Joey serves as the drummer of SWMRS, and he draws inspiration from several different drummers whom he admires. However, his biggest influence is the famed drummer from The Beatles. During a February 2019 conversation with Modern Drummer, Joey said, " . . . as I was getting ready to go into the studio to record my band SWMRS' sophomore record Berkeley's On Fire, I began to reflect upon which drummers truly inspired me and why. I thought back to my love of Fabrizio Moretti, Chris Mars, Tré Cool, Brian Chase, Dave Rowntree, and my vote for greatest of all time, Ringo Starr."