Joe
Sales Associate
Used Buyer
Expertise: Rock(Garage,70’s European Prog, Psychedelic) 70’s Electronica, Jazz Enthusiast
A veteran Manifest employee, I enjoy writing/recording music. I have a band called “Alt-Ctrl-Sleep” which consists of my wife April and I, and we are signed to Lakeshore Records(Feast of Love, grammy nominated Napoleon Dynamite & Little Miss Sunshine soundtracks, and artists Meat Beat Manifesto, James Wilsey(guitar/bass for Avengers and Chris Isaak)
I worked at Best Buy for 2 weeks before working at Manifest. My hobbies include collecting old school video games and systems, and collecting odd records. I also have a strong passion for turning people onto obscure music.
TOP PICKS OF ’07:
Chris Potter – Follow the Red Line: Live at Village Vanguard
Nick Lowe – At My Age
Sharon Jones & Dap Kings – 100 Days, 100 nights
MOST LISTENED TO ALBUMS:
Smashing Pumpkins – Gish/Siamese Dream
Pink Floyd – Entire discography up to “The Wall”
Miles Davis – In A Silent Way
Frank Zappa – Apostrophe/Overnight Sensation
Yo La Tengo – I can hear the heart beating as one
Beastie Boys – Licensed to ill
Sun Ra – Space is the place
Weezer- Weezer 1994
Run-DMC – Run DMC
M.O.D - USA for M.O.D
Kraftwerk – Computer World
The Glands – The Glands
Led Zeppelin II
Kinks – Lola versus Powerman
Talking Heads – Fear of Music
Beatles – Help!
BEST CONCERTS EVER SEEN:
Pink Floyd – 1994 Clemson, SC
Lollapalooza 93&94 – Charlotte, NC
Captured by Robots @ Milestone, Charlotte 2005