Joe Berardi – Non Credo – Kira Vollman – Double Naught Spy Car – Stan Ridgway – Rufus Wainwright – Petra Haden –
The first time I heard Joe, he sat and played my Fibes drumset at a club in Daytona Beach. Before Joe moved to Los Angeles he was in several groups in the area. Mark Hodgson and Lawrence App are two bandleaders we’ve both worked with. The 2nd time I heard Joe was with Mark Hodgson and Dan Walters at Clancy’s Cantina in New Smyrna Beach.
Joe Berardi is a multi instrumental drummer and percussionist. He performs in many diverse settings as a solo artist, group improvisation, theatre and electronics. He has his own Brand of effects pedals called F Hole.
Joe Berardi’s first solo album is titled Minor Miracles and Major Epiphanies. Berardi utilizes keyboards, marimba, synths, found sounds, electronics and broken toys.
It’s a fantastic project. It’s very cinematic. As a fan of Harry Partch and Tom Waits I love the textures of percussion. The compositional arrangements are brilliant. I hesitate to drop film composer names to compare it to, because it has it’s own style and identity. Oh Yeah, it has real drums. (A human pulse) Ok I’ll drop a few names. No I won’t, we know the popular film composers. As a first project it’ll be tough to improve on the second. (My favorites are Cheap Lo - Fi Spy) “Surfs up! (Delirium Carnale)
It’s available on Bandcamp and through his web site.
(jorberardi.com)