Joby Harris
Encyclopedia
Joby Harris is an award-winning Los Angeles
, California
-based visual artist
and the guitar
player and singer for American
post-hardcore
band Crash Rickshaw
. He is also the founder of Live Initiative, a personal consultation and workshop with materials focused on helping individuals who struggle with fear and anxiety.
native.
He is a graduate of Knoch High School
in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
and The Art Institute of Pittsburgh.
on two albums to date. A self-titled album on Seattle based record label Tooth and Nail Records in late 2001 and a second album entitled The Unknown Clarity independently released on iTunes
in 2008. A third album is slated to be released in 2011, according to the bands Myspace
page.
Harris previously spent time performing with Pittsburgh local punk band Phatso as well as Orange County
, California
bands Rainy Days, and The Moodswingers opening for such acts as At the Drive In, Payable On Death
, Project 86
, and Zao
.
In late 2009, he wrote and co-performed an independently released fight song for professional NFL football
team the Pittsburgh Steelers
.
, theme park, publishing
, music
, trade show, and motion picture industries. He has primarily worked as a model maker, sculptor, illustrator, graphic designer, concept designer, prop fabricator, production designer, and music video director.
At age 21, he began working as a model maker, Rockwork Engineer
, and sculptor for Walt Disney Imagineering
creating work for the Tokyo DisneySea
theme park in Tokyo, Japan.
Joby has created designs and artwork for published works by author
Erwin Raphael McManus
.
He is a contributing artist for Viva La Art, a non-profit organization in Los Angeles that "empowers the art/music community to promote education, activism, and fund raising for socially responsible charities."
He currently resides in Los Angeles
, California
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
-based visual artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
player and singer for American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band Crash Rickshaw
Crash Rickshaw
Crash Rickshaw is a side project of the post-hardcore band Project 86. It was founded by Alex Albert, Stephen Dail and Joby Harris, with Randy Torres joining later. Crash Rickshaw released their self-titled album on August 16, 2001 on Tooth and Nail Records...
. He is also the founder of Live Initiative, a personal consultation and workshop with materials focused on helping individuals who struggle with fear and anxiety.
Background
Joby, born Joseph Robert Harris, is a Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
native.
He is a graduate of Knoch High School
Knoch High School
Knoch High School is located in the South Butler County School District in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. Athletic teams are known as the Knoch Knights. The Knoch Football team is a co champion of the Greater Allegheny Conference in 2007. The principal is Mr. Frank Moxie. The athletics play in AAA...
in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
Saxonburg is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,629 as of the 2000 census.- History :Founded in 1832 by John A...
and The Art Institute of Pittsburgh.
Music
Harris performed in Crash RickshawCrash Rickshaw
Crash Rickshaw is a side project of the post-hardcore band Project 86. It was founded by Alex Albert, Stephen Dail and Joby Harris, with Randy Torres joining later. Crash Rickshaw released their self-titled album on August 16, 2001 on Tooth and Nail Records...
on two albums to date. A self-titled album on Seattle based record label Tooth and Nail Records in late 2001 and a second album entitled The Unknown Clarity independently released on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
in 2008. A third album is slated to be released in 2011, according to the bands Myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page.
Harris previously spent time performing with Pittsburgh local punk band Phatso as well as Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
bands Rainy Days, and The Moodswingers opening for such acts as At the Drive In, Payable On Death
Payable on Death
Payable on Death is the eponymous fifth studio album and third major label release by Californian metal quartet P.O.D.. This is also their first album to include guitarist Jason Truby and their last album produced by Howard Benson. Payable on Death was released on November 4, 2003 through Atlantic...
, Project 86
Project 86
Project 86 is an American Christian rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1996. The line-up consists of bassist Steven Dail, vocalist and songwriter Andrew Schwab, and guitarist Randy Torres. The band has released seven studio albums, which have collectively sold over 500,000 units...
, and Zao
Zao
Zao may refer to:* Zao, a character in the James Bond film Die Another Day* Zao , a metalcore band from Pennsylvania* Zao * Mount Zaō, a mountain in northern Japan* Zaō, Miyagi, a town in Japan* 5751 Zao, an asteroid...
.
In late 2009, he wrote and co-performed an independently released fight song for professional NFL football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
.
Visual Art
He is a professional artist who has created work for the televisionTelevision
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, theme park, publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
, music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, trade show, and motion picture industries. He has primarily worked as a model maker, sculptor, illustrator, graphic designer, concept designer, prop fabricator, production designer, and music video director.
At age 21, he began working as a model maker, Rockwork Engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
, and sculptor for Walt Disney Imagineering
Walt Disney Imagineering
Walt Disney Imagineering is the design and development arm of the Walt Disney Company, responsible for the creation and construction of Disney theme parks worldwide...
creating work for the Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo DisneySea
is a 176-acre theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just outside Tokyo. It opened on September 4, 2001. It is owned by The Oriental Land Company, which licenses the theme from The Walt Disney Company. Tokyo DisneySea attracted an estimated 12 million visitors in...
theme park in Tokyo, Japan.
Joby has created designs and artwork for published works by author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
Erwin Raphael McManus
Erwin Raphael McManus
Erwin Raphael McManus is an author, lecturer, and pastor. McManus is the lead pastor of Mosaic Church, a Christian community in Los Angeles, California. He made his name first by speaking on Post-modernism , but also communicates on culture, change, creativity, and leadership...
.
- Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul (ISBN 0-7852-6431-0) (September 4, 2003)
- The Barbarian Way: Unleash the Untamed Faith Within (ISBN 0-7852-6432-9) (February 10, 2005)
- Chasing Daylight: Seize the Power of Every Moment (ISBN 0-7852-8113-4) (January 10, 2006)
- Soul Cravings (ISBN 0-7852-1494-1) (November 14, 2006)
He is a contributing artist for Viva La Art, a non-profit organization in Los Angeles that "empowers the art/music community to promote education, activism, and fund raising for socially responsible charities."
He currently resides in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Live Initiative
Harris is the founder of Live Initiative, creating materials claiming to help people better understand fear and how to "remove its grip" from their lives.Albums
- Crash RickshawCrash RickshawCrash Rickshaw is a side project of the post-hardcore band Project 86. It was founded by Alex Albert, Stephen Dail and Joby Harris, with Randy Torres joining later. Crash Rickshaw released their self-titled album on August 16, 2001 on Tooth and Nail Records...
;The Unknown Clarity (2008) - Crash RickshawCrash RickshawCrash Rickshaw is a side project of the post-hardcore band Project 86. It was founded by Alex Albert, Stephen Dail and Joby Harris, with Randy Torres joining later. Crash Rickshaw released their self-titled album on August 16, 2001 on Tooth and Nail Records...
(2001)
External links
- http://www.myspace.com/crashrickshaw on MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- http://www.jobyharris.com Official Website
- http://www.myspace.com/steelernationrise on Fight SongFight songA fight song is primarily an American and Canadian sports term, referring to a song associated with a team. In both professional and amateur sports, fight songs are a popular way for fans to cheer for their team...
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1687738/ IMDB