film and writing - Joel wrote, directed, and edited his first film, Paranoia, in 2002. He has written 8 novels, including the shadow in the darkness, sanctuary, collapse, and the ouroboros trilogy: twelve, happiness in slavery, and the watchers. The ouroboros trilogy is currently being devoloped into a television series.
music - Joel released his first full length album, Searching For Lethe, in February of 2010. His first three singles (“Silver”, “Searching for Lethe”, and “Callous”) all charted on the KICKFM Top 40.
Joel is also the creative force behind Grey Spade. Under the banner of Grey Spade, Joel has scored three short films. A web-series. A radio-drama. And released three full-length albums: Sanctuary, Ouroboros and Sol
Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Mandolin, Computer.
Cubase, FL Studio, Garageband,
Line-6, KORG, Marshall, Takemine, Fender, Gibson,
Year Zero - Nine Inch Nails
Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
Nine Inch Nails, Mr. Bungle, How To Destroy Angels, David Bowie, Third Eye Blind, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Infected Mushroom, Korn, Bush, Jefferson Airplane, the Doors, the Mars Volta, the Beach Boys, Beethoven,
Nine Inch Nails, Infected Mushroom, Acidscar,
am a filmmaker / graphic artist / author
http://www.joelnickel.com