Joel Hoekstra
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, cello, piano |
| Associated acts | Night Ranger Rock of Ages Trans-Siberian Orchestra Whitesnake, Nelson (band) |
| Website | Official Website |
Joel Hoekstra is an American guitarist currently in the band Whitesnake.[1] The son of classical musicians, he started out playing cello and piano at a young age, but it was hearing Angus Young of AC/DC that inspired him to start guitar.[2][3] He was raised in the suburbs of Chicago, but has lived in New York City since 2001. In addition to Whitesnake, over the years he has toured and recorded with Night Ranger, Trans Siberian Orchestra[4] and performed as the lead guitarist in the Broadway musical, Rock of Ages.[5] He also made a cameo appearance alongside Sebastian Bach, Nuno Bettencourt, Kevin Cronin and Debbie Gibson in the big screen movie adaptation.[6] Joel has also played on stage and in studio with Foreigner, Dee Snider, Jeff Scott Soto, Jim Peterik, The Turtles, Big Brother & the Holding Company and many more. Joel appeared as guest guitarist on That Metal Show on VH1 Classic on 1/25/14 and 3/14/15.[7] Frontiers Records released the debut album from his side project Joel Hoekstra's 13, entitled Dying to Live on 10/16/15 to rave reviews.[8]
Contents
Discography
Solo albums
- Undefined (2000)
- The Moon is Falling (2003)
- 13 Acoustic Songs (2007)
Joel Hoekstra's 13
- Dying To Live (2015)
Contributing albums
- Night Ranger - Somewhere in California
- Night Ranger - 24 Strings & a Drummer (live & acoustic)
- Night Ranger - High Road
- Jack Blades - Rock 'n Roll Ride
- Jeff Scott Soto - Damage Control
- Trans Siberian Orchestra - Dream of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night)
- Amy Lee - Aftermath
- Whitesnake - The Purple Album
References
- ↑ http://whitesnake.com/WS2013/features/joel/index.php
- ↑ http://www.nightranger.com/page/joel
- ↑ http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/57826/joel-hoekstra.html
- ↑ http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/music/s_710506.html/page/joel
- ↑ http://www.rockofagesmusical.com/about-3/broadway-band/
- ↑ http://www.mi.edu/success/joel-hoekstra-appears-in-rock-of-ages/
- ↑ http://www.vh1.com/shows/that_metal_show/episode.jhtml?episodeID=221265#moreinfo
- ↑ http://www.melodicrock.com/articles/reviews/2015/10/16/joel-hoekstras-13-dying-live-review
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