William Joseph (musician)
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William Joseph is a pianist and recording artist from Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

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William Joseph won, at age 8, a full music scholarship provided by the Boys Club of America, enabling him to study piano with Russian pianist Stella Saperstein.

He was the first teacher hired by Piano Warehouse in Phoenix, Arizona and taught for the company Arizona Music Lessons later to be renamed Arizona Music Academy, for which he still performs short teaching periods.

In 2003, Joseph performed at a charity event in his hometown and bumped into David Foster
David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...

, for whom he played. Foster was impressed, and they began collaborating, eventually writing several songs together that would appear on 2004's Within
Within (William Joseph album)
Within is the 2004 major-label debut of pianist William Joseph. His music has been compared to both Yanni and George Winston. -Track listing:# "Within" – 3:02# "Eternal" – 4:04# "Stella's Theme" – 3:43# "Butterflies and Hurricanes" – 3:45...

, Joseph's major-label debut. By this time, Joseph was signed under Foster's 143 Records
143 Records
143 Records is the record label of producer David Foster. 143 is a sub-label of Warner Bros. Records. The numbers 1-4-3 are derived from the words "I love you."-History:...

, a sub-label of Reprise Records
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...

 and Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

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In August and September 2004, Joseph opened for Josh Groban
Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 2007, he was charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in that country...

's "Closer Tour," covering 12 cities in the US and Canada, giving 16 concerts. During November & December 2005, Joseph was the opening act for Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken
Clayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and author who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. RCA Records offered him a recording contract, and his multi-platinum debut album Measure of a Man was released...

's "Joyful Noise" tour, which covered 36 cities in the US and Canada, giving 40 concerts.

Facts

  • William Joseph played an acoustic version of "Within" for BETA Records TV
    BETA Records TV
    BETA Records TV / BETA TV - is a nationally syndicated weekly music-centric TV series filmed and produced in the heart of Hollywood, showcasing at least 3 acoustic artist videos from newly signed and Indie bands in episode format...

     in early 2009.

Albums

  • Within
    Within (William Joseph album)
    Within is the 2004 major-label debut of pianist William Joseph. His music has been compared to both Yanni and George Winston. -Track listing:# "Within" – 3:02# "Eternal" – 4:04# "Stella's Theme" – 3:43# "Butterflies and Hurricanes" – 3:45...

    - 2004
  • Beyond
    Beyond (William Joseph album)
    -Track listing:# "Standing in The Storm" - 4:21# "Beyond" - 4:04# "Leningrad" - 4:27# "Heroes" - 4:23# "Once Upon Love " - 4:22# "Kashmir" - 3:44# "Sweet Remembrance Of You" - 3:29# "Apasionada" - 4:02# "Return With Honor" - 4:08...

    - 2008

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