Joe Macre
"The NeKo and MiKo keyboards have opened up a whole new world for me professionally ... incredible."
- Joe Macre
Joe Macre is the founder of Cuppajoemusic which produces artists and composes custom scores and sound design for Film and TV.
Joe's music career started in high school and proved to be the start of a phenomenal road to success. Joe worked with major recording artists Crack the Sky, The B. E. Taylor Group and Wild Cherry. After relocating to New York, Joe became an engineer and studio musician and performed with artists such as Jim Croce, David Sanborn, The Brecker Brothers, Marie Osmond, Keith Green, Clint Brown and many others. As Joe's career expanded into television, he began scoring and engineering for national clients such as Pepsi, Burger King, McDonald's, Ford, Nickelodeon, Showtime, Bud Light, Corona Extra, and Walker Texas Ranger. As Sr. Engineer/Sound Designer at Post Op Editorial in Dallas Texas, Joe is one of the country's most sought-after mixing engineers. Award winning credits in films such as Monster in Law, House of D and Fire Down Below. His “Cuppajoemusic" Library and Sound Design is chosen for many national spots such as the award winning Super Bowl Tabasco "Mosquito," Corona "Ship in a Bottle," Nickelodeon, Showtime, Ford, McDonalds, Corona, Hyundai, Oprah Winfrey and more.
This past year Joe and CTS bandmate Rick Witkowski's song “Safety in Numbers” was rewritten with British Atlantic Records artist Ellie Lawson and D.J. Lethal for the film “Monster in Law” with Jane Fonda. He also worked with Erykah Badu on the film “House of D“ and produced tracks for Erikah for an upcoming project. In addition, Joe recently worked with Quest recording artist Sy Smith and Erykah Badu producer Madukwu Chinwah.
Joe recently added the NeKo keyboard to his musical arsenal. "It's an amazing board," says Joe.
Joe is an Instructor of Composing/Producing at Mediatech Institute (Dallas campus) and is an active member of ASCAP, AES and the American Federation of Musicians.
Equipment Used
Purchased NeKo LX (Gen3)
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