About

Dr. Joseph Akins is a professor, composer, producer and pianist whose musical journey began as the child saxophonist in his father’s family band. After learning to play every instrument in this band, Joseph chose to focus on keyboards which became his lifelong passion.

Following high school, Joseph performed and recorded with the regionally acclaimed pop/rock band Blaze, and later released his first and only solo album of pop music, All Your Dreams.

While in college, Joseph began a life-long passion for teaching. After completing a Master’s degree in music, he dedicated himself to education and composition.

The year 2000 was a turning point when Joseph began a tenure-track teaching position at Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of Recording Industry where he continues to teach in the area of audio production. His book, Fundamentals of Synthesizer Programming, is used as a text.

A new chapter unfolded in 2007 with the release of his first solo piano album - Masterpeace. Since then, Joseph has built an extensive catalog of a dozen albums and five published songbooks. Dream World was awarded Album of the Year by Whisperings Solo Piano Radio.