The Echoing Green was founded in 1991 in New Mexico by Joey & friend Aaron Bowman.  Originally a purely electronic effort, The Echoing Green's music revealed both Joey's 80s influences and his deeply held Christian faith.

Although Bowman left the band after the duo recorded the unreleased Aria, many of those early songs formed the backbone of The Echoing Green's first commercial release (on Myx Records), 1994's Defend Your Joy.  Co-produced by synth veteran Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric, the album's well-crafted synthpop and catchy, meaningful lyrics drew in the beginnings of what would become a strong fan base.

Unsatisfied with the reaction of fans to purely synth live shows, however, Joey began experimenting with a more aggressive sound, featuring guitars, scratching, & live drums over the top of an edgier synth sound and the same strong melodies & lyrics.  "Aurora," first released as part of the remix collection Aurora 7.2, provided a glimpse of what lay ahead.

After the release of another collection of remixes (and rareities), 1996's limited-edition Science Fiction, The Echoing Green pushed its new sound further on the 1997 Myx release Hope Springs Eternal, a radical departure from Defend Your Joy.  Produced by the hard-edged synth band 7 Red 7, HSE featured loud guitars & heavy rhythms.  The new sound worked: HSE was a strongly cohesive album with lyrics that were both catchy and strikingly personal.

Instead of alienating fans as some bands do with a change in style, The Echoing Green's fanbase grew stronger, fueled by rigorous touring and a growing internet presence. The band's evolving sound and increased fan support gave rise to a breakthrough in 1998: a major-label deal with Five Minute Walk/Sarabellum Records.

Again showing that its sound was still evolving, the self-title release that followed was also a departure, this time to a harder electronic sound.  Working with the techno/trance group Deepsky (and Jerome Fontamillas of Fold Zandura) and a bigger production budget, Joey created a polished, big-sounding electronic record that, because of increased distribution and further spreading of the word through fans, was the first introduction of many current fans to The Echoing Green.  This increased exposure also made possible a Dove Award (the Christian equivalent to a Grammy) nomination for best rap/dance song ("Hide").

Around this time, a permanent band began to form around Joey.  Having recorded & performed to this point as a collective, Joey was the only constant through The Echoing Green's then-seven-year history.  Live performers Chrissy Franklin (female vocals), Jesse Dworak (keyboards), and Dave Adams (drums) became mainstays, and The Echoing Green became four.

Moving on from more ska-oriented Five Minute Walk, Joey & co. signed another major-label deal with Pamplin Music subsidiary Red Hill Records.  With funding and a band in place, The Echoing Green went to the studios with producer Jerome Fontamillas of Fold Zandura to make the record that would finally synthesize all of the best elements of the band's nine-year evolution and thereby mark the beginning of the Echoing Green's life as a complete band.

Though the fanbase & exposure continue to expand with the success of Supernova, The Echoing Green have remained true to their connection to the fans (or "friends," as Joey prefers).  The band continues to produce numerous additional projects - live albums, packed singles, remix/rareity collections, and even full-length projects like the synthpop album Music From the Ocean Picture - and to offer sneak peaks and input into upcoming songs and projects.