Meet… Joseph Luca

Written By Mike Greenblatt

PHOTO: Joseph Luca by Ryan Berry

Joseph Luca—from Ho-Ho-Kus in Bergen County—is a rather unique artist. His music is vulnerable, sensual and seeks to find the freedom inherent in loving whoever the hell you want despite pressures from a repressive society. Genre? Call it alternative soul-pop. Is he the new George Michael?

His EP, PART 1: Ouroboros (Life), is due November 11 on the ONErpm label. It’s the first of a trilogy. Something of a pansexual manifesto, it represents a manifestation of his “truest self through a metaphorical shedding/cycle of life, death and rebirth.” The music is intended to comfort likeminded souls and to “encourage the idea that to transcend these boundaries reveals the universal nature of love itself. We are all simply here to have a human experience.”  The EP features his compositions, his production and his angelic voice, buoyed by the mixing/mastering of Steve Dresser (Gwen Stefani, Fergie).

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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