Joel Ison: Professional Piano/Keyboard Player based in Abu Dhabi

I am a professional
Piano/Keyboard player

Originally from London and currently based in Abu Dhabi, I have a widely varied experience as a sideman and recording artist, having worked with various bands and producers including Breach, ShiftK3Y, Lifford Shillingford, Korey Riker, Paul Fishman (Re-Flex), Botown, Duane Flames and Chantal Santos, to name but a few.

Currently, I’m the Musical Director of Uptown, “Highly Commended Best Resident Band” in the “Time Out Abu Dhabi” Nightlife Awards 2016.

I have performed in Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Estonia, Slovakia and extensively in the UK in venues such as Sadlers Wells Theatre, 02 Indigo and The Jazz Cafe,

running samples, playing jazz, pop, funk, hip hop, house music, hi-life, reggae, dubstep, blues, rock and anything else I can get my hands on.

I’m also available for recordings, here in Abu Dhabi, or over the internet. Versatile, with extensive experience playing in ensembles of all shapes and sizes, in backing and in leading roles, I am ready to do whatever is needed. Piano, Rhodes, Organ, Horns, Synths, Strings; whatever it is, I fit in, and love doing it.

My dream and goal is to revolutionise how people listen to music, teaching them to love it, simply by playing it well.

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