Going “Offline” With Southern California’s The Joy Reunion

The Joy Reunion is a Country | Americana trio whose band’s name was inspired by a moment in the end of a movie called “Big Fish”. Not to ruin the movie for you, but there is a scene where the main character is passing away, and, in the moment of his passing, he is reunited with every single person he had a memorable experience with in his life, which creates a sense of pure, honest joy for him while passing, instead of fear; it’s truly beautiful.

That scene inspired the band to go back to the beginning of what music means for everyone: joy, power, energy, fun. The Joy Reunion is simple; they have gone back to the source that brings them joy: music they want to make without condition, lyrics they want to sing with conviction, and melodies they want to play with passion.

Robert Easley and Gentry Monreal have been playing together for nearly 20 years as worship leaders at a church called “The Packinghouse” in Redlands, Ca. California based Guitarist Neil Morrison joined the worship team in 2008 where there was an immediate connection between the 3 of them, and for the past 12 years, these three have been inseparable.