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Singer-Songwriter Joseph John Orchulli II aka Joey O, a native of Easton, Pennsylvania (born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey) began singing, playing guitar and piano as a child. "When I was in the fourth grade, I remember walking into the church across the street from my school and I saw a group of girls seated in a semi-circle, holding guitars, being taught by a nun and I thought, 'I want to do that!'

"I grew up listening to groups like Genesis,Yes, Pink Floyd, Kansas, Boston and Supertramp. More modern day influences include Michael W. Smith, Chris Rice, Creed, Keane, Coldplay, Angels and Airwaves and more."

Currently residing in Venice, Florida he now leads worship and bridges the gap playing various secular venues in and around Sarasota County.

He has performed at festivals with the likes of Switchfoot, Mercy Me, Jars of Clay, Newsboys and Skillet. He has also opened for Matthew West and Brandon Heath.

His song “True Love Waits” received airplay as well as other songs from a previous CD by the same title. Since that time, Orchulli has played many venues including True Love Waits seminars, music festivals, churches, youth camps, coffeehouses and more. He's also run various live music venues and enjoys encouraging up and coming artists, including Maddie Lin Campbell who has been performing shows in Florida with him this summer.

He is currently touring the northeast promoting his newly mastered CD "Rain Down" which is a collection of songs previously released as two projects, "True Love Waits" and "The Other Side."

"I used to make the CD's myself and print my own covers, etc. but I always wanted to have the projects professionally mastered and packaged so I decided to redo some of the tracks in the studio and combine both albums onto one with an additional track."

His songs, ranging from heartfelt ballads to modern pop and rock carry the message of the hope and comfort that can only come through Christ who "came to heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds."