OBSERVATIONS FROM A CROWDED ROOM

STRONG ONES

Originally from NYC, I’m a 37 year old married father of two beautiful girls, I’m now down in music city (coincidentally, I was a musician when I was younger but no longer these days). Nashville is a great city for people passionate about music, it’s been incredible to live here. I’m an annual Bonnaroo attendee, and other fun fests I’ve been to are Coachella, Lollapalooza, ACL, Bonnaroo, EDC, and will be attending Bourbon and Beyond this summer.

I have an extremely eclectic taste in music. My musical journey roughly is as follows:

Dave Matthews Band was my first concert with friends and no parents. From there I got into classic rock and dipped my toes in the jam band scene. I went full send on Phish when I got into them and they were my favorite for years. Through Phish and all of their covers, I got into pretty much everything haha. Indie was a big part of my of life during college and my time living solo in NYC, and now I’m a fan of electronic music primarily.

If I had to state my favorites these days, my top three would be Four Tet, Radiohead, and Frightened Rabbit. My kids already seem to love music, they must take after their father!

Undercover fly-by-night love researcher, meanderer of mountains, beholder of verdant things, haphazard astrologist, used-to-be unicycler & mixtape maker, temporary thrift store model, occasional citizen scientist and long-time --lover--of lyrics, music, dirt, and other things...

hey i’m joy.

i live in nashville where i make songs, play video games, and 💨💨🌲🌲.

when listening to these songs you’re basically listening to my diary. be nice lol.

💜💜💜

STRONG ONES

Joy Oladokun