normaljoy is a band that is very important, but more on that in a minute. in 1999, scott, the singer/songwriter, called eric – a friend and fellow songwriter with whom scott had recorded with several times throughout the 90’s. scott had just left his former funk-prog-grunge band of the previous eight years and was looking to try his hand at writing a more emotive, dreamy brand of music than either scott or eric had explored. eric, coming from an american post punk/rock background and scott, a slightly progressive, funk-grunge hybrid, the two joined forces and set sail on a journey into musical madness. actually the two just got together and started playing some of scott’s new songs, with eric stylizing them with his heavier brand of guitar playing. with scott’s airy vocals, provocative lyrics and wistful melodies in place and eric shouldering the equally poignant, yet gnashed guitar style, a drummer and bass player remained on the “to-do” list. mike doctorski, a new brunswick rock scene historian, friend to all and talented bass player, swooped in to assist in recording normaljoy’s first offerings. but in the end, while stellar during his session work, mike d. was not to be a band member long term. mike kinsey, normaljoy’s drummer, was another story. mike k. stepped in, having been referred to normlajoy through eric. mike k. loved normaljoy’s music and wanted in permanently. mike k., a drummer who always juggles multiple projects, divides his time between normaljoy, and the cover band, third sun. so what of a bass player? well, with mike d. being more than capable, but less than available, eric located josh, a talented, speedy punk bass player who’s gritty, punk style garnished (think cherry on top) well the otherwise softer songwriting style nomaljoy was producing. so with eric, mike, scott and josh assembled, normlajoy was born. the band has been planning its comeback since 2003 and is now underway preparing for a tour that will see dates played in all four corners of the globe. please keep visiting often for updates on tour dates and other important – dates. dates may change, so watch for changes to dates. Now back to why normaljoy is so important. normaljoy is important because