Celestaphone


Joseph Murphy, professionally known as Celestaphone, is an American music producer from Southern California.

Early life

Celestaphone was born in Riverside, California. The name originates from the zither instrument, the Celestaphone.

Music career

Celestaphone released his first solo EP, Glorifying, in October 2014. His first collaborative effort was producing Dionté BOOM's single Fish Market. The song was included in a 2015 edition of the Arkansas Times's Rock Candy journal.
Menu and Trust mixtapes followed. In 2016, Murphy published a second EP entitled Minappi's Last Wondrous Escapade, and in 2017 released three full-length albums: Robosoul, To Cite Psych, and To Cite Fright. The EP, along with album To Cite Fright received a nod from Raoul Rego, former webmaster at WREK, in an interview with the station published by Bandcamp Daily. Portrait of a Harlot was released on March 3, 2018.
His first vocal album, Tying Up Loose Friends, was released on July 30, 2018.

Discography

Solo