Joe D'Costa(I)
- Composer
Joe D'costa.
In a musical career that has spanned over three decades, Joe D'costa has earned his reputation as a self-driven man encompassing various facts that has helped him emerge as one of Goa's prominent musicians today.
Over the years Joe has established himself as a Music Composer, Music Arranger par excellence in the Indian Bollywood film Industry.
Joe grew up in Sanvordem, Goa at a time when the Goan households were not as fortunate to have a television set and owning a record player was considered a luxury.
Joe developed the love for music in his childhood, when he would sit to listen to his father playing a miniature Casio piano brought back from an overseas trip. In his early teens, Joe began learning the guitar and his interest heightened at Pilar Seminary where he completed his high school.
Fr. Peter Cardozo, a priest at the Seminary , was one of the biggest influence's in Joe's life who mentored and gave him all the encouragement and exposure rightly needed for a teenager in his formative years.
At seventeen, Joe formed his first ever band 'The Curiens'. From then on, Joe went on to perform at various events, functions and gigs that were given to his band.
He subsequently formed another band "CITIZENS" and thought the band members split at a later stage, Citizens is still fondly remembered as one of the best bands of South Goa.
It was at one of the gigs that Seby Fernandes 'Seby and the Wings' from Delhi got to hear Joe and offered him a slot in his very own band. Joe accepted the offer and moved to Delhi.
In Delhi, besides performing in one of Delhi's top bands, he also started to teach guitar professionally. It was at that time that he was introduced to the renowned Joe Babush Santana a JAZZ BAND at the time that infused the passion for JAZZ in him.
Joe joined Santana and was a part of various theatrical Productions such as JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, MATILDA, CHORUS LINE, 100 YEARS OF BROADWAY etc...
He also began to compose music for the advertisement world, and did prestigious projects like BASKIN ROBIN. PEPSICO in the Middle East, ACTION SHOES etc
Joe also began to work along with prominent music directors like CHARANJIT AHUJA (Delhi), SURINDER BACHAN (Chandigarh) of the North.
Joe then moved to Mumbai in 2005. In Bollywood he worked as music Composer, Arranger and programmer under Music Director Amit Mishra, brother of actor Sanjay Mishra for movies such as TARA SITARA, THE CAMP, ATITHI TUM KAB JAOGE, MACHLI JAL KI RANI HAI, PRANAM WALEKUM (Yet to release)....
BOLLYWOOD MOVIES
TARA SITARA - 2008 (Music Arranger and Programmer)
ATITHI TUM KUB JAOGE - 2010 (Music Arranger and Programmer) Directed by Ashwni Dhir
THE CAMP- 2010 (Background Music) Directed by Nitin Mahadar
MACHALI JAL KI RANI HAI - 2014 (Music Arranger and Programmer) Directed by Debaloy Day
PRANAAM WALEKUM - 2013 (Music Arranger and Programmer) Directed by Sanjai Mishra
Short movies
MAATI - 2007 (Background score) Directed by Deepraj Rana
TV serials
LAPATAGANJ - 2009 (SAB TV) Directed by Ashwni Dhir
Live National Concerts:
Live International Concerts:
Some of the recent International prominent performances.
In a musical career that has spanned over three decades, Joe D'costa has earned his reputation as a self-driven man encompassing various facts that has helped him emerge as one of Goa's prominent musicians today.
Over the years Joe has established himself as a Music Composer, Music Arranger par excellence in the Indian Bollywood film Industry.
Joe grew up in Sanvordem, Goa at a time when the Goan households were not as fortunate to have a television set and owning a record player was considered a luxury.
Joe developed the love for music in his childhood, when he would sit to listen to his father playing a miniature Casio piano brought back from an overseas trip. In his early teens, Joe began learning the guitar and his interest heightened at Pilar Seminary where he completed his high school.
Fr. Peter Cardozo, a priest at the Seminary , was one of the biggest influence's in Joe's life who mentored and gave him all the encouragement and exposure rightly needed for a teenager in his formative years.
At seventeen, Joe formed his first ever band 'The Curiens'. From then on, Joe went on to perform at various events, functions and gigs that were given to his band.
He subsequently formed another band "CITIZENS" and thought the band members split at a later stage, Citizens is still fondly remembered as one of the best bands of South Goa.
It was at one of the gigs that Seby Fernandes 'Seby and the Wings' from Delhi got to hear Joe and offered him a slot in his very own band. Joe accepted the offer and moved to Delhi.
In Delhi, besides performing in one of Delhi's top bands, he also started to teach guitar professionally. It was at that time that he was introduced to the renowned Joe Babush Santana a JAZZ BAND at the time that infused the passion for JAZZ in him.
Joe joined Santana and was a part of various theatrical Productions such as JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, MATILDA, CHORUS LINE, 100 YEARS OF BROADWAY etc...
He also began to compose music for the advertisement world, and did prestigious projects like BASKIN ROBIN. PEPSICO in the Middle East, ACTION SHOES etc
Joe also began to work along with prominent music directors like CHARANJIT AHUJA (Delhi), SURINDER BACHAN (Chandigarh) of the North.
Joe then moved to Mumbai in 2005. In Bollywood he worked as music Composer, Arranger and programmer under Music Director Amit Mishra, brother of actor Sanjay Mishra for movies such as TARA SITARA, THE CAMP, ATITHI TUM KAB JAOGE, MACHLI JAL KI RANI HAI, PRANAM WALEKUM (Yet to release)....
BOLLYWOOD MOVIES
TARA SITARA - 2008 (Music Arranger and Programmer)
ATITHI TUM KUB JAOGE - 2010 (Music Arranger and Programmer) Directed by Ashwni Dhir
THE CAMP- 2010 (Background Music) Directed by Nitin Mahadar
MACHALI JAL KI RANI HAI - 2014 (Music Arranger and Programmer) Directed by Debaloy Day
PRANAAM WALEKUM - 2013 (Music Arranger and Programmer) Directed by Sanjai Mishra
Short movies
MAATI - 2007 (Background score) Directed by Deepraj Rana
TV serials
LAPATAGANJ - 2009 (SAB TV) Directed by Ashwni Dhir
Live National Concerts:
- Sound of the Sea (Gateway of India/Mumbai):
- 12 days Goa tour (organized by Action Aid and Karma Mitra)
- Special Olympics 2004
- BasantUtsav 2003
- World Music Day 'DilliHaat'
- Garden of five senses, New Delhi
- The Jaipur Heritage Intl. Fest, Jaipur
- IITF 02 and IITF 03, PragatiMaidan
- IIT Delhi02, 03
- Press club of India, New Delhi
- Golf club, New Delhi
- Jazz international Festival 2018 Goa and many more...
Live International Concerts:
Some of the recent International prominent performances.
- OPENING NIGHT CONCERT OF THE ZANZIBAR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015(ZIFF) ZANZIBAR TANZANIA.
- 40th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIOS OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND MOCAMBIQUE IN MAPUTO 2015
- KAMPALA UGANDA 2015
- DAR ES SALAAM 2015
- ARUSHA TANZANIA 2015
- KIGALI RWANDA 2015
- CARNAVAL INTERNATIONAL DE VICTORIA IN SEYCHELLES in 2013,
- THE GOA DAY CELEBRATIONS IN QATAR in 2011
- THE FESTIVAL DA LUSOFONIA in MACAU in 2010