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Joel Mankey
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Joel Mankey

GuitarBassVocalsStringsVoiceProducer

Joel Reed Mankey, from Thousand Oaks and Los Angeles, is a composer, multi‑instrumentalist, recording/mixing engineer and luthier.

After earning his B.M. in Music Composition for Film & TV (CSUN ’07), he’s toured internationally (e.g., Bulgaria, Mexico) and worked at venues like the Hollywood Bowl, LA Coliseum, Staples Center, Ford Amphitheatre, and studios for TV.

He builds instruments, produces records, and performs traditional and experimental music—especially taiko and shinobue, which he has studied for over 15 years. In Waves of Harmony, he contributes with Bazouki, Bass, Flutes, and Vocals.

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Joel on Waves of Harmony

St. James Hospital
British / Irish folk ballad
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, Jesse Autumn, Shawn Head, Steve Uccello, Richard Curran, Doug Lee, Hanako Nakamura, Daisuke Kiba, Tom Delaney
In Mixing

Joel: Irish whistle

Brisbane Ladies
Australian bush ballad
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, Annie Staninec, Steve Uccello, Isaku Kageyama, Tom Delaney
In Mixing

Joel: vocals

Coast of Peru
Whaling song · New England
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, Rick Walker, Luke Abbott, Steve Uccello, Adam Stacey, Tom Delaney
In Mixing

Joel: octave mandolin, fue, mandola

Popcorn
Instrumental cover · Gershon Kingsley, 1969
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, Annie Staninec, Elizabeth Nott, Mike Penny, Adam Weiner, Elizabeth Nott
In Mixing

Joel: electric bass

Ergen Diado
Bulgarian folk
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, James Waterman, Elizabeth Nott, Steve Uccello, Doug Lee, Kenny Endo, Sumie Kaneko, Daisuke Kiba
In Mixing

Joel: fue

Look Up, Look Down
Appalachian ballad · USA
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, James Waterman, Annie Staninec, Tom Delaney, Richard Curran, Sumie Kaneko
In Mixing

Joel: backing vocals, bass

The Unspoken
Turkish song
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, Elizabeth Nott, Mike Penny, Israel Heller, Shawn Head, Sho'on Shibata
In Mixing

Joel: octave mandolin, electric bass, chu-daiko

Take My Hand
Composed by Matt Berry
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, Steve Uccello, Sumie Kaneko, Kaz Mogi, Mike Penny, Richard Curran
In Mixing

Joel: trumpet, French horn

Also appears on · coming

Boll Weevil
Appalachian traditional · USA
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Annie Staninec, Steve Uccello, Edwin Itoh
ComingNot yet published

Joel: Irish bouzouki, vocals

Ela Dimitroula Mou
Greek folk
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, Darcy Noonan, Steve Uccello, Elizabeth Nott, Leslie Abbott, Mavrothi Kontanis, Michael Mull, Mavrothi Kontanis
ComingNot yet published

Joel: vocals, fue, trumpet

It's Raining Men
Pop cover · The Weather Girls
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Shawn Head, Steve Uccello, Sho'on Shibata, Reigen Fujii, Sumie Kaneko, Edwin Itoh
ComingNot yet published

Joel: Irish whistle, fue

Safto ta Aloni
Greek folk
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, Darcy Noonan, Elizabeth Nott, Michael Mull, Mavrothi Kontanis
ComingNot yet published

Joel: octave mandolin, Irish whistle, fue

Kokiriko Bushi Ft. Toshihiro Yanagawa
Minyo · Toyama, Japan
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, Shawn Head, Steve Uccello, James Waterman, Toshihiro Yanagawa, Tom Delaney, Blaine O'Brien
ComingNot yet published

Joel: Irish bouzouki

Kokiriko Bushi Ft. Tsuyoshi Inoue
Minyo · Toyama, Japan, reimagined
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Rick Walker, Charlie Cawood, Masahiro Nitta
ComingNot yet published

Joel: Irish bouzouki

Love Has Brought Me to Despair
Appalachian traditional · USA
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, Shawn Head, James Waterman, Doug Lee, Richard Curran, Sumie Kaneko, Jesse Autumn
ComingNot yet published

Joel: backing vocals

Santa Anna
Sea shanty
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, James Waterman, Steve Uccello, Tom Delaney, Annie Staninec, Billy Pitrone, Carl Abbott, Pete Hicks, Sean FayeCullen, Earle Mankey, Carl Abbott
ComingNot yet published

Joel: Irish whistle, Irish bouzouki, octave mandolin, backing vocals, vocals

Tubular Bells
Instrumental cover · Mike Oldfield
Joel Mankey, Edwin Itoh, Matej Kolenic, Junzo Tateiwa, James Waterman, Doug Lee, Mike Penny, Sumie Kaneko, Kaz Mogi, Richard Curran, Hanako Nakamura, Akiko Kubota, Kyle Abbott, Shawn Head
ComingNot yet published

Joel: guitar, octave mandolin, fue, percussion

Hyuga Kobiki Uta
Minyo · Miyazaki, Japan (sawyers' work song)
Kyle Abbott, Joel Mankey, Shawn Head, Doug Lee, Richard Curran, Kinzaburo Abe, Edwin Itoh, Steve Uccello, Sumie Kaneko, Su Bunjamin, Masahiro Nitta, Robert Johnson
ComingNot yet published

Joel: piano

Kokiriko Bushi Ft. Maya Nemotowith Kyle Abbott, Edwin Itoh, Kaz Mogi +4
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In MixingWork in progress, not the final mix