Joey Walker

About

Australian musician, singer, producer, and guitarist best known as the lead guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for the psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, contributing to guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards, and synthesizer. He has also performed in numerous additional musical projects and releases solo music under the name Bullant.

Before fame

Prior to joining King Gizzard, he was a member of the electronic duo Trumpdisco (now SUB-human) and the indie rock band Love Migrate, where he performed with his sister, Bella Walker.

Trivia

He won Best Live Guitarist at the 2023 National Live Music Awards. As a member of King Gizzard, he has also received honors from numerous awarding organizations including the Music Victoria Awards, the ARIA Music Awards, and the AIR Awards.

Family life

He has performed alongside his sister, Bella Walker, in the band Love Migrate. He has maintained a long-term relationship with fellow musician Edith Kenny-Smith, who is the sister of bandmate Ambrose Kenny-Smith.

Associated with

He and frontman Stu MacKenzie are both members of the psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. He has collaborated with numerous artists including Jay Watson of the psychedelic music project Tame Impala.