Joe Mazzola (born April 13, 1961) is a guitarist, songwriter, music educator and visual artist and is probably best known as a founding member of the American rock band, Sponge.
A Detroit native, Mazzola spent five of the hardest years of his life (1987-1992), on the Los Angeles club circuit.
[5] Using reclaimed and recycled metals and materials, he set up a studio in his East English Village home and Eastworks Detroit was born.
Mazzola began experimenting with a combination of iron, brass and copper pipes as well as glass and wood, creating an entire body of work.
Designing fun and functional lamps and lighting from such items as mid-century modern fans, Mazzola's work is quirky and unique and has been very well received.