Joey Tomsick
Keyboard, Squeezebox, and Vocal

The youngest of five Tomsick brothers, Joey is a musician - bandleader - composer, radio DJ, world traveler - and all-around nice guy!

Joey's musical career began at the age of ten with weekly accordion lessons under the guidance of the late Frank Novak. He went on to study saxophone, tuba, keyboard, and years later, Joey would actually begin teaching accordion, following Frank's retirement.

During his years at Cleveland's St. Ignatius High School, Joey was a four-year member of the marching band, jazz and "pep" bands, and during his senior year, he was elected president of the high school band. For several years, Joey was also the Director of Cleveland's Circle 2 Button Box Club, and in 1983 he established the "Euclid Squeezeboxers Button Box Club".

As an understudy of musicians Ted Hoyer, Lou Trebar, and Dante Picciati, Joey was inspired to form his own band in 1984. Within a short period of time, this group quickly became one of Cleveland's most popular all-occasion bands, and began building a loyal fan base. Into the '90's, the band toured several states, Europe, the Hawaiian Islands, and appeared as guest artists on numerous cruises including Carnival and Costa Cruise Lines.

In 1984, radio "Hall of Famer", Tony Petkovsek invited Joey to begin co-broadcasting with him on weekend programming and eventually expanded his radio time, where today he can be heard regularly over WELW 1330am. Joey is an active member ofn the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the Penn-Ohio Polka Pals, and a Trustee for the American Slovenian Polka Foundation and is the editor of the organization's newsletter, "The Quarterly".

Honors have included performing with Roy Clark, Bobby Vinton, Myron Floren, Frank Yankovic and performing for President George Bush, Presidential Nominee Bob Dole, and U.S. Senator George Voinovich. Four of Joey's original compositions were featured on two Grammy Award Winning CD's of Canada's Walter Ostanek. In 1999 Joey's accomplishments reached an all-time high with awards presented for 3 categories by the American Slovenian Polka Foundation - "Album of the Year"- Smile, "Musician of the Year", and "Button Accordionist of the Year".

Joey Tomsick Awards:
1989: Best New Young Band, ASPF
1990: Best Button Accordionist, ASPF
1991: Best Button Accordionist, ASPF
1991: Man of the Year, Maple Heights Slovenian Home
1992: Grammy Award Participant, NARAS
1993: Grammy Award Participant, NARAS
1998: Musician of the Year, Collinwood Slovenian Home
1999: Album of the Year, "SMILE", ASPF
1999: Musician of the Year, ASPF
1999: Best Button Accordionist, ASPF

For more information, bookings, or recordings, please contact:

Joey Tomsick
7261 Hunting Lake Dr
Concord Twp., OH 44077-8913
440-639-1963