New York guitarist Joel Hoekstra is a musician on the rise as both a consummate sideman and an innovative solo artist. Joel's cd's 'undefined', 'The Moon is Falling' and '13 acoustic songs' have found a strong cult following and critical acclaim. Recently, he toured with Night Ranger and Trans Siberian Orchestra, Joel is currently touring with Whitesnake and be can heard on the new cd 'The Purple Album'.
Artists / Musicians (Live, Recording and Writing):
Whitesnake, Night Ranger, Trans Siberian Orchestra, The Turtles, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Scrap Metal, Eric Martin (Mr Big), Alan Parsons, Martha Davis (The Motels), Mickey Thomas (Starship), Rik Emmett (Triumph), ommy Shaw (Styx), Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), John Waite, Emily Saliers Indigo Girls), Beth Hart, Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple), Donnie & Johnny Van Zant, Don Barnes (38 Special), Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon), Gunnar and Matthew Nelson (Nelson), Mike Reno Loverboy), Jimi Jamison (Survivor), David Pack (Ambrosia), Constantine Maroulis (American Idol), Dave Bickler (Survivor), Mark Slaughter (Slaughter), Hugh Jackman, Chan Marshall (Kat Power), Henry Paul (The Outlaws, Blackhawk), Ray Parker Jr., Ari Hest, Nellie McKay, Jim Peterik (Ides of March, Survivor), Tom Keifer (Cinderella), Kip Winger
Theatre:
Rock of Ages (Broadway, off-Broadway), Love, Janis (New York, San Francisco, Phoenix, Cleveland, Louisville, Cincinnati, Tucson, Sag Harbor), The Boy From Oz (Broadway), Tarzan (Broadway), La Cage Aux Folles (Broadway), It Ain't Nothin But the Blues (Tucson, Phoenix, Kansas City, Seattle, Chicago*), A Chorus Line (Broadway Cast Recording 2006), Lovely Day (off-Broadway)
* nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for 'Best Musical Direction'
TV:
The Tonight Show starring Jay Leno, America's Got Talent, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Last Call with Carson Daly, Live with Regis and Kelly, Tony Awards (2009), Visa Signature Tony Preview Concert, The Sandra Bernhard Experience (A&E), Imus in the Morning (Fox Business), 20/20 (ABC), Nick Cannon (Nickolodeon), FOX Morning news (New York, Chicago, Tucson, Kansas City, Atlanta, Louisville, Cincinnati), WGN Morning News (Chicago), ABC's View From the Bay (San Francisco), The Loose Leaf Report (LA), WB Morning News (New York), The New York Today Show, ABC's New Years Eve Countdown (Chicago), NBC "Good Company" (Cleveland), UPN: Live at the Taste (Chicago), I-90 North (Chicago), NBC Morning News (Louisville), Barry Z Show (New York), Guitar Talk (Chicago), NBC's 'The Bay Area Today' (San Francisco), NBC's 'Arizona Midday', NY1
Film:
Rock of Ages, Resurrection Mary, The Last Winter, May the Best Man Win