Joe has been in the Music industry all his life, a third
generation musician. Back in the 80's managing his father's (Keith Delalande)
Music store in Rockhampton Queensland. Joe, a drummer since childhood started
his professional career in 1968, working on Great Keppel Island on weekends with
several different piano players as a duo. Since then, he has worked with many
different line up's. A Drummer for all occasions he has supported and played
with some world greats, from Jazz to Rock and Blues. During the 1970's, working
on Ivan Dayman's, Dance Promotions Circuit operated from the old Cloudland Dance
Pavilion in Brisbane. (She'll be right Father.) Joe has toured and worked with
some of the legends, Jazz greats such as Richie Cole, George Golla, Johnny
Nicole, and Bob Bernard, as well Aussie Rock Icons Brian Cadd, Normie Rowe, Glen
Shorock, and Venetta Fields. Since the late 80's traveling through The
Netherlands, New Zealand, USA and Australia. One of Joe's favorite memories was
being in the support band in 1999, on George Benson's, Australian tour.