Joe Piket and The Storm



	So, how did all of this happen? A respected vocalist, instrumentalist, and writer, JOE PIKET has written for movies, cable and television, and performed with members of some very well-known bands, including some of the musicians on his solo CD, NINE TIMES FRAMED. On NINE TIMES FRAMED, Joe wrote and sang about people, events, family, friendship, and his father. FREDERICK PIKET was an internationally renowned composer, a brilliant man, and a great father. "Losing my father when I was 18 was heartbreaking, but, looking back, it was the start of a journey, from one set of circumstances to the next, with music as the only constant in my life." On NINE TIMES FRAMED, Joe "framed" some of those circumstances in song. The critical acclaim he received for NINE TIMES FRAMED led to the formation of his current band, JOE PIKET AND THE STORM. "People kept asking where they could hear these songs live, so I decided it was time to put a band together and get out and play again. When I'm on stage with these guys, I know it was the right decision. Not only are they all great musicians, but the chemistry, the communication, has been incredible too. One night we decided that "No Heartache Tonight" just wasn't cutting it, so, on the spur of the moment, I started playing it on the guitar (instead of the piano). It was completely different, more percussive, and the guys picked right up on it. We've been doing it that way ever since. I wouldn't have dared to do something like that if I didn't have so much confidence in these guys." The formation of THE STORM led, in turn, to a new CD, TEMPEST. "We had to get something out to the radio stations and the newspapers in a hurry." Some of the songs on "FRAMED" were re-released on "TEMPEST", but there are also several new tracks recorded with the band. There is also a Beatles cover that features Joe playing solo piano. "Yeah, well, I wanted to put something on there to say, 'oh, this guy really can play.'" Yeah, and he can write too. Just listen...

	JOE PIKET AND THE STORM, having already been described as “a more edgy Billy Joel”, and “the Bruce Springsteen of Long Island” are moving on into new territory. Their latest recorded project, the 14-minute epic, “THE WATERS OF LETHE”, has already been compared to the music of King Crimson, Yes, and Queen. “Lethe” is currently being released to radio stations and print media around the country, and the sub-5-minute “radio-edit” version is available for downloading from the band’s web site, joepiket.com. Audiences in New York City and on Long Island have been blown away by JOE PIKET AND THE STORM’s energy, their musical integrity, and their lyrical originality. In the past year, they have opened for acts such as Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Randy Jackson of Zebra (twice), and Jason Bonham, son of legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. They have charted on CMJ, and music from their first CD, TEMPEST, is currently being played on most of the college stations in the tri-state area, as well as nationally. Rave reviews for TEMPEST, have appeared in most of the local papers, including Newsday, Good Times, Aural Fix, and L.I.E., as well as many on-line publications.

	Joe Piket (ASCAP writer and publisher) makes his living in New York as a working musician (keyboards, vocals, and guitar) playing and recording his own songs as well as other people’s material. He has written for cable and television, and he has been fortunate enough to meet and work with some very talented and fairly well-known people, some of whom have helped him record his songs. Joe writes songs that have musical and lyrical integrity, and as more people become familiar with his work, his popularity as a songwriter and performer continues to grow.