biographical info
Amos Joannides (Jo-Anna-Deez) grew up in the country southeast of
Montreal. Living far from his closest neighbours, he was forced to make
his own entertainment. Even his early years were musical - playing
guitar at five and taking private lessons from the age of seven. As a
teenager, he performed in musical theatre productions such as "Jesus
Christ Superstar,"and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,"
making friends and developing his talent. After high school, he
travelled the world picking grapes near Paris, playing music on a boat
off Corsica, studying Kung Fu and Tai Chi in Viet Nam, returning to
Montreal, and finally traveling to Florida where he hooked up with a
fellow traveler and
music producer.
The influences of flamenco and rumba took Amos on a different sort of
odyssey as his musicianship, confidence and stage presence grew
throughout a five-year journey of performances and practice
throughout Florida. On his return to Montreal, Amos brought his years of travel and experience to light with the production of "My
Name is Amos," his first CD.
This introduction was at once received as the friendly, open talented
exploration of styles that it was. And it's this openness that
defines Amos's work and life. He is talented, witty, thoughtful,
curious and above all friendly. It's as if, as he says in, "Even Though" he will tell you everything he knows and feels and hopes for.Some
of Amos' s fondest childhood memories are of lying on his back,
listening to classical music at full-blast in the sound-room his
father had built. The influences of classical music still reverberate through his. There are melody,
harmony, textures and new sounds - marks not just of songwriters,
but of composers.
influences
Martin Sexton
Billy Joel
Dave Matthews Band
Robben Ford