Jamaican-British · Based in Kingston

Music that hits different.

Musical director. Arranger. Multi-instrumentalist. Making music that moves people — from Kingston to the world's biggest stages.

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GloRilla — Saturday Night Live RES — Atlanta Peach Drop Kirk Franklin — Church Music Tessellated — MD & Arrangements Mahalia — Session Verlando Small — MD SXSW — Tessellated & Jaz Elise Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival Berklee Performance Center — Sold Out PLAYLIST Retreat — Rolling Stone Feature Star-Spangled Banner — VP Kamala Harris Mary Mary — Arrangement GloRilla — Saturday Night Live RES — Atlanta Peach Drop Kirk Franklin — Church Music Tessellated — MD & Arrangements Mahalia — Session Verlando Small — MD SXSW — Tessellated & Jaz Elise Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival Berklee Performance Center — Sold Out PLAYLIST Retreat — Rolling Stone Feature Star-Spangled Banner — VP Kamala Harris Mary Mary — Arrangement

About Joe

Where Jamaica meets
the world stage.

Kingston · London · Global

Joe Davis is a Jamaican-British musical director, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist whose work spans the full spectrum — from intimate studio sessions to stadium-scale live production. His ears hear in colour, his arrangements hit in the gut, and his bands always leave audiences asking for one more.

Rooted in the rich musical traditions of Jamaica and sharpened by international experience, Joe brings a rare combination of formal training, raw musicality, and bandleader instinct to every project he touches.

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Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA — Contemporary Writing & Production

Years Active

Live Shows

Instruments

Continents Performed

Vocals · Drums · Steel Pan · Keys

Bass · Guitar · Melodica · Mixed Percussion — eight instruments, one musical mind.

Dual Citizenship

Jamaican-British — globally mobile and available for international work.

Chromesthesia

Joe literally sees music in colour — each sound maps to a vivid hue.

What I Do

Services

From concert halls to recording booths — a full-spectrum creative partner.

Music Direction

Full-scale MD for tours, televised broadcasts, live events, and award shows. The band plays better when Joe's holding the baton.

Arrangements

Strings, horns, full orchestrations, or stripped-back chamber pieces. Scores delivered print-ready for any ensemble size.

Session Work

In-person or remote. Keys, bass, guitar, horns, or vocals — whatever the track needs to breathe and feel alive.

Live Performance

Band leader, touring musician, and featured performer — built for festivals, tours, residencies, and everything between.

Production

Beat construction, track production, and arrangement finishing — in Logic Pro, Ableton, or Studio One.

Content & Partnerships

Brand alignment, music supervision, content creation, and creative partnerships with artists and organisations that share the vision.

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Selected Work

Recent Highlights

A snapshot of what's been keeping the keyboard hot.

Arrangement · TV

GloRilla — Saturday Night Live

Co-arranger and Musical Director for GloRilla's SNL performance. NBC Studio 8H, New York City. January 2025.

Live · Bass

RES — Atlanta Peach Drop

Bassist and co-arranger for RES at Atlanta's flagship New Year's Eve event, Centennial Olympic Park. NYE 2024–25.

Arrangement

Kirk Franklin — Church Music

Produced and arranged for Kirk Franklin's live recording of his upcoming album "Church Music." December 2025.

Press

PLAYLIST Retreat — Rolling Stone

Invited to DJ Jazzy Jeff's PLAYLIST Retreat twice. Collaborated with De La Soul, Kaelin Ellis, Steve McKie, and others. Featured in Rolling Stone.

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