Artist Info: Joel Xavier

Born in Lisbon on 25th April 1974 (day of the peaceful revolution in Portugal)

At the age of 15, he begins to study guitar, self taught. At the age of 16, he signs a contract for two albuns with BMG label. At the age of 17, he records his first album: "18". At the age of 19, he wins the "NAMM-SHOW" guitar competition in Los Angeles, which had 70 participating guitarrists, and he was considered one of the best 5 guitarrists of the year in the US, by American critics. [read more...]