About Port Jackson Music

Joe Altieri founded Port Jackson Music in 2007 to record, promote and manages local artists with Global appeal. With the decline of larger label success stories and the increasing popularity of the Internet, timing is responsible for the launch of this new venture.

In 1986 Joe opened a local 16 track analog recording studio called Studio Sixty Six Productions. Here he would record local artists and hundreds of commercials for the auto industry (you have to eat). Joe would serve on the weekends as a Disc Jockey which would take him on what he calls "a 13 year ride".

Working in clubs playing the songs of Rob Base, Technotronic, CC & The Music Factory, LL Cool J. and many other dance favorites, Joe had the privilege of recording week nights with bands such as Snap (Akron, OH), The Light (Stop The Bus), White August, and The Apples (Buffalo, NY). Joe is responsible for co-writing, producing and arranging a project titled "Joe Sorento - Back In A Day", which would be a collaboration with his long time friend Joe Sorento.

In 1991 Joe moved to Nashville, TN where he would find himself selling cars during the day and hanging out at Warner Brothers Studios at night with his then roommate Chad Brock (Ordinary Life, YES, Warner Bros. Records). It was in Nashville where Joe truly fell in love with the business of music. Spending every possible minute meeting new musicians, hanging out at the Grand Ole Opry House, networking in the clubs downtown, and sitting in at local demo studios, Joe's passion for music began to intensify and so did the need to be close to his family. After a year or so of floating around the Nashville circuit, Joe returned home to recover from what he calls "a serious musician's hangover". "It was time to go be with my family. I rest my case" Altieri says with a laugh.

Never giving up on his love for music, Joe returned to the Disc Jockey arena on the weekends and dabbled in a few business ventures such as Executive Search, Magazine Publishing and Web Design/Marketing.

In 2005, Joe sold his company and spent time on the weekends building his network of music professionals and listening to the new artists emerging from the Internet. While watching the launch and growth of portals like Napster, MySpace, iTunes, CD Baby, OurStage.com and GarageBand.com, the energy to be a part of the industry increasingly grew. "I was in the Internet business when these companies were first set to go online and I have been watching them grow ever since", says Altieri.

Fast Forward 2008

Today Joe is the morning Host of his own radio show called Wake Up To The Vibe on WCSS AM 1490. He enjoys being in a position where he can help promote his hometown, highlight local artists on his show, keep up with the music that is selling while enjoying classics from yesterday. Wake Up To The Vibe (www.wakeuptothevibe.com) is the only local AM station that gets away with playing Glenn Miller, Van Halen, Johnny Cash and Fergie back to back. "It's all in the way you position it" states Altieri. "And you need to let the audience know you are here for quality and to have fun".

Joe is currently writing and recording in Port Jackson's Music Studio with singer JP Herbert and drummer Frank Raspanti (formally of The Braided Souls) on a project called "Right Lane Ends" with a debut CD due in 2008 called "Yield".

Joe is producing a new CD for singer songwriter Gabrielle Ellers and promises a new release in 2008 that will exceed her fans expectations.

Joe has developed a working relationship with singer songwriter Sean Rowe and is excited to be representing Sean in NYC.
Sean's voice is like no other. It's a unique blend of soul, funk, silk and dark chocolate all wrapped into one voice. There is no real way to explain it and that's what makes him so appealing to a global audience.

In June of 2007, Joe was introduced to a band called Flame. This is a band made of 8 musicians and 3 dancers, all of which have mental disabilities ranging from Autism to Down Syndrome. Joe has featured Flame on his radio show and continues to do so and is active in seeking out radio, record and TV opportunities for them. Flame will change the way people view those with mental disabilities and it would be a crime not to have the world share the experience. "They are by far one of the best bands I have witnessed in my lifetime" states Altieri.

For information on any of the bands Joe Altieri represents or to have your music reviewed by Port Jackson Music, please contact Joe Altieri directly.

Joe Altieri
President
Port Jackson Music
1855 Riverfront Center
Amsterdam, NY 12010
Tel: 518-843-1835
E-mail: aboutinfo@portjacksonmusic.com
(do not add this e-mail address to your address book. It changes often to prevent spam).