On 26 April 2025, Joseph took the stage as part of a live band opening with Grace Latoya for gospel artist Tasha Cobbs Leonard at the “Break Every Chain” concert. Organised by Rainbow Entertainment, the event was held at the Bethel Convention Centre on Kelvin Way in West Bromwich, drawing a crowd from across the wider region for an evening built around live gospel music.

Running from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm, the concert was the kind of night that gave local musicians a real platform, not a support slot tucked away somewhere, but a full room, a proper stage, and an audience there to be moved. For a scene that doesn’t always get this level of visibility, nights like this matter: they give players a chance to be heard alongside a headline name and show what local talent can do in a bigger setting.

Joseph’s role that night was all about the band’s chemistry. Playing alongside the rest of the live band, his focus was on tight, locked-in instrumentation, the kind of playing that doesn’t necessarily draw attention to itself but is essential to keeping a room moving. As the evening built, that steady, dialled-in energy helped carry the momentum from song to song, keeping the audience engaged and locked into the performance right through to the close.

Being part of the lineup put Joseph right in the middle of Birmingham’s live music scene, rubbing shoulders with other musicians and getting the kind of stage experience that only comes from playing alongside a touring artist. It also underlined something bigger about nights like this: group performances and collaborative sets have a way of pulling a room together in a way solo sets sometimes can’t; there’s more going on, more energy being passed between musicians, and more for the crowd to respond to.

For Joseph, it was another opportunity to play live, sharpen his craft in a full-band setting, and support both UK gospel music and the wider community events that help sustain it.

Nights like “Break Every Chain” remind us that much of what happens locally is contingent upon musicians who are ready to contribute to something larger than themselves.