Beaty Brothers

The Beaty Brothers come from Beaumont, TX. The product of a broken home, Joe and John are no strangers to struggle. Growing up with multiple parents who had addictions to drugs and alcohol, the twins from Texas would experience some of life's hardships from an early age. The Beaty's were able to get out of that setting and make it to Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, MI where they finished high school at the prestigious Academy. A boarding school, Interlochen housed the twins till they were 19 years old and gave them the connections needed to secure scholarships at the New School University in New York giving the twins a chance to pursue their dream of being musicians. After high school the Beaty's moved to New York City in August 2001 with absolutely nothing to their name. Just in time for 9/11, the Beaty's would see NY at its best, see people willing to help and be deeply affected by the importance of sacrificing more than what is expected. They were so poor during this time that they stole bags of bread meant for homeless shelters, and lived off of 2 bowls of rice per day, but they were happy to be away from their past and they had each other and their shared dreams. Life would improve, hard work would pay off and the Beaty's began to be known as first call musicians capable of great feats of musical skill and an innate musical compatibility when playing together. In 2002 they would form the early beginnings of the Beaty Brothers Band.

It was then that life took an unexpected turn.  In 2003 Joe would develop a heart problem called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) that would turn into a 5 year struggle. This 5-year span included 2 failed heart surgeries, 1 episode of cardiac arrest, and finally the last surgery, which would fix his problem on January 28, 2009. In the summer of 2007, while on tour in Japan, Joe began experiencing heart palpitations that would drive his heart rate to 180 bpm.  In October of 2007 the Beaty Brothers traveled to France to do a live recording with the great Jean-Michel Pilc. By the time this tour hit the road, Joe's situation was becoming more desperate by the week. Jean-Michel promised to assist Joe in getting medical attention and made sure he didn't have to worry about money when his survival was at stake. Pilc introduced Joe to the doctor that would save his life in November 2007, and true to his word Jean-Michel Pilc financed these visits. Feeling the weight of Joe's health struggles the Beaty's felt they had to get a record made while they were both still alive. At the age of 25, the Beaty Brothers had to have musical documentation of their struggle and life together and try not to think about the future. So in December of 2007 the Beaty's decided to record their debut and possibly final album, 1 month prior to Joe's brush with death and his 2nd failed heart surgery. Calling some of their best friends and longtime bandmates, pianist Yayoi Ikawa, Bassist Jim Robertson, and drummer Ari Hoenig joined the Beatys in the studio. The timing could not have been better. Shortly after laying down all the tracks for the record Joe’s illness became worse. In January 2008, without health care and his heart racing above 200 bpm, Joe stumbled into the emergency room and eventually flat lined. Had he chosen to ignore his symptoms like so many other times. Unfortunately the emergency surgery after the heart failure and subsequent bills left Joe struggling with his heart, finances, and an unmixed unmastered album. During this time John worked tirelessly to complete their album and try to keep the brothers afloat financially with Joe being unable to hold a job due to his sensitive heart condition. One year later a new surgery was invented and Joe was cured of his WPW syndrome in January of 2009. Both twins are healthy and ready to give to the world of music what it gave to them during their darkest hours... hope. The new recording was recorded during that difficult struggle, and now is finally released for the music community to hear.

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