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Music, true and soulful, is sometimes lost in today’s cacophony of sounds. Joseph is one such songwriter who writes songs that has meaning, which speaks to your soul and makes you want to think, hope, dream and a host of other things. From the way his notes blend into each other and the way the meaning of his songs flows is something to look forward to. Having taken a leap of faith by moving from India to Brisbane in search of pursuing music; Joseph finds inspiration from all the hardships that life has thrown at him. His voice and the feeling in all of his songs is something that could be from any of us and that is what gets people hooked on after one listen. Songwriting is something that always came naturally to him and he feels his lyrics are relatable to anyone who has gone through a gamut of life emotions. His sound hits you right in the heart and soul with its poetic lyricism and solid melodies. Joseph Paul’s music has influences of John Mayer, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters,

Former Ground Components front man 'Joseph Paul' McGuigan was born into a working class Melbourne family, the second child of four. At 3 years old he found himself leaving the city he was born in, when the family moved to the mythical Kelly country of North-east Victoria. Living just outside of Glenrowan, family friends spoke in hushed tones of the unmarked graves in the area, of places and things you didn’t speak of in town. In his teenage years, with the family having moved back to Melbourne, he started his first band, Vial8. The sense of defiance he’d soaked up in Glenrowan served him well, when the ambitious young band became an easy target for the growing Nazi punk scene. kicked out of school at 15, kicked out of home at 17 and playing his new demo’s to Users and ex-criminals in the sterile Government housing. He quickly realised that music is something he needs to survive, not just an outlet. At the age of 21, Joseph formed and fronted the indie Soul/Punk/Rock band 'Ground