Joe DeVita

Musician. Educator. Recluse. Punk.

Joe DeVita has gone to a great length to shake up the underground music world. Some see Joe as champion of the freaks, geeks, and weirdo's. Others will contest that he is just an agitator and provocateur. Only time will tell.

Joseph Bernard DeVita was born in New York December 30 1978. At a very early age Joe had a passion for music and excelled in his grade school music classes. On Joe's sixteenth birthday he began teaching himself the guitar. Shortly thereafter Joe began studying guitar under Zen Tricksters guitarist Thomas Circosta. At age eighteen Joe attended Nassau Community College as a music major and dropped out.

Seeking better education and a way out of New York, Joe applied and was accepted to the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California. At the Musicians Institute Joe studied under artists such as Norman Brown, Carl Schroeder, Eoss Bolton, Joe Elliott, Carl Schroeder, Chuck Flores, Keith Wyatt. At the same time Joe began performing throughout Los Angeles with singer/songwriter Jonathan Arroyo.

After graduating the Musicians Institute Joe returned to New York and began teaching private music lessons and performing throughout New York. In 2002 Joe was performing with Long Island Grindcore band Pimpcore as well as attending New School University's Jazz Program. After attending two semesters at the New School Joe dropped out and began performing and leading Jazz Groups throughout New York.

In 2005 Joe released his first album under the moniker Shuttlecock entitled "A Study in the Art of Individuality"

In 2006 Joe released his second album "Reflect"

Joe has performed with artists such as Paul Joseph, Sandbox Ambition, Solatido, Sonia Rodriguez, Greg Gordon, Efacho O ke ke, Crispy Chicken, Cathy Elliott, Mike Veny, Groovemonger, Band X. Publications: Massapequa News, Babble and Beat, Village Voice, Indie Music Magazine, Creative Soup. Joe is currently performing throughout New York with his group the Main Ingredients.

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