"An exquisite debut album."
Time Out Chicago
"Music that you feel down in your soul."
Music Examiner
"Top Seller and Best Classical Pick."
CD Baby
American Public Media: "A-Sharp" from The Story.org
Time Out Chicago: 2010 Classical year in review - "A Classic Year"
WGN-TV Midday News: Live interview and performance
Time Out Chicago Magazine: "Tinnitus soldier"
Chicago Public Radio: "Musician Overcomes Hearing Problems to Find His Sound"
Music Examiner: "The Avatar: Joel Styzens turns painful noise into music"
Jan 12 2011
Chicago Tribune: "Sounding the call for tinnitus sufferers"
Dec 9 2010
Jazz Music Examiner: "Relax Your Ears for Christmas"
Jul 20 2010
bybe blog: "Haunting Melodies from a Haunted Ear"
Apr 18 2010
ATA Journal: "A Music Teacher's Battle with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis" (pdf)
Feb 5 2010
UK Hearing Times: "Music to your ears" (pdf)
Aug 21 2009
WGN-TV Medical Watch: Tinnitus/Neuromonics interview
May 13 2011
O'Hare International Airport: "Relax Your Ears" - 2011 Music Selection
Aug 1 2010
CD Baby: "Relax Your Ears" named Best Classical Pick and Top Seller
Jun 5 2010
Serge Kozlovsky, Independant Music Critic, Belarus
May 31 2010
Collected Sounds
Apr 16 2010
Victory Music Review
Mar 28 2010
Ambient Visions
Mar 9 2010
Buzz Magazine
Feb 21 2010
Jazz Music Examiner: "Joel plays music to relax by"
Feb 1 2010
Talent Seekers: International Award Recipient
Oct 5 2009
Indie International Songwriters Contest: "A-Sharp" takes 2nd place
Sep 23 2009
"Relax Your Ears" selected by the Pandora album review team
Jul 9 2009
CD Baby: Editor's Pick and 5/5 Stars
Aug 1 2010
Public Radio Exchange (PRX): "Drumming on the Guitar"
Jun 10 2010
Chicago Acoustic Underground podcast
Mar 1 2010
"I am a Visitor in Your World" Documentary film trailer
Aug 7 2009
Old Town School Concert Hall performance of "Life Line"