This episode reminds me of the dancing episode. I thought I had failed miserably with all these crazy drunk people around me, but somehow my efforts (which were great) and determination shone through. What a marvellous thing to hear from Johnny’s partner. I am one of two stars out of the twelve that are left. Each week these kinds of things are thrown out there, I’m

The journal was supposed to be us singing in some routine moment(s) in our lives. We were meant to improvise some clever riffing. I decided to do an experiment. Just like many of my previous journals, this one also ends up being a miserable failure and a horrible idea. ENJOY!! Yes, and check out this: Joel is On the Spot!   Joel’s Singing Journal | 29

This was a difficult challenge due to seasonal issues. I did my best and hope that it’s good enough although I wouldn’t be surprised if I dip out of the favourite spot. I posted my regular full behind the scenes on my facebook page here: Joel is On the Spot. It shows all the insanity.   Joel’s Acoustic Corner | 5 views | 0 votes – Vote

It appears as though the team would like me back in the group. For a bit there it seemed like I might not be able to fit in, but now maybe I could help lead and form this group as an integral member. Once again, at this point I’ve already won, but not in an arrogant way. Hearing this praise week by week is an incredible

My reaction sort of explains why I told Johnny to kick me off for being too good. I wasn’t being as arrogant as I sounded, I was just really confused generally. If I have been playing the game (I haven’t been playing, I’ve been sharing), I’ve been playing it all wrong. Now that I understand how the whole process works it actually won’t change the way

This week I was put on the spot. I don’t want to spoil it, so watch the episode! I love that John Taylor understands me. It’s as if he is reading exactly what I’m putting out there. I’m glad the panel weren’t offended by my tongue-in-cheek commentary on the ever elusive “it” factor and that they appreciated my writing a song which fit into the ongoing

We were asked, this week, to do an interview journal with one of the other contestants. As the eldest (probably wisest), I thought it’d be fun to speak to the youngest (but not the least wise or mature). Jazz is an incredible vocalist, but it’s her maturity, which I notice often through her sense of humour, that impresses me (not to say I’m not very impressed

Here is my original song. What do you think? What do you think the judges will think? I went out on a limb with this one because it does make light of one of the industry’s favourite terms: “it”! I’m sure you’ve heard the term whenever you’ve watched one of the idol shows or the (fill in the country)’s got talent type show and we can

In this little video we hear more of the same feedback, but this time it doesn’t seem as positive. But I guess it’s opening the door for this week’s challenge. Do I have what it takes to write and produce hit records? Can I write a song? Should I buy a space suit? I wonder if my lack of world-class management, my geography and the way

I’m pleased with this week’s challenge. I’m not going to say it’s going to be simple or not challenging because I still need to write a brand new song in only a few days. We were told it needs to be a song which defines our writing style. My writing style is very free and not at all genre specific. My songs are very varied. So,