Audio and video samples of works by
Joseph Martin Waters
Copyright 2026
Monstruo Del Closet
(featuring Karen Garcia, Todd Rewoldt, Daniel Castro & David Sullivan) · Joseph Martin Waters and Swarmius · Karen Garcia · Todd Rewoldt · Daniel Castro · David Sullivan Monstruo Del Closet (feat. Karen Garcia, Todd Rewoldt, Daniel Castro & David Sullivan)
℗ 2026 Joseph Martin Waters Released on: 2026-05-01
Flyin’ with Yana Yan
(feat. Daniel Castro & David Sullivan) · Joseph Martin Waters and Swarmius · Yana Yan · Daniel Castro · David Sullivan Flyin’ with Yana Yan (feat. Daniel Castro & David Sullivan)
℗ 2026 Joseph Martin Waters
Geoffrey Burleson performing “Cleansing” – world premiere at The Ellington Room, Manhattan Plaza, NYC, Dec. 5, 2025 on Composers Concordance “Rag Times” concert, featuring modern works in the ragtime idiom and works inspired by ragtime.
“Cleansing”, from my rock opera “El Sidd & The Healers” was inspired by a 3rd generation stylistic descendent: the late ‘60s funk masterpiece “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder, with influences of two earlier jazz giants: Thomas “Fats” Waller ands Art Tatum Jr.
Cleansing
Studio recording featuring Geoffrey Burleson
Joseph Martin Waters
℗ 2025 Joseph Martin Waters
Released on: 2025-12-26
The premiere of Dokkaebi at Beethoven-Haus, Bonn. Dokkaebi springs from my interest in connecting with the backgrounds of the performers who I compose for. In this case two amazing virtuosos, one from Korea and the other from Germany (and specifically the hometown of Beethoven). Sohee Kwon and Felix Olschofka.
Over the past 10 years, I’ve become fascinated with Korean mythology and have composed several pieces for their traditional instruments, a non-Korean view of how this looks through the lens of an American. We live in a multicultural world, so celebrating each other’s cultures and mingling them in ways that are unique to each of us is, to me, a way of embracing an all encompassing worldview.
Dokkaebi are Korean goblins, mischievous, lighthearted and humanitarian. Benevolent pranksters. And the Dokkaebi theme continually lurks beneath the surface poking up in between the different themes and tickling their toes – an undercurrent of fun and mischief beneath the seriousness of the world.
And swimming up in that world is the theme of one of Beethoven’s most beloved works, can you find it?
And swimming up in that world is the theme of one of Beethoven’s most beloved works, can you find it?
“Ride Ride Ride”
(featuring Ljiljana Winkler and Swarmius)
2024 Joseph Martin Waters
Released on: 2024-11-05
“Esperanza”
Swarmius
(featuring Karen Garcia and Ed Spillane)
2024 Joseph Martin Waters
Released on: 2024-11-05
“Things”
The SWARMIUS Ensemble featuring Ljiljiana live at NWEAMO, Jan. 25, 2024 venue: St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral (Great Room), San Diego, CA
Music and Lyrics by Jozefius aka Joseph Martin Waters.
A heartfelt thanks to each of you amazing musicians for pouring yourself
so generously into my difficult and strange music.
“The Magic Hummingbird”
Video taken from the Staged Premiere: June 2 & 3, 2023, Opera Tijuana, CEART, Tijuana, Mexico.
More information on https://themagichummingbird.com
“Again (A Solstice Song)”
Performed by Ljiljana Winkler and the CompCord Ensemble
as part of Composers Concordance Presents‘Art of the Art Song’ Nov. 29th, 2023 @ DROM NYC
Music and lyrics by Joseph Martin Waters aka Jozefius © 2023 Joseph Martin Waters
All Rights reserved
“Moonlight Beach Chaconne”
Performed by violinist Pei-Chun Tsai.
Originally produced for the Lunch and Listen Program.
“Resist”
A celebration that we made it through this minefield of outrageous lies and a call to arms!
“Resist”
Let us take a moment to truly celebrate and thank each other.
We made it through this swamp of outrageous lies
from a text book socio-path that hypnotized so many of us.,.
“Resist” is a call to be on the lookout for charismatic charlatans
and the simple us-vs-them-ridden scenarios
that they peddle in their wounded self-interest.
History is littered with their destruction.
Featuring The SWARMIUS Ensemble
Michael Couper – soprano sax
Todd Rewoldt – alto sax
Ian Buss – tenor sax
Geoffrey Burleson – paino
Daniel Pate – percussion
Justin DeHart – table
Jozefius Joseph Martin Waters – composition & electronics
with guest artist Skyler Digbey MacKinnon- trombones
© 2018-2020 Joseph Martin Waters
“MATER NOSTRA”
© 2018-2020 Joseph Martin Waters
“Falling”
© 2018-2020 Joseph Martin Waters
“Suite Noir
The Passion of Perry Mason (Movement 1: Whispering Sands)”
by Joseph Waters
(2009) (VIDEO of premiere)
“Suite Noir
The Passion of Perry Mason,
Movement II: The Court of Last Resort”
(2009) (VIDEO of premiere)
“Suite Noir
The Passion of Perry Mason,
Movement III: Cerulean and Other Colors of the Sky”
(2009) (VIDEO of premiere)
SWARMIUS
Vivaldi Fireflies with Leslie Seiters, dance
(live VIDEO excerpt Neurosciences Institute,
Feb. 2008
SWARMIUS, La Jolla, CA)
Labyrinth of Leaves
SAXIMUS (aka Todd Rewoldt, alto sax) & Jozefius (aka Joseph Martin Waters, laptop) – 3rd number of their set July 17 at Belly Up Solana Beach CA.
Opening for Surfaris on 50th Anniversary of Wipeout Concert
(Scanned at Flutter-Speed for Ultraviolet Nectar Glow)
Intelligent Designs
Intelligent Designs · Swarmius Swarmius ℗ 2008 Joseph Waters Released on: 2008-01-01
Lucas, The Bringer of Light
SWARMIUS concert at The Neurosciences Institute, San Diego, Feb. 2, 2008.
Excerpt from 19 min. work “Lucas, The Bringer of Light”- featuring the whole band: SAXIMUS (aka Todd Rewoldt), Fiddlus el Gato )aka Felix Olschofka), Crotalius (aka Joel Bluestone) & Jozefius. Movement improv: Leslie Seiters, Ron Estes, Justin Morrison, Niamh Condron.
Cali’ Karsilama
SWARMIUS performs “Cali’ Karsilama” at ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn, at NWEAMO NYC. Composition by Joseph Martin Waters
Anonymous
Swarmius Swarmius II — Also Normal ℗ 2010 Joseph Martin Waters Released on: 2010-03-01
Orpheus is a Tiptoed Steamhorse
SWARMIUS performs at Kostabi World Uptown Presented by Composers Concordance December 9, 2015 Musicians: Michael Couper (soprano saxophone) Andrew Kreysa (vibraphone) Todd Rewoldt (alto saxophone) Joseph Waters (electronics & composer)
