01/04/2022
Meet the team, part 3 of 3
Name: Joe Ellis
Main Instrument: Drums
First Musical Memory: Becoming obsessed with breakdancing in 1982, aged 9, is what turned me onto music. I began collecting as much Hip Hop and Electro as I could. Planet Rock by Afrika Bambaataa was on repeat!
Biggest Influence: My parents' record collection. They had lots of timeless classics, such as Dark Side of the Moon and Aladdin Sane, but it was my dad's jazz collection I really loved. Listening to the drumming on Weather Report's albums blew my mind!
Favourite Tempo: 74. Slow and groovy all day long.
Favourite Team: The A Team. I like to think of myself as a cross between Faceman and B.A. Baracus. At Tempo Teams we also have our very own Hannibal in Alex Butler, pulling the strings and smoking fat ci**rs, whilst James Edwards is remarkably similar to Murdock, the unhinged maverick.