I'm back from my quick trip to Arizona.
William Joseph performed last night at Time Out for Couples in Mesa. I'm really at a loss of words to describe how amazing his performance was. Go to his website and listen to his music to hear for yourself...
William is originally from Phoenix and began taking piano lessons at the age of four or five. He has one solo album under his belt, produced by the legendary David Foster, and last year he opened for Josh Groban on tour.
He was very approachable, and autographed a number of peoples CDs. I had him sign my copy and dedicate it to my son Caleb (who is six and absolutely in love with piano lessons himself).
By my calculations one in five couples who came to the event purchased his CD that night. I imagine the number would have been higher if there had been an intermission. He's poised to really breakthrough, I think.
UPDATE: Becca really liked the CD when she heard it. (I say that because she used eleven exclamation points in her post—a new record for her, I suspect.)
—Michael A. Cleverly
Sunday, February 13, 2005 at 17:35