Joe Perkins
Guitarist, producer & gear demoer from Bristol, UK
Guitarist, producer & gear demoer from Bristol, UK
About Me
Music has been the focus of my life ever since I was very young – and after years of clunkily battling through piano lessons, I picked up an electric guitar aged 13 and never really looked back. Instead of focussing on school or worrying about silly little things like final exams, I was far more concerned with learning rock songs on the instrument and starting to write some little ditties of my own.
I went on to study Commercial Music at university, which is where the production bug really hit me…and whilst most people were out partying (I definitely did my fair share of that too!), I’d book out the recording studio as much as I possibly could to try and teach myself how to make things sound good once the red light was on. I became fascinated by engineering & mixing, and have never really put that down.
Nowadays, most of my musical time is spent making demo videos for guitar products on YouTube. This is much more of a passion project than any sort of employment, but I do occasionally work with manufacturers to show off their new releases if they particularly pique my interest. I only demo products that genuinely excite me, and I regularly say no to manufacturer enquiries if I feel making a video might become more ‘work’ than ‘play’ for me. So, there’s never any big sales pitch or ulterior motives when you see me getting all fizzy over a new amp or pickup set.
But alongside video work I also write, record, and produce my own music. I’m not a signed musician, and all of my releases are entirely independent and self-funded – so whilst everything is freely available on streaming platforms, you can also choose to buy them from the usual online retailers or donate a few pennies to me directly if you like what I do and are able to help me keep a plectrum between my fingers.
Please get in touch if you have any questions about anything I do – or just want to say hi!