Joel Hoekstra | |
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Background information | |
Born | Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. | December 13, 1970
Genres | Rock, hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Guitar |
Website | joelhoekstra |
Joel Hoekstra (born December 13, 1970)[1] is an American guitarist currently in the hard rock band Whitesnake. He also tours as a guitarist for Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The son of classical musicians, he started out playing cello and piano at a young age, but it was hearing Angus Young of AC/DC that inspired him to start playing the guitar.[2][3] He was raised in the suburbs of Chicago, in Orland Park, but has lived in New York City since 2001.
Hoekstra has performed with Trans-Siberian Orchestra[4] and was the lead guitarist in the Broadway musical, Rock of Ages.[5] He also made a cameo appearance alongside Sebastian Bach, Nuno Bettencourt, Kevin Cronin and Debbie Gibson in the big screen movie adaptation of Rock of Ages.[6]