Joe Dexter on SoundBetter

Epitaph/Hellcat records alumni with a BA in music production who wrote & performed the theme song for Generator Rex on Cartoon Network... Woohoo!

My areas of expertise are POP PUNK (blink 182/Machine Gun Kelly/Green Day/Sum 41) and oddly enough... SOFT POP (Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran, Alycia Keys)... I have over 20 years experience and will list a few credentials below:

Also my dad is the bassist in Sade. People seem to like that :D

PRODUCTION - BA in Music Production from BIMM Brighton
BASS/GUITAR - 20 years experience playing pop punk in the style of Green Day and Blink 182
WRITING - Wrote 4 albums released by Epitaph/Hellcat Records with my band Orange
VOCALS - Trained by Ron Anderson (Alycia Keys, Jonas Brothers, Adam Levine) - British accent

Toured with The Misfits/Bowling For Soup/Zebrahead/Reel Big Fish and more.

I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.

Credits

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Destinee Lynn

Languages

English

6 Reviews

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by Brittney Bouchard
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Always great working with Joe, he’s a super talented Musican & producer!
by Cora Duke
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Joe is very easy to work with and is very clear with the song and expectations. Great experience!
by Cora Duke
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Joe was very easy to work with and very specific. A pleasure to work with and can't wait to work with him again!
by Brittney Bouchard
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It was great working with Joe, great music and clear communication! I highly recommend him.
by Anna Yarbrough
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Beautiful and heartfelt song!
by Jason Meekins
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Joe hired me to record drums on his song and I really enjoyed working with him. He was quick to respond to my messages. Great playing, great song Joe! Hope to work together again!

Interview with Joe Dexter

Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: My solo synth pop EP and vocal tuning for Ashes and Diamonds (a supergroup featuring members of Sade, Bauhaus and PIL)
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That Im a one trick pony. I have a huge soft spot for power ballads as well as pop punk. Gimme stadium-seeking drums and a piano any day.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Signed a deal with Epitaph when I was 16 in 2004 and have been a professional musician and producer ever since
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Tuning natural and authentic sounding vocals
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Badassery. Power. Passion.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Apollo Twin MKII Duo, Pro Tools, Melodyne, AKG C414 mic, Waves Silver Bundle, CLA, Komplete 10, Fender Mustang Bass, Mark Hoppus Signature Bass, Billie Joe Signature Les Paul Jr Guitar, Tom Delong Signature Gibson Guitar, Jerry Finn Custom Les Paul Jr Telecaster Hybrid Guitar
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Production, vocal tuning, bass, guitar and vocals
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: My band Orange. We got signed when I was 16 and released 4 albums and have toured the world a dozen times over.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I am the provider of badassery. It will be badass.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Pop Punk, Punk Rock, Synth Pop, Punk, Nu Wave
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Jerry Finn, Ryan Hewitt, Gavin Mackillop, John Feldman