January 19 post- VIP tickets are sold out! Only general admission tickets left!The JV Facebook post says to contact howin@urbanagent.com.au (I guess for more ticket info!)
So if you haven't purchased your tickets for Joe's show in Sydney's Bamboo - Martin Place Bar, here is more information from the event promoter Urban Agent.
Regular ticket price is $25 and VIP tickets are $50. There is a LIMITED NUMBER of VIP tickets.. only 50 of them! Go get them! Those of you who are lucky enough to get a VIP ticket, you'll be guaranteed a picture with Joseph Vincent, a special VIP entrance, and a complimentary drink. You'll have to contact the event promoters to get a VIP ticket. Also there'll only be 500 pre-sale tickets available, after that it'll be at the door only.
Here's a > picture < from Julia Vaugh (who plays the role of the girl in the "If You Stay" music video).
Guess who?! It's Joseph Vincent and his brother Jeremy.
Joseph will be performing after his Australia shows!
Performing at a club on January 29. (Don't know the details of it..)*
Performing at LA18's Lunar New Year Festival at Torrance Park on January 30, 2011.
*UPDATED- See the > January 17 < blog entry for Sydney and > January 4 < blog entry for the other info.
Isn't this great news? It is definitely looking good for Joseph as he gets YouTube views and honors! [Numbers from 8:34AM, PST]
#6 - Most Discussed (Today)) - Music
#13 - Top Favorited (Today))
#2 - Top Favorited (Today)) - Music
#67 - Top Rated (Today))
#3 - Top Rated (Today)) - Music
#23 - Top Rated (This Week)) - Music
[Numbers from 8:37PM, PST]- LET'S GO #TEAMJV!
#3 - Most Discussed (Today)) - Music
#65 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Australia
#75 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Music - Germany
#4 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Music - Australia
#11 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Music - Canada
#166 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Music - United Kingdom
#11 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Music - New Zealand #15 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Music
#169 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Music - France
#96 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Music - Italy
#151 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Music - Netherlands
#153 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Music - Russia
#31 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Music - Hong Kong
#67 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Music - Taiwan
#165 - Most Viewed (Today)) - Music - Sweden #6 - Top Favorited (Today)) #1 - Top Favorited (Today)) - Music #32 - Top Rated (Today)) #2 - Top Rated (Today)) - Music #16 - Top Rated (This Week)) - Music
"If You Stay" is about a long- distance relationship and about a good friend of his (interview). All written in one day!
He's played guitar on-and-off for seven years. (BlogTV)
Joseph's first YouTube post was a cover song of Shwayze's "Buzzin." (Read the description box. And here is his cover "Buzzin")
He wants to become an international superstar someday. If he couldn't do that he'd be a nurse (interview).
Personal life:
JV is from Los Angeles--Northridge! And likes the Lakers.
He graduated from college- University of California, Irvine (UCI)
He's interested in marine biology (BlogTV)
His favorite Los Angeles Lakers member is Kobe Bryant, but also Lamar Odom because he's left-handed! (This was back in 2010 when Odom was still with the Lakers.)
JV is left-handed but plays guitar right-handed.
Joseph is a Catholic (here's his comment posted on YoutTube original song "Sweet Talk"!).
What Joe's looking for in girls: "be yourself and down-to-earth." (interview)
Performances:
JV won $10,000 from the Ellen DeGeneres show! He's performed twice on Ellen. (Watch the video here!)
In some of his videos you might see the messy bed, but it's not his- it's his roommate's bed. lol! (interview)
He's performed at various shows and places including:
Singapore
Australia (Bamboo Club, Sydney, and Melbourne),
Toronto,
Los Angeles' House of Blues, Roxy Theatre, El Rey, Troubadour, Knitting Factory and coffee shops, Downtown Disney, Norris Theatre,
University of California Irvine (UCI),
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA),
University of California San Diego (UCSD),
Rutger's University, and
high schools.
Some shows he has performed in:
Road to Blue Skies tour 2012
Miss Korea 2012 Pageant (Los Angeles)
The YouTube Stars (Singapore)
Japonicana Tour- March 2012 (Los Angeles, Vancouver, Hawaii, New York, San Francisco)
Totally Tube- May 22, 2011 (Theatre at Westbury, New York),
Outside My Window Exclamation twenty eleven benefit concert- May 14, 2011 (San Jose, CA)
Takeover Tour- January 2011 (Austrailia),
Lunar New Year Festival- January 2011 (Torrance, California),
B Here Tour- November 2011 (Raising awareness about Hepatitis B at Rutger's University, UCLA, and UCSD)
Academy of Heroes- November 2011 (Toronto, Canada),
UCSD Luminance- October 2010 (San Diego, California)
Featured Acoustic Playlist, and
various benefit concerts (Harmony for Heart, Band [Aid] benefit concert, FBLA, Music for Life- March of Dimes, Relief of Japan, Dreamchasers, Not For Sale).
He's auditioned for America's Got Talent before! (interview)
Others:
Ever wonder what the number 12 is from on JV's Twitter account? It is his "high school number." (interview)
1st winner: Melissa Jane
2nd winner: Amanda Nguyen
3rd winner: Andrew Ma
4th winner: Abby Thompson 5th winner: Mia Tran 6th winner: TBA (Wait.. who was the 6th winner?) 7th and final winner: Angela Wong And also Rachel and Brittany!
Here's a > picture < of what those mixtapes look like.
The lucky winners will be hearing these songs:
Original songs by Joseph: If You Stay, Heartbreak Girl, Life of a Man
Cover songs: Replay, Billionaire, I'm Yours/ Three Little Birds, Forget You, Cooler Than Me, Just a Dream
Remember to purchase Joseph's single "If You Stay" releasing sometime in January*. Music video release today, but the iTunes release will be later.
The music video will be releasing tonight at 8pm PST. Stay tuned!
So! Joseph Vincent will be performing along with all these other people in Sydney, Australia on January 25, 2011 and then in Melbourne on January 26, 2011. There will be Quest Crew, Iyaz, Sean Kingston, Joey Diamond, and New Boyz!