Joe Iaquinto started playing bass and guitar in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, in the '70s (when bass was the coolest instrument on the planet). While still in High School, Joe was playing club dates, parties, and concerts with his own band and freelancing around the city, sometimes sporting a drawn-on mustache to look old enough to enter the night clubs! Landing a 10-week house gig in the famed Catskill Mountains, where he played Top 40 music and began writing and recording original songs, sparked young Joe's desire to become a professional musician. His first 'big gig' after school was a road date with Little Anthony and the Imperials. Before leaving for the West Coast, Joe racked up countless wedding gigs, bar mitzvahs, dances, private parties, corporate shindigs, block parties, and just about anything and everything in between, including memorable events at West Point Military Academy, and some very fun cast parties for CTW and other New York-based T.V. and entertainment companies.
Making the move from New York to Los Angeles in the late ‘70s, Joe Iaquinto dabbled in acting ("What's Happening!"), and performed and recorded with a roster of incredible artists and bands, including:
Patrick Simmons (DOOBIE BROTHERS), Joe Iaquinto
Wilkins Guitars Artists
ARTIST ENDORSEMENTS:
WILKINS BASSES
LAKLAND BASSES
ChromacastTuners and Accessories
Peter Cetera Joe Iaquinto
Joe Iaquinto is also a member of the POSTIVE LISTENING RADIO team, having composed and performed the station's jingle, and along with PATTY MOLLOY, cohosts the popular “Beyond The Grooves” podcast. www.positivelisteningradio.com
Not to leave any medium out, Joe has also written articles for BASS PLAYER MAGAZINE, and co-authored the book, CHICAGO:FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY (Quarry Press)
Joe Iaquinto currently resides in Madison, Wisconsin, with his family and crazy dog, Rascal. Taking full advantage of having a basement again, he is writing and recording songs in his underground studio for the release of his first solo record. When he is not teaching guitar, bass, and ukulele, Joe also plays with some great local bands, and continues to work in Los Angeles, New York, and all points in between.
EARL SLICK (DAVID BOWIE)
RITA COOLIDGE
STEPHEN BISHOP
BILLY PRESTON
JEFF "SKUNK" BAXTER (DOOBIE BROS., STEELY DAN)
PATRICK SIMMONS (DOOBIE BROS.)
DAVEY JOHNSTONE (ELTON JOHN)
KEN STACEY (ELTON JOHN, MICHAEL JACKSON)
BRANSCOMBE RICHMOND (RENEGADE)
WAYNE NEWTON
BOBBY KIMBALL (TOTO)
PETER CETERA (CHICAGO)
DANNY SERAPHINE (CHICAGO)
KENNY CETERA (CHICAGO, KCCE)
BILL CHAMPLIN (CHICAGO, SONS OF CHAMPLIN)
THE EMOTIONS ("The Best of My Love")
REX SMITH (“You Take My Breath Away.”)
J. GEILS
...and many more