]] - ''Find Today'' (2016)
+*[[Dan Haas]] - ''Polishing Stones'' (2016)
+*[[Tara Vaughan]] - ''Dandelion Wine'' (2016)
+*[[Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors]] - ''Souvenir'' (2017)
 ==Podcast==
-There is a [[podcast]] available chronicling the making of ''[[Ganging Up on the Sun]]'' available through [[iTunes]] or [[Guster]]'s website titled "Joe's Place", as they produced the album in Joe's attic. Dave Yonkman shot this footage.
+There is a [[podcast]] available chronicling the making of ''[[Ganging Up on the Sun]]'' available through [[iTunes]] or [[Guster]]'s website titled "Joe's Place", as they produced the album in Pisapia's attic. Dave Yonkman shot this footage.
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-<references/>
 ==External links==
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v t e Guster
Ryan Miller Adam Gardner Brian Rosenworcel Luke Reynolds Joe Pisapia
Studio albums	Parachute Goldfly Lost and Gone Forever Keep It Together Ganging Up on the Sun Easy Wonderful Evermotion Look Alive Ooh La La
EPs and live albums	WBR Sessions MTV2 Album Covers: Guster/Violent Femmes Guster on Ice Satellite EP
Singles	"Airport Song" "Fa Fa" "¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?" "Satellite"
Related articles	Discography The LeeVees
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