Biography: Joe Rocchio Joe Rocchio's interest in music came at a young age when he began to study piano in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. As a teenager he moved on to play the guitar and immediatly started writing music. With ecletic musical influences such as The Beatles, Ben Harper, Tool, and Pearl Jam, he rarely ceases writing songs on his acoustic guitar. Real Simple, his first recording, stays true to its name. The entire 11-song demo was recorded in two days and consists of only Joe's vocals and a guitar. Despite that, song's like Not Now, Not Soon, Not Ever and Perfect still have a very big sound and feel. Joe currently lives in Southern California.