Musician Joseph Amputch: Getting Lost and Found in the Music - #02

I chat to local Adelaide musician, Joseph Amputch, about growing up in Fiji and moving to Australia and the steps he took to pursue music full-time.

Joseph is also the man behind my show's theme music - which is a 30 second cover of the Pearl Jam song, Amongst the Waves. In this episode, we debut the song!

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vZzUDsoCj9A

Follow Joseph's music journey and connect with him on Facebook

Listen to Pearl Jam's original song


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[00:00:30] – Why Joseph has been instrumental to the show's music.

[00:01:35] - Hear Joe's cover of Amongst the Waves for the first time

[00:03:22] – How I met Joseph

[00:10:40] – Joseph’s first stage experience in Fiji with his stepfather's band.

[00:21:05] – Frustration around not putting enough practice time into the craft 

[00:23:50] - Pearl Jam 

[00:26:00] - In Fiji, there was less of a motivation to learn how to sing… that changed when he came to Australia.

[00:30:45] – On playing crowd-pleasers 

[00:32:00] – Opportunities to play his originals at music gigs and the mental barriers around that…

[00:36:55] – On teaming up with an art therapist to teach music as a form of therapy too 

[00:44:00] – Joseph’s album choices for his ‘blues bibles’

[00:45:34] – Music, gratitude, and having to turn down gigs…

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Music by Joseph Amputch
(Original music and lyrics from Amongst The Waves by Pearl Jam)