Combining equal parts folk, rock and Americana, NYC singer/songwriter JOE WHYTE's songs are riddled with, "time tested melodies" (TimeOut NY).
Called by A&R service TAXI "the best alt-country artist (we)'ve ever heard", Joe expands on his 2006 EP with his new album, DEVIL IN THE DETAILS, which the music blog Captain Obvious called, “a cohesive collection of alt-country pearls that shimmer with simplicity and effectiveness.”
For the past 3 years, Joe has been a recipient of an ASCAPlus award, a merit-based songwriting grant from ASCAP, the performing rights society, and also named a semi-finalist in Discmakers/Taxi Independent Music World Series.
In 2005, Joe was invited to Ireland to play the 8th annual Carlsberg Rhythm and Roots Festival in Kilkenny, where he headlined 2 shows and opened for alt-country legends Son Volt at a third. He also returned for the second year in a row to showcase at both the Dewey Beach Music Conference in Delaware and the Millennium Music Conference in Harrisburg, PA.
In addition, Joe signed an endorsement deal with Elixir strings, showcased with his band at the CMJ Music Marathon in NYC and had music placed in the PBS show "Roadtrip Nation", which aired on over 70 PBS stations.
In October 2007, he toured the UK and Ireland where he played with such acts as The Duhks and Richmond Fontaine, including one show at the Darvel Music Festival in Scotland. His music is currently getting radio play on WBJB, WFDU, WNTI, WDVR, WRPI, XM and Sirius Satellite Radio, Clear Channel’s ‘Undiscovered’, in addition to numerous internet and UK stations and podcasts.
Over the years, Joe has played with such acts as Son Volt, The Frames, Josh Ritter, Richmond Fontaine, The Duhks, Slaid Cleaves, Shurman and Toby Lightman, to name a few.
Joe is represented (legal) by George N. Stein, former attorney and manager for the late Jeff Buckley.