Born in London in 1973, Joe started his musical career at the age of 14 as a bass player. His primary inspiration was seeing the mighty Larry Graham thundering away behind Sly & The Family Stone on the film of “Woodstock”. So began years of bleeding fingers and eight hour practice sessions on an unplayable Westone bass. The hard work paid off – he finally got a proper bass, and subsequently has toured the world extensively with, amongst others; The Freestylers, Dot Allison and Day One appearing on programs as diverse as Top Of The Pops and The Jay Leno Show. While in the Freestylers Joe spent four years on the festival circuit. The last appearance of the original Freestylers band at Glastonbury is now stuff of legend.

As well as touring, Joe established himself as a sought after session player, and his distinctive style led to his being profiled by Bass Magazine’s Derek Smalls. Examples of his skill and versatility can be found on recordings by Plump DJs, LTJ Bukem, Mad Doctor X, Full Intention and Orbital, and also in original TV and film music including, Spy Game, Crime Spree, Biggie & Tupac, the 25th anniversary remixes of Grease, Two Pints of Lager And A Packet of Crisps, BBC Snooker, Top Gear and Brain Story.

Joe is now based in Soho at a studio facility shared with his brother; film composer Christian Henson. Over the past 3 years Joe has composed music for over 15 television series and has just completed a year composing for the EA/Brightlight game Zubo working with Christian Henson and Alexis Smith

Joe’s collaborative nature, compositional flair, and state-of-the-art programming, production and sound design talents have placed him solidly in demand for projects requiring an original and modern approach to music & sound.