Artist description Singer/Songwriters are a dime a dozen nowadays, the good ones find a way to step above the rest and shine. Joel Janis uses a combination of dark lyrics, beautiful melodies, and haunting emotions to shine. He carefully crafts each aspect of his songs for the listener to experience something not normally experienced in a usual song.

Music Style College Intellectual/Progressive Rock

Musical Influences U2, the Beatles, REM, the Police, Bob Dylan

Similar Artists U2, Coldplay, Radiohead, David Gray, Ryan Adams, Dave Matthews, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Jeff Buckley

Artist History Originally from Chicago, the diversity and brutal honestly of the city has had a major influence of Joel Janis giving an openness and truth to each song. Since writing his first song five years ago, Joel has harvested and matured his sound that has a promising and sure to be successful future.

Instruments acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, drums, all that jazz.

Location Nashville, Tennessee - USA

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