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Artist
Joe McDermott
12+ albums
video game musicinstrumentalSoundtrackcomposers90s
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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joe-McDermott-Kids-Music/478281135076 Website: http://www.joemcdermottmusic.com Joe McDermott has been obsessed with music ever since he was a little kid growing up in Chicago, the youngest of eight children. "It all started out with a coffee can and a couple of drumsticks my dad gave to me. I think he was sorry he got them." His first gig was when he and his brother performed at a Harlem Globetrotters show. Five year old Joe played drums and sang "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" with his older brother. This amazing debut was arranged by their aunt who was organizing a hospital benefit. "We had medallions and everything - I wore the Sagittarius," Joe remembers. All he wanted to do from that point on was make music and make people smile. His next big show was in the 4th grade, when he played drums in his brother's rock band. As he grew, Joe's creative endeavors shifted for awhile to fine art and painting. While he learned to play guitar and played in rock bands, he moved to Austin and earned a Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas. Hoping to make it in the art world, he took a job as an art teacher at Athena Montessori. Five years later, he opened his own preschool, The Phoenix School, in Central Austin. Little did he know how this melding of creativity and immersion in early childhood education would lead to his future career as one of the nation’s top children’s music recording artists. "It’s amazing how it all evolved so
top songs
albums
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SXSW 2009 Showcasing Artists
Great Big World
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
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Putumayo Kids Presents: Hawaiian Playground
Everywhere You Go
I Am Baby
Kitty Fight Song
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Putumayo Kids Presents Hawaiian Playground
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Kitty Fight (Radio Version)
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Putumayo Kids Presents - Hawaiian Playground
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Above the Crowd: Songs from the Show
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Hawaiian Playground