About
Joey Wisgirda (Big Joe Daddy ) has been playing trumpet since the age of 9. He holds a B.S. in Physics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and a degree of Doctoral Candidacy in Physics from UCDavis. While at Davis, he switched modes and studied jazz theory and composition with John Tchicai, and performed throughout California with a diverse range of players as Joe Craven and Rick Montgomery (David Grisman Quintet), Fully Fullwood (Peter Tosh), reggae superstar Alton Ellis, Hamsa Lila , John Tchicai ( living Jazz legend ), David Satori (Beats Antique), and the Mutaytor. He has opened for a diverse range of acts such as John Scofield, Galactic, Charlie Hunter, Bassnectar, Kraddy, Mr. Bill and KJ Sawka, Lafa Taylor, and Tipper. All throughout his band career Joey has always tried to expand upon his sonic palette, utilizing such "classic" effects as Wah pedals, and digital reverb and delay. For the past decade Joey has branched his musical efforts to the computer realm, utilizing Ableton Live, Reason, NI's Reaktor , plus a host of other soft- and hardware synths, and tying it all together with a Morrison Digital Trumpet to morph from Jazz and Funk to glitch and dub. His live performances on Ableton and the MDT are truly innovative and exciting. Joe has composed in many styles, and is currently making downtempo
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