We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Joseph Vincelli. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Joseph below.
Joseph, so glad you were able to set aside some time for us today. We’ve always admired not just your journey and success, but also the seemingly high levels of self-discipline that you seem to have mastered and so maybe we can start by chatting about how you developed it or where it comes from?
Both parents were extremely disciplined in their personal and business lives. When my dad set a goal in mind, it was done…period. And so, I follow suit:
In high school many band students told me that I shoudl try to learn a sax solo on Bruce Springsteen’s “Jungleland”. I did it over night. Many friends told me that I had a fair amount of talent and should take it seriously. Since that day, I started practicing 5-10 hours daily to learn the saxophone and flute as well as I could.
This discipline has continued throughout my life with my book, non-profit, and physical and nutritional aspects of my life.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
My Music career has included an 8-year study of music, composition, and arranging, including years at Berklee College of Music (Boston). Being from New Jersey, the obvious choice was to begin my professional career in NYC, then moving to Hollywood for eight years, working as a touring musician with Buddy Miles and other artists, as well as working as a film score composer under the umbrella of working scorers.
Recording career – In 1993, I set out to begin my recording career (in Austin, Texas) where I began with an 8-year contract with a local record company. In 2001, I formed my own company and finished my latest recordings: 16 CDs in total.
Book – Throughout my many decades of music, I researched and wrote a book that embraced how music changes the world through emotional, psychological, and spiritual means (The Art of Tone, Understanding Our Love For Music [2003]).
TAO – The book led to my forming The Artist Outreach. Since 2012, we serve students, helping them learn academics through the use of the Arts, rhythm and music (www.TheArtistOutreach.org).
Our staff of creatives and musicians use playful, artistic methods (drumming, singing & dancing) that create a fun environment to help students learn language, math, and science. (https://theartistoutreach.org/programs/streamliners/)
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
I believe in this formula to create:
Vision – Innovate and explore your mind to come up with great ideas.
Goals that are planned out, not just dreamed up
Improvise- Learn by trial and error, at the deepest levels.
Learn – Have an insatiable appetite to learn about yourself and the topic to which you are focusing your work.
Hard work – It separates you from the masses. I cannot stress it enough. People will want emulate your abilities because of this factor!
What was the most impactful thing your parents did for you?
Simply: a Hard-work ethic.
Everybody in my family is a survivor, meaning that they could work through anything thrown at them. I may know friends that work as hard I as I do, but no one works harder than I do. I put my mind to something and then, get it done….
Contact Info:
- Website: https://theartistoutreach.org/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartistoutreach/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheArtistOutreach/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-artist-outreach
- Youtube: https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCs-TB2V8lZOx4OYQZP4Eu8g/videos/upload?filter=%5B%5D&sort=%7B%22columnType%22%3A%22date%22%2C%22sortOrder%22%3A%22DESCENDING%22%7D
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