The Journey - All About Sam Joseph

Sam Joseph is a self-taught composer, which allows him absolute freedom with his music. Since the age of four, sat at his Grandmother's piano, Sam has created peaceful and calming compositions and he still greatly enjoys the feelings of freedom and exhilaration that come through creating and experiencing music.

He had piano lessons in his childhood (which he hated with a vengeance). So great was this dislike for the lessons and  their control over his creativity, that when he was aged nine, he hid in his piano teacher's garden in the pouring rain until it was time to be collected. With creative drive and a strong will, he hasn't looked back.

"I believe that throughout history music has become too intellectual, too constrained. And it doesn't have to be that way. Think of tribal music, African rhythms, the beating of those drums and how they affect people. They knew how it worked. It put them in a more powerful mental state, because their involvement became unconscious."

 

Even though he had been composing for years, it wasn't until Sam became qualified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist in 2002 that his work with the relaxation side of music, really began to blossom. Inspired by people he meets and the natural world, Sam's music is engaging and powerful.

"I began to understand how to affect my unconscious mind with my music and I then learnt how to use the music to help other people enter a superior state of awareness, combined with the calm of relaxation.

Once you can switch off your mind and relax, you are in the process of meeting your greatest potential. So of course, there is the window for inner growth and healing and it is something that I have found in my music."

 

Sam enjoys working with other creative people. His work has seen him collaborate with well-respected artists in producing thought-provoking and challenging outputs, including film and artwork. Filmmakers loves Sam's music because it so easily lends itself to the visual.

He uses piano for most of his work, believing it is still an untapped resource. Many of those who  comment on Sam's music are often surprised by its large and 'orchestral' sound, even though it's just on piano.

This style of music originated from his love of nature and of minimalism and the two intertwine in an energetic and evocative experience. Sam's understanding of the unconscious mind really helps him find a niche in music that helps his listeners to easily unwind and remain energised, without,

"endlessly listening to harps and pan-pipes... This music is different."

His music encourages increased levels of mental calm without putting people to sleep like some traditional relaxation music can.

 

Sam often talks about his music as energy:

"My music appeals to people on several different levels. Heals the soul. Clears the mind. When people are drawn to my music in this way, they find some space for themselves away from the ground for a moment. They feel a connection. Something touches them."

A spiritual and private man, Sam Joseph lives with his family near Leeds.