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Joel Plaskett (William Joel MacDonald Plaskett) was born on 18 April, 1975 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Discover Joel Plaskett's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?

Popular As William Joel MacDonald Plaskett
Occupation Musician, songwriter, record producer
Age 48 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 18 April 1975
Birthday 18 April
Birthplace Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nationality Canada

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1975

William Joel Macdonald Plaskett (born April 18, 1975) is a Canadian rock musician and songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

1990

He was a member of Halifax alternative rock band Thrush Hermit in the 1990s.

Plaskett performs in a number of genres, from blues and folk to hard rock, country, and pop.

Plaskett's songwriting frequently contains allusions to his home city, Halifax.

With his band The Emergency, he has toured throughout North America and Europe with The Tragically Hip, Sloan, Bill Plaskett (his father), and Kathleen Edwards.

Plaskett grew up in Lunenburg, a small town on Nova Scotia's South Shore.

His father, Bill Plaskett, is also a musician, and was a cofounder of the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival.

Plaskett learned to play guitar and write songs while listening to an eclectic range of music, from singer-songwriters such as Joni Mitchell and Neil Young to rockers such as the Sex Pistols and the Pixies.

Plaskett's family moved to Halifax when he was twelve; by the next year, he had formed his first band with friends Rob Benvie and Ian McGettigan.

Initially, they called themselves Nabisco Fonzie.

1992

By 1992, they were a foursome called Thrush Hermit, with Michael Catano on drums.

Plaskett was the lead singer and guitarist for the Halifax-based band Thrush Hermit.

1994

Catano was replaced by drummer Cliff Gibb in 1994, the same year the band was signed to Murderecords.

1997

After two EPs, the group went on to release its full-length debut on Elektra in 1997--Sweet Homewrecker, which was recorded in Memphis with producer Doug Easley.

The album did not do well commercially, and they were dropped by their label.

1998

In late 1998, Neuseiland was formed by Plaskett of Thrush Hermit, as well as members of popular Halifax bands The Super Friendz and Coyote, the Euphonic, both of which had also recently broken up.

Taking the name of the band from a Dutch children's book by Annie Schmidt called The Island of Nose, the band consisted of Plaskett on drums, Charles Austin and Drew Yamada on guitar, Andrew Glencross on keyboard and Tim Stewart on bass.

They cited King Tubby, Kraftwerk, Pink Floyd, Ray's Chicken Pita and Willie Nelson as influences.

The goal of the band was to mix conventional song structure with experimentation inspired by krautrock, stoogian protoplasm and the subtractive mixing techniques of "version" reggae.

1999

The band would record one more album, Clayton Park, for Sonic Unyon Records, before quitting in 1999.

2000

The band released one album, the self-titled Neuseiland, recorded and released on March 4, 2000.

2001

The band released an extended play, The Disappearing E.P., on December 8, 2001.

It was well received by critics, but not until the release of 2001's Down at the Khyber did Plaskett begin to enjoy more widespread acclaim.

Khyber was a harder-rocking album that featured a new backing band, The Emergency, consisting of Plaskett, drummer Dave Marsh and bass player Tim Brennan.

Together they called themselves Joel Plaskett Emergency.

The album earned Plaskett a Juno Award nomination as best new artist.

2002

Sessions for a third release, titled Ai Yi Yi, were recorded in 2002, but never materialized in an official release until 2014.

2003

The band's next album, Truthfully Truthfully, in 2003, was Plaskett's first all-out commercial success.

It was produced by his old Thrush Hermit bandmate McGettigan and was the band's debut release for MapleMusic Recordings.

The album featured the song "Come On, teacher," which became a hit in Canada.

The album later received an East Coast Music Award as best rock recording.

Plaskett's follow-up album was a solo effort, called La De Da, on which he played most of the instruments himself (McGettigan, however, played bass).

Plaskett consciously sought a different sound for La De Da than he did for his previous effort; he considered it a record more for himself than for commercial radio.

2005

The band broke up after performing a farewell show on January 6, 2005.

Included in this collection were photographs and a near-complete video of their final show in 2005.

The album was released in 2005 and earned two East Coast Music Awards in 2006, as Male Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, for the song "Happen Now."

2014

In August 2014, the band released a digital-only compilation collection titled Rarae Aves, which included outtakes, CBC RadioSonic performances, and select demos from recording sessions dating back to 2002, on Bandcamp.

2017

On August 3, 2017, the band's bassist Tim Stewart passed away.

After the breakup of Thrush Hermit and Neuseiland, Plaskett embarked on a solo career.

His first release, In Need of Medical Attention, consisted of leftover songs that were written near the end of his days in Thrush Hermit.