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here haven't been too many
"silent years" in the life of 24-
year-old Josh Epstein of
Berkley.
"My mom told me I used to sing
when I was 9 months old — in my
crib," Epstein said.
Now, a little more than two decades
later, the Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook
and Oakland University graduate says he
writes songs in his head as he tries to fall
asleep. Epstein is the lead vocalist and
guitarist with the emerging pop-rock
band The Silent Years.
He joined forces with
three childhood friends:
bass player Pat Michalak,
drummer Jeremy
Edwards and guitarist
Jonathan Edwards, all of
Bloomfield Hills, to form
the musical group.
"The band will just get
together and play — we
have the ability to just
kind of write songs as a
band," Epstein said.
The band members
first met at Bloomfield
Hills Middle School and
all grew up within a mile of one another.
Their combined talents and original
music have attracted attention and fans.
The band just returned from road trip
performances in New York City,
Philadelphia and Nashville. They spent
the last year writing, producing and per-
fecting their debut CD, Stand Still Like
the Hummingbird which they recorded
themselves. They've also been talking
with several record labels and hope to
sign a record deal soon.
"You really have to get humbled per-
sonally before you can create good art,"
Epstein said, describing nights where the
group slept on the floor and days when
they had a hard time scraping together
money for gas.
"I think it's all been a big learning
process," Epstein said.
Proud Papa
"It's not an easy life path to pursue —
he works very hard, he puts in long
hours writing, practicing, booking
shows, traveling," said Josh's dad, Larry
Epstein, a vice president of
Temple Beth El in Bloomfield
Township.
"As Jewish parents, we'd probably like
him to go to law school or get an MBA
and work in real estate — but this real-
ly is his gift," Larry Epstein said.
Asked what inspires him, Josh
Epstein is hard pressed to find the right
words. "I always write songs — they
just pop up — it's just something that
happens," he said. "I gave up trying to
figure things out."
But Josh has figured out how to
channel his creativity, his poetry writing
background and his powerful voice into
a unique brand of music the band
describes as "melodic rock with indie
rock, classical and jazz roots, and influ-
The
nt Years: Pat
Michalak, Josh
Epstein, Jeremy
Edwards,
Jonathan
Edwards
ences spanning the entire musical
palette.
"It's more artistic in focus than gener-
ic rock
roll," Epstein explained.
Expect The Silent Years to be making
some noise in the year ahead. They're
planning a small Midwest tour in the
fall after which they plan to record
another album. Josh's parents, his sister
Lainie, and the families of the other
band members will be among those
watching, listening and applauding.
Larry Epstein says he's impressed
with the band and its music but is most
proud that his son charted his own
course. "He just wants to play — he
wants to perform for people — and he
wants them to hear his music."
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The Silent Years takes the stage
8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at the
Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward in
Detroit. For information, call
(313) 833-9700 or go to
www.majesticdetroit.com . To hear
music samples, order the CD and
view upcoming performances, go
to www.thesilentyears.com .