Joe McClain Jr.

JOE MCCLAIN JR., A.K.A. JOEMAC, WAS BORN AND RAISED IN EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA. HE FOUND THE LOVE FOR THE SPOKEN WORD CRAFT DURING HIS JUNIOR YEAR AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. STARTING OFF WRITING POETRY FOR THE SCHOOL NEWSPAPER, HE EVENTUALLY TAPPED INTO WRITING SHORT STORIES. ONCE GRADUATING AND RELOCATING TO SAN DIEGO, HE ELEVATED HIS CRAFT ON AN ASTOUNDING SCALE. HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE SHARING THE STAGE WITH FELLOW DEF POETS ISE LYFE, BLACK ICE AND PAUL MABON. HE HAS OPENED FOR R&B PLATINUM ARTISTS JOE AND JON B. HE HAS PERFORMED NOT ONLY NATIONALLY IN CALIFORNIA, INDIANA AND TEXAS, BUT ALSO OVERSEAS, WITH FANS ALL THE WAY IN AUSTRALIA. WITH TWO WELL RECEIVED SPOKEN WORD ALBUMS UNDER HIS BELT(MIC TO MOUTH RESUSCITATION & SURGICAL), HIS THIRD ALBUM ENTITLED "NO FILTERS" IS NOW AVAILABLE DIGITALLY UPON REQUEST. HIS FIRST BOOK "THE WRITER'S BLOCK" IS NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.COM, WITH HIS SECOND NOVEL "BANDAGES" BEING RELEASED JANUARY 2015. THE JOURNEY FOR THE YOUNG 30 YEAR OLD HAS JUST BEGUN.