research your chosen band
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Research your chosen band
Joe Potter is a singer-songwriter from Norwich. His main influences are Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and many more
Folk musicians and Political influenced musicians. He was brought up by his parents who had a passion for
music and band’s such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, as well as punk rock such as Sex
Pistols, The Ramones, etc …As a child and a young teenager he played in a few
bands from Alternative to Punk. His band called Natural Disasters was the biggest hit out of all the others. At the
age of 13 he played at The Norwich Arts Centre. Natural Disasters won many competitions and also
recorded their First and Only EP called “Three Secret Lives”.
Natural Disasters parted in 2006 due to different musical opinions.
Joe Potter has been influenced by the genre of folk.
He sings songs about life, love and politics and has had a bit of success for a young folk singer-songwriter.
He has been playing on Radio Norwich, with his first song called
Shout to the Mountains, Which was the first song written where you
can feel his folk influences.
Joe Potter mainly plays the circuit in Norwich.As he has college, his music tends to take a
back seat while he is concentrating on his studies. He is currently writing more material so that he can start playing more shows and
hopefully have a tour later on in the year.
Joe Potter mainly practises at his house in Norwich. He has built his own practise studio in his spare
bedroom and also bought recording equipment so he can practise and record all in the comfort of his own
home.
Joe Potter has a MySpace which has many of his songs on.
www.myspace.com/joepotteruk