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Singer / Musician of Alternative
A.k.a. Screaming Joe
Started to sing in school band Exzess (5) in 1980. Was involved with weekend project Zyklon-Schlips & Die Atombomben as singer a bit later, too. Picked up the bass guitar and formed E.V. (4) late 1981 with Charlie Clausen and Peter Haaks when Exzess broke up. "Zyklon Schlips" released the tape Geheimprojekt Pogo in an edition of 50 copies only, and all bands were part of the Neumünster Macht Spaß compilation tape. In the mid 1980´s E.V. (4) became 3 Of A Perfect Pair with new drummer Rudi. After the demise of 3 Of A Perfect Pair Joe switched to guitar, kept Rudi and formed Black Nivea in 1989. Ever since, in different incarnations, Black Nivea kept an extremely low key existance, and there are plans for a 25 anniversary show in 2014. Joe wrote most of the lyrics for all bands involved, plus most of the music for Black Nivea, too.