Joyce "Fenderella" Irby is an American-born singer/songwriter/bass player & talent developer currently residing in Atlanta, GA. An original member of the 80's all-girl-band Klymaxx, Joyce's voice is recognizable as the lead singer of "I Miss You", the band's biggest hit. Joyce's Diva One Music & Production companies in the late 80's and early 90s lit a fire that exploded and propelled Atlanta into the foundation of an industry cornerstone atop the contemporary music world. Her music production company "Diva One" began an avalanche that created hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. In June of 2019, Joyce was honored with a proclamation from the Atlanta City Council. As a major contributor to Atlanta's rise in music industry stature, Joyce is considered by many to be "the wind beneath the wings", of Atlanta's urban music scene as described by Councilman Michael Julian Bond during the presentation. Joyce's publishing company, "Diva One Music" has songs with sales of over 20 million, including hits by TLC, Chris Brown, Boyz II Men, Shalamar, Fat Joe, Klymaxx, Troop, and more. In 2012 Joyce won an ASCAP songwriter award for co-penning one of the most played Urban records in the US, a top 5 single, "Another Round", by Fat Joe, Chris Brown. In 2014 BET profiled Irby as one of a dozen women in "Unsung Hitmakers: Female Music Producers". Joyce as a solo artist on Motown, also had a Billboard #1 selling urban hip-hop single, "Mr. D.J." with Doug E. Fresh. "I'd Still Say Yes" is not only the classic top 20 pop single, which Joyce sang and produced on Klymaxx, but it's the title of this highly anticipated memoir. A behind-the-scenes powerhouse, Joyce shares a combo of dramatic life lessons & a motherlode of treasured personal experiences with people who include, but aren't limited to: George Clinton, Dick Griffey, Burt Bacharach, Magic Johnson, Prince, Michael Jackson, Patti Labelle, Whitney Houston, Lyfe Jennings, Angela Davis, Vanessa Williams, Rosie Perez, Lionel Richie, Little Richard, Bootsy Collins, Linda Evans, Jerry Rice, Irv Gotti, Damon Wayans, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Howard Hewett, Babyface, and many more. Joyce is an animal advocate and volunteers for her local Humane Society and ASPCA. She started her own charity "Jams For Animals" to promote kindness to animals through music and video. A lover of science and astronomy, Joyce is a strong advocate for women and girls being more involved in many non-traditional areas of learning and science. She also wrote her memoir, "I'd Still Say Yes", in hopes of encouraging others to share their stories.
