BIRTH OF JOY
Sixties On Steroids / Psychedelic Organ Rock&Roll

Having relentlessly toured Europe and USA since 2013, fast rising Dutch psychedelic rockers BIRTH OF JOY are without doubt a proven live rock sensation! A staggering 172 shows chalked up in 2014 immediately recalls the legendary rock n roll bands of the golden era, and demonstrates that BIRTH OF JOY is a none-stop fireball of energy. The band is a fully oiled machine dripping in blood, sweat and true rock&roll!

Influenced by 60s psychedelia and blues, the band is mesmeric combination of steaming, floor-pumping rock n roll that takes you back to the heady times of the MC5, The Doors and even Pink Floyd, whilst at the same time is peppered with a modern twist of stoner, grunge and punk that works to create a lip-smacking sound of their very own, and ensures BIRTH OF JOY is no straight-forward retro-trip.

Latest studio album PRISONER was recorded and produced by Joris Wolff, (De Staat, Within Temptation and Mister and Mississippi) mastered by Brian Lucey (The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys) and released worldwide in March 2014 to an abundance of positive notices. A live album, recorded in January 29th and 30th in Rennes (FR), is scheduled for release on June 15 (UK and EU) and June 23 (USA).

Signed to Long Branch Records/SPV and Suburban, Grand Palais/Modulor and a publishing deal with BMG Talpa Music, BIRTH OF JOY are set firm to continue their escalation throughout 2015 and beyond.

DISCOGRAPHY

2015 Live at Ubu -(double CD/triple LP, Long Branch Records/SPV, Suburban)
2014 Prisoner -(CD/LP, Long Branch Records/SPV, Grand Palais/Modulor, Suburban)
2013 The sound of Birth of Joy -(CD/LP, Grand Palais/Modulor)
2012 Make Things Happen -(CD, re-release, Suburban)
2012 Life in Babalou -(CD/LP, Suburban)
2011 Make Things Happen -(single EP, Suburban)
2010 Make Things Happen -CD, Birth of Joy)

2014:
- 172 shows worldwide
- Nominated for an Edison Award for best rock album
- Worldwide release of 3rd album ‘PRISONER’ (SPV/Long Branch) in February/March
- EU headline clubtour FEB-MAY in NL, FR, DE, AT, CH, UK (> 60 shows)
- 4th most booked band on ETEP-list 2014
- Eurosonic Noorderslag (NL)
- SXSW (USA)
- Canadian Music Week (CAN)
- ILMC (UK)
- Pinkpop (NL)
- Lowlands (NL)
- Best Kept Secret (NL)
- Zwarte Cross (NL)
- NovaRock (AT)
- Vieilles Charrues (FR)
- Exit (SRB)
- Positivus (LV)
- Devilstone (LT)
- Oppikoppi (SA)
- Arezzo (IT)
- Fusion (DE)
- Orange Blossom (DE)
- Burg Herzberg (DE)
- Eurosonic, Groningen (NL)
- Noorderslag, Groningen (NL)
- ILMC, London (UK)
- Paaspop, Schijndel (NL)
- ILMC, London (UK)
- SXSW, Texas (USA)
- European clubtour FEB – MAY (+/- 60 shows)

2013:
- 92 live shows worldwide
- Eurosonic (NL) – broadcasted by WDR Rockpalast
- International Live Music Conference, London (UK)
- The Great Escape, Brighton (UK)
- Greenman Festival, Boomtown Fair, Shambala Festival, Kendal Calling (UK)
- Fusion Festival (DE)
- Dutch New Artists on Tour, Sweden
- Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg (DE) – broadcasted by WDR Rockpalast
- Vienna Waves, Vienna (AT)
- Bratislava Waves, Bratislava (SK)
- Culture Collide, LA (USA)
- CMJ, NYC (USA)
- MaMA Festival, Paris (FR)
- Glimps, Gent (BE)

2012:
- 78 shows in NL
- Eurosonic (NL)
- Psycho Disco tour w/ De Staat – 8 shows
- No Big Day Out tour – 21 shows
- Transmusicales de Rennes (FR) – voted best band of the festival