Joel Ma is an artist, musician and producer who lives in Melbourne, Victoria. Best known for his work as rapper-producer Joelistics, he is also a multi instrumentalist and songwriter known for his work in alt-rap group TZU as well as in the experimental instrumental group Peril Symphony.
With a keen sense for collaboration, Joel’s production and co-writing for other artists has been a focus since 2015 most notably with the internationally acclaimed Haiku Hands and Mojo Juju on the celebrated track Native Tongue which was nominated for an Aria award, an Age award and won the Triple J best film clip award (2018). He has also written for and collaborated with noted artists such as Madonna, Missy Higgins, Tim Rogers, Emma Donovan, Ecca Vandal, Hermitude, Birdz, Wil Wagner, Omar Musa, Haytch, N’fa Jones, L-Fresh the Lion and Parvyn Singh.
Joel Ma is a published writer, lyricist, curator, studio operator, and Arts advocate.