About The Artist
To create a picture for the minds eye to swim in.
The visions have always relayed their stories to Joseph’s imagination. Do you hear the winds song, see the clouds tales, the push and pull move us to yet another act. This past, present and future conduct each and every element of Nowism’s.
To play within the physical, non physical, timelessness. An Idiomism: A characteristic mode of expression in music or art. As words and time allow groups to establish a popularized perspective. What is the current state of Art?
A naked understanding can be dressed up, as you please.
Joseph grew up in San Jose, CA., attended the San Francisco Academy of Art during 1997-2003, toured the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & Japan with many diverse musical projects ultimately leading to a music and art show know as “The Unit Breed (1998-2009)”, relocated to Portland, OR. in 2004, spent time in St. John USVI, traveled throughout Mexico, found himself living back in San Jose, CA. where he created “Welcome Back!”: a cable access TV show (2010-2011), relocated to Encinitas, Ranchita & Oceanside, CA. where he began painting En plein air for Art in the Pines at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve (2012). Demaree relocated, floating in and out of Portland & San Jose. During this time he recorded and released new music under his birth name and showed and toured with new works. Demaree moved to Maui Hawaii, Nov 11th 2014. Joseph joined the Lahaina Arts Society where he showed and sold his artwork in the Courthouse Gallery, Jailhouse Gallery & Banyan Tree Art Fairs. He taught a kids art class in Wailuku HI. for the Lahaina Arts Association and participated in many Artistic happenings around island. Demaree left Maui Aug 2016 and toured through England, Scotland & Greece creating a series of plein air paintings. He returned briefly to Hawaii to create a plein air painting on the Big Island before returning to the Bay Area, CA (Amador City & San Jose). Joseph is now living in Portland, OR. creating original artworks, teaching art classes for Portland Parks & Rec and playing music as The Great Smoking Mirror. Joseph Demaree is about to leave Portland OR, May 9th 2018, for an endless Art & Music tour. If you would like to host an art and music event for Joseph contact the artist at idiomism@gmail.com.
Joseph Demaree & The Great Smoking Mirror have two new albums out!
The Making Of Common Sense - 9 track, live in studio, album as a duo.
https://idiomism.bandcamp.com/album/the-making-of-common-sense
If It Was A Smile - 10 track studio album with a full band.
https://idiomism.bandcamp.com/album/if-it-was-a-smile
Joseph has self-published a book of his Hawaiian landscapes, Check it out!
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/josephdemaree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vhJKo9FD0I
Joseph Demaree has shown his artwork at: Society of Washington Artists Spring Art Show at the Vancouver Water Resource Center in Vancouver WA, Panacea in Portland OR, Hamsterdamn Cafe in Portland OR, The Enchantment Show at Splendorporium in Portland OR, Wake The Sloth Cafe in Portland OR, The Portland Pancakes & Booze 2017 Art Show at The Hawthorne Theater in Portland OR, The Small Works Juried Exhibition in the Art Works Downtown 1337 Gallery in San Rafael, CA., Hawai’i National Parks 2016 Centennial Juried Exhibition presented by Maui Arts & Cultural Center at the Schaefer International Gallery on Maui Hawaii, Circle-A Skateboard Shop in San Jose CA, The Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa on Maui Hawaii, The Mahalo Show for Lahaina Arts Association at Lahaina Arts Society's Courthouse Gallery on Maui HI, Maui Masters Invitational Show 2016 at the Maui Masters Gallery at the Outlets of Maui, The Lahaina Arts Society's Courthouse & Jailhouse Gallery on Maui HI, The Lahaina Arts Society's Banyan Tree Art Walk on Maui HI, The Tea Box in The Maui Mall in Kahului HI (Four original paintings have gone missing from this show), The Treehouse Gallery in Haiku HI, The Maui Swap Meet in Kahului HI, Handmade Market in Kihei HI, Juice 4 U Cafe in Cupertino CA, Nectar Cafe in Portland OR, Portland Integrated Health and Sports Medicine in Portland OR, Bula Kava House in Portland OR, Vita Cafe in Portland OR, Sisters Coffee in Portland OR, The Tin Shed in Portland OR, On The Corner Music in San Jose CA, The Uptown Nightclub in Oakland CA, The Waypost in Portland OR, Pannikin Coffee and Tea in Encinitas CA, Indigo Dragon Center for Health & Healing in Encinitas CA, Metro Newspaper in San Jose CA, South First Fridays Art Walk in San Jose CA, the Eighth Annual Leucadi ART Walk in Encinitas CA, the Spring Art Show in Carpenter Park in Cardiff CA, The 3rd Annual Art in the Pines Festival Open Air and Plein Air Gallery in Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve CA, The Hall of Champions Sports Museaum for the 2nd Annual Hammer Festival in San Diego CA, The Chocolate and Art Show in Hollywood CA, Tygers Den in Hollywood CA, Filter Cafe in San Diego CA, The Hallway at 31 Rausch St in San Francisco CA, The Peoples Yoga in Portland OR, Monochrome Gallery in Portland OR, Milepost5 in Portland OR, Salon De Paris in Portland OR, Red & Black Cafe in Portland OR, DO! Hair Salon in Portland OR, Last Thursday Alberta Street Art Walk in Portland OR, Happy Fish Sushi and Martini Bar in St John USVI, The Gingerbread House in San Jose CA, On The Corner Music is Campbell CA, The Pacific Art Collective in San Jose CA, Mendenhall Gallery at East Carolina University in Greensboro NC, The Gallery of Santa Clara in Santa Clara CA, ABCO Waterproofing Gallery in Oakland CA, Circle-A Gallery in San Jose CA, Hijinx Comics in San Jose CA, Faux Salon in Campbell CA, Radio Free Records in San Jose CA, Nothing Enterprises in San Jose CA, Cafe Matisse in San Jose CA, The Genesis Art Gallery in San Jose CA, The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose CA, The Willow Glen Library in San Jose CA and many one day shows throughout the United States, Canada & Japan.
You can catch Joseph's band "The Great Smoking Mirror" playing live around Portland OR and it’s surrounding area. They have recently released two new albums "The Making Of Common Sense" and "If It Was A Smile" available at idiomism.com. Currently, The Great Smoking Mirror are playing out as a two piece with Miranda Shapiro on Vocals and Violin accompanying Demaree on Vocals and Guitar.
Joseph Demaree Music Releases:
The Making Of Common Sense - 9 track, live in studio album as The Great Smoking Mirror / Mar 2018
If It Was A Smile - 10 track studio album with The Great Smoking Mirror / Jan 2018
XO For The Holidays VOL VIII Compilation - XO Publicity / Free 9 song Holiday Album / Track 5 / Dec 2015
Sleeping On A Cloud In Heaven / Solo (demo) Redordings - 11 song solo demo / Nov 2015
Maui Demo - 11 song solo demo / Feb 2015
The Alternative Underground - 9 track studio album with The Square Tires / Dec 2014
Mahalo Party (Live in the Living Room) - 9 track live album with The Square Tires / Oct 2014
Between Here and There (The Live Rehersal Jams) - 10 track live rehearsal album with The Square Tires / Aug 2014
Sunbeams - 9 track studio album with The Square Tires / Sep 2013
Totally Naked - 9 track practice demo with The Square Tires / Sep 2013
Mirrors - 6 track studio album with The Broken Windows / June 2013
Live at 39 - 12 track live solo album / April 2013
Stuck On It - Single with Muller & Tomek / Dec 2012
A Room Made of Windows - 5 track solo album / Dec 2012
Mirrors (solo) - 8 track solo album / Dec 2012
LIve at Ella St. Social Club - 6 track live album with The Broken Windows / July 2012
(demo) - 10 track solo demo / May 2012
Joseph Demaree's Past Music Shows:
Gingerbread House / Solo / San Jose CA / April 2011
E Street Cafe / Solo / Encinitas CA / May 2011
E Street Cafe / Solo / Encinitas CA / June 2011
The Playhouse / Solo / Portland OR / July 2011 / With Joshua McCaslin + Welcome Back!
Sofa / With Muller / San Jose CA / Nov 2011 / With Welcome Back!
Tygers Den / Solo / LA CA / Jan 2012 / Group Art Show with Nathaniel Dale Fletcher and music with Tygers of Wrath, Super Jam
Hill Street Cafe / Solo / Oceanside CA / Feb 2012 / With Heather Nation, Jesse Charnow, Leo Dombecki
Hill Street Cafe (Open Mic) / Solo / Oceanside CA / Jan - June 2012 / With many great local talented songwriters.
Indigo Dragon / Solo / Encinitas CA / June 2012 / Artshow and music with Don Bullock
Ella St. Social Club / With the Broken Windows / Portland OR / July 2012 / With Roselit Bone
The Cat House / With the Broken Windows / Portland OR / July 2012 / With Roselit Bone
Good Karma / Solo / San Jose CA / Aug 2012
The Blank Club / Solo / San Jose CA / Oct 2012 / With Dave Miller and Mister Loveless
Metro Newspaper / Solo / San Jose CA / Nov 2012 / Artshow
Good Karma / Solo / San Jose CA / Dec 2012 / Apocalypse Cover Night
Bottom of the Hill / Solo / San Francisco CA / Jan 2013 / With RX Nightly, Animal Super Species, The Real Numbers
The Living Room / Solo / Portland OR / Feb 2013 / With Roselit Bone
The Waypost / Solo / Portland OR / May 2013 / Art show and music with Paul Seely, Adrienne Hatkin (Autopilot is for Lovers), Zeb Dewar
Conor Byrne / Solo / Seattle WA / June 2013 / With Forrest Van Tuyl & The Sound of Salvation, Low Lands
Kellys Olympian / With the Square Tires / Portland OR / June 2013 / With Matt Boney Band, Roselit Bone, Zeb Dewar
Sisters Coffee / Solo / Portland OR / July 2013 / Artshow and music with Eric Vanderwall
Imagine Coffee / Solo / Corvallis OR / July 2013
Stonehouse Brewery / Solo / Nevada City CA / July 2013
Ruth’s / Solo / San Jose CA / July 2013 / With Ruth Pierich
Cafe Stritch / Solo / San Jose CA / July 2013 / Artshow
La Pena Cultural Center / Solo / Berkeley CA / July 2013
Blue Lounge / Solo / Santa Cruz CA / July 2013 / With James Fenwicke
Last Stage West BBQ / Solo / Atascadero CA / July 2013
Tygers Den / Solo / Hollywood CA / Aug 2013 / With Jake Brebes, Ahmad Ibrahim
Harold’s Place / Solo / San Pedro CA / Aug 2013 / With Kid Little, Pine Hill Haints, Serious Sam Barrett
Circle-A Skateboards / Solo / San Jose CA / Aug 2013 / With DJ BS, DJ Blaze, Ryan Farley Video Release
Cafe Stritch / Solo / San Jose CA / Aug 2013 / With Oddly Even, Christine Tupou (Try The Pie)
Stonehouse Brewery / Solo / Nevada City CA / Aug 2013
Northern Delights / Solo / Hayfork CA / Aug 2013
Sisters Cafe / Solo / Portland OR / Sep 2013
Jade Lounge / Solo / Portland OR / Sep 2013 / With Joshua McCaslin
East End / With The Square Tires / Sep 2013 / With Cement Season, Moss Mantis, Very Little Daylight
Good Karma / Solo / San Jose CA / Oct 2013 / With Rob Monroe
Layla’s Bistro / Solo / San Jose CA / Oct 2013
Cafe Stritch / Solo / San Jose CA / Oct 2013 / With Andy Barnes, Wooden Indian Burial Ground
Northern Delights / Solo / Hayfork CA / Nov 2013
Tonic Lounge / With The Square Tires / Portland OR / Dec 2013 / With Betty On The Floor, MJ12 The Band, Incendiary Nights / AFTON
The Know / Solo / Portland OR / Dec 2013 / Guest appearance in the play “Yet To Be Determined”
Anna Bananas / Solo / Portland OR / Jan 2014 / Open Mic Night
The Blue Monk / With The Square Tires / Portland OR / Feb 2014 / With Electro Kraken
The Starday Tavern / With The Square Tires / Portland OR / May 2014 / With Chenille
Ash Street Saloon / With The Square Tires / Portland OR / May 2014 / With Nails Hide Metal, Mount Joy
Bula Kava House / With The Square Tires / Portland OR / June 2014 / With Art Show “Girls”
Mississippi Pizza Pub / With The Square Tires / Portland OR / Aug 2014 / With Voices of the Sea
Nectar Cafe / With The Square Tires / Portland OR / Sep 2014 / With Art Show
Blue Room / With The Square Tires / Portland OR / Sep 2014 / With Nails Hide Metal, Pete Giza
NE Hollywood Dist. Living Room / With The Square Tires / Portland OR / Oct 2014 / With Voices of the Sea
Winters Tavern / With The Square Tires / Pacifica CA / Oct 2014 / With American Swine, Groupo Frackaso
Subterranean Arthouse / With The Square Tires / Berkeley CA / Oct 2014 / With California Raga Association, Dominic Miranda
Back Bar / With The Square Tires / San Jose CA / Oct 2014 / With Handmade Moments, Dave Miller
Bocci’s Cellar / With The Square Tires / Santa Cruz CA / Oct 2014 / With Handmade Moments
Maui on Metal / Solo / 706 Front St. Lahaina HI on Maui / Dec 18th 2015 / Photographs by Patrick McFeeley
Wenatchee Moose Lodge / With The Square Tires / Wenatchee WA / May 20th 2016
Lahaina Arts Society's Banyan Tree Art Walk / Solo / Lahaina HI / Aug 6th 2016
The Love Song Bar / Solo / Los Angeles CA / Sep 21st 2016
Cafe Stritch / Solo / San Jose CA / Wax Wednesday's Oct 26th 2016
LaurelThirst Public House / With The Square Tires / Portland OR / Dec 30th 2016/ With Dead Men Talking
Analog Cafe / With The Square Tires / Portland OR / Jan 6th 2017 / With Voices Of The Sea, Meta Pinnacle
Kelly’s Olympian / With The Square Tires / Portland OR / Jan 25th 2017 / With Cussed Hollow
Duff’s Garage / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / Feb 24th 2017 / With The Craftsmen
The Firkin Tavern / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / April 7th 2017 / With Santiam, Rocket 3
Hamsterdamn Cafe / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / April 20th / With Voices of the Sea, Body Shame
The Waypost / With The Great Smoking Mirror/ Portland OR / April 22nd 2017 / With Jacob Metcalf, Voices of the Sea
Hamsterdam Cafe / With The Wizard and The Mirror / Portland OR / June 1st 2017
The O'Neil Public House / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / June 8th 2017
Hamsterdam Cafe / Measure 91 Anniversary Party / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / July 1st 2017 / With Galloping Strider / David Pollack / Akrizai
Valentines / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / July 20th 2017 / With Galloping Strider, Kaolin
Slims / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / July 29th 2017 / With Nails Hide Metal, High Five Danger
O'Nutz / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Bellingham WA / August 19th 2017 / With Sean Mckee
Hamsterdam Cafe / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / Sep 1st 2017 / With Galloping Strider, Alberta Paper Company
Slims / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / Jan 13th 2018 / With Nails Hide Metal, Somerset Meadows, The Hex Tremors
The Firkin Tavern / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / Jan 22nd 2018 / With Dan Cable
The Lombard Pub / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / Feb 8th 2018 / With Arthur C. Lee
Artichoke Music / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / Feb 23rd 2018 / With Scott Martin, Goh Kurosawa / Chris Miller & James Sasser
Slims / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / Mar 2nd / with: Nails Hide Metal / Naked Luck / The Hex Tremors
Starday Tavern / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / Mar 4th
The Axe & Fiddle Public House / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Cottage Grove OR / March 24th 2018
Oberon’s Tavern / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Ashland OR / March 25th 2018
Shanachie Pub / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Willits CA / March 26th 2018
Simple Pleasures Cafe / With The Great Smoking Mirror / San Francisco CA / March 27th 2018
Cafe Stritch / With The Great Smoking Mirror / San Jose CA / Wax Wednesdays by Black & Brown / March 28th 2018
Northern Delights / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Hayfork CA / March 29th 2018
Jade Lounge / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / April 18th / with: Kodiakoma
Buffalo Gap Saloon / With The Great Smoking Mirror / Portland OR / May 4th 2018
Joseph has also played music in Radderar, Captain Nowhere, The Unit Breed, Kowloon, Aisles, The Pink Snowflakes, Burning White Churches, Sparkle Pony and the Fluffy Cloud, Emo Summer, Your Mother, Ringwurm, Happy About Everything, Zero My Hero, The Abominable Snowband, 1/2 Bastard, Lemming, Stag & Flying Dead Skin.
Contact
idiomism@gmail.com
josephdemaree.com
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