Joe Lengson

Joe Lengson
Lengson at The Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, California in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Henry Lengson
Born	October 6, 1989 Los Angeles, CA.
Genres	Folk, Rock, Indie, Heavy Metal Music, Hardcore, Ambient
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Digital Production
Labels	CI Records, Autumn + Colour, T&N / Solid State, 1981
Associated acts	The Woodsman's Babe, Mychildren Mybride, Braveheart, Red Lights & Semis

Joseph Henry Lengson, (born October 6, 1989) is an American musician, author, and photographer. Lengson is best known for his involvement in the Tooth & Nail/SolidState metal band, MyChildren MyBride and is currently performing under the moniker The Woodsman's Babe.

Lengson was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Bullhead City, Arizona. He began playing piano at age seven and had participated in many local musical projects growing up ranging from early American folk to death metal. Lengson wasn't brought up in a spiritual household, however found faith at the age of seventeen on his own after extensive research and questioning. Before Lengson discovered he could be a musician, Lengson wanted to be a medical doctor.

Lengson's first solo record was released in 2004 under the name Red Lights & Semis, which was an instrumental ambient electronic project that stemmed off the aspiration to create film score soundtrack music. "Red Lights & Semis One" garnered attention from musical published agencies and utilized the track "Magnum" over a Biological Education Series on Discovery Channel in 2006. Lengson released Red Lights and Semis Two in 2005, and Red Lights and Semis Three in 2007.

In 2006 Lengson and friends started the hardcore band "XBraveheartX", where Lengson sat in as the drummer. In 2008, XBraveheartX signed to 1981 Records that released the band's debut album Speak To These Bones.

In 2007, Lengson's former high school bandmate, Robert Bloomfield, asked Lengson to join Mychildren Mybride to be a full-time bassist when they signed to the record label Tooth & Nail Records / Solid State Records. At the time Lengson was studying medical at Northern Arizona University. Lengson joined in September 2007 and was a part of Mychildren Mybride. The band released the 2008 debut record Unbreakable, (Joey Sturgis, Adam Dutkiewicz) the 2010 album Lost Boy, (Matt Goldman, Jason Seucof,) which landed on the Billboard 200 and the 2012 self-titled album, Mychildren Mybride, (Zeuss.)