Jon Titshaw: Drums

Ryan Schultz: Bass Guitar

Casey Fox Smith: Guitars

Dave Austin Titshaw: Vocals

GrooveJoint defines Rock with Rhythm. Not a Jam Band but a Band that can Jam. GrooveJoint’s driving rhythm combines new Rock with Reggae, Latin, Hip-Hop, Funk, and World Music. With Lyrics of Unity and Peace, positive vibes and festive grooves flow through the growing crowd wherever GrooveJoint performs.

     Formed in 2001, GrooveJoint played their first show, Friday, September 13th, 2002 at a club appropriately named the One Love Music and Dancehall, in Athens, Georgia. Within eight months they were headlining at The Georgia Theatre on the last day of finals for The University of Georgia. The Georgia Theatre is Athens’ largest venue, which has hosted everyone from, Willie Nelson, R.E.M, and The Wailers, to 311, Drivin’ and Cryin’, and Widespread Panic.

      After playing endless shows throughout the remainder of 2003, the band took 2004 off from playing live shows to readjust their personal lives. Dave graduated from The University of Georgia and found a job in Athens. Jon began attending Gainesville College just outside of Athens, while Ryan continued to hone his skills on Bass. Casey took a scholarship at The University of South Carolina to play classical guitar.

     In July, August, and September of 2004, refreshed, determined, and ambitious, GrooveJoint entered Pigpen Studios in Athens, Georgia to record their debut album One-Life Epic. Co-produced by Daniel Maldanado Collins, and Mastered by Rodney Mills Masterhouse, (Mills who has worked with Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam, etc.) One-Life Epic is a crowning achievement and testament to the seriousness, and level of skill that GrooveJoint showcases. For the remainder of 2004 GrooveJoint, ate, slept, and breathed the songs from One-Life Epic in preparation for the upcoming 2005 year when they would release their debut album and begin again to play and bring rhythm and meaning back into the world of Rock.

     Their Album, One-Life Epic, was released Friday, February 18th, 2005 at a CD Release Party and Show at the newly opened and remodeled The Ritz. Ironic, as well as Symbolic, The Ritz is the same club that was once the One Love Music and Dancehall. Reborn and Rising high, GrooveJoint has returned and is now out to make their name known, respected, and loved in the world of Rock.

David Titshaw :
I find peace in a mountain stream and feel life is an ocean's current. Nature keeps a tempo of its own. Fast and Slow. Smooth and staccato. Always Concious. I just try to imitate those rhythms in our songs.

I infinitely love the following:
Sarah, the sunrise over the ocean, my eccentric family, my funny-ass friends, Jimi Hendrix, the characters in our band, long walks in a field, long sits on a porch, drums and bass, System of a Down, The Simpsons, Outkast, my dog - Holly, Reggae music, TechNine, The History Channel, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Bob Hope, Athens, GA, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, South Park, green bud, Conan O'Brien, Sarah's dog Hank, 311, Guns N' Roses, The Taco Stand in Athens, Native American culture, The Geto Boys, old buildings, Bad Brains, Negro Modelo, Willie Nelson, Dave Chapelle, binge partying, laughing, street musicians, Sublime, river rocks, sea shells, college football, college basketball, the energy of a crowd lost in music, John Frusciante, The Atlanta Braves, peace pipes, sleep, Mexican food, Johnny Cash, not having a 9 to 5 job, Tool, The United States of America, Cold Stone ice cream, The Southeast, everyday, every life.

Jonathan Titshaw :
I have been playing drums since ‘96. I then began learning bass and guitar. I played drums with Casey Smith and Chase Pursely on guitar, and in 2000 David joined in the group. After a few bass players Ryan joined in 2002 and has been with us since then. Casey and Chase are no longer with us but we continue to play. I recorded the drums and guitar for the One-Life Epic album and I hope everyone enjoys what they hear. Since it is impossible to top David's bio I will keep mine short and end by saying, SEE YOU AT THE SHOWS.

Ryan Schultz :
"Wow...I can't believe we are finally doin' it. The album is done and I couldn't be happier. After everything we have been through, it's really falling into place now. Funny how things work like that. Life moves so fast sometimes and we forget about the things that are so important. So lately, I've been trying to stop, take a breath, and look around at the beauty I tend to forget about. I like to think that playing music is an outlet like that. A breath of fresh air. Ecstacy. For me, this album, and all our music, has been a culmination of so many emotions that have been released. So now these emotions are exposed. I'd like to think that people can feel that emotion and ffor those four minutes of song connect with me on an entirly different level. Maybe one day I'll touch someone like that. If we don't ever sell any records, but our music meant something to someone, somewhere, well that makes it all worth it. Man, I love self-expression. Not just music either, sometime in the future I plan to publish my first novel...and my first movie.. I'd also like to put out some of my artwork, maybe even some photography...So much ambition, so little time. Wow, are you still reading this? I like to rant :) Being a musician means that music beats from within my very soul'...Just like David says in sound check..Live it, breath it, love it. I'm so glad that our music is something I love listening to, because, well, if I didn't, I guess you could say that I would be dying in a sense...or not...gettin' too deep even for me here...I fell like this band is on a wild ride and we are just gettin' our engines revved . And for once I am not afraid to throw myself blindly into whatever the future brings us. It's my Cloud (. Anyways, thanks for listenin' to my soap box diary. More will come, I guarantee it. Lata.