A Tenor and an alumnus of U.S.T. Conservatory of Music, Major in Voice, he is a former member of the U.S.T. Liturgikon Vocal Ensemble under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Eugene Delos Santos. The Liturgikon Vocal Ensemble is a choral group of the Conservatory of Music. The group provided him with numerous opportunities and unique experiences to perform in various musical concerts such as the “Paco Park Concert” (2002), "World Youth Day” (2003) held at the Philippine International Convention Center (P.I.C.C.), “Harmonies,” a choral music festival held at the Philam Life Auditorium (2004), and the “Kundiman Concert” held at F.E.U. Auditorium (2004). Both the “Harmonies” and “Kundiman Concert” won grand prizes at the 1st PAGCOR Choral Competition and the Ilog Pasiglahin Choral Competition. He also performed with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra in the “Filipino Opera Highlights” (Feb. 2008) held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (C.C.P.) Main Theatre.

Joseph also participated in the National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) as a semifinalist in 2006. He participated in the Annual Sampung Mga Daliri atbp. from 2003-2009. He had the opportunity to perform in several musical stage plays such as Fr. Manuel Maramba, OSB’s opera “Lord Takayama Ukon” (2003) held at the Philam Life Auditorium, Dr. Rose Portollano’s sarswela “Bukas May Liwanag” (2005) as Mang Berto held at the U.S.T. Albertus Magnus Auditorium, National Artist of the Philippines for Literature Dr. Alejandro Roces’s sarswela “Something to Crow About” (2006) directed by Mrs. Cecille Guidote Alvarez, founder of the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), held at the Emilio Aguinaldo College Auditorium, Peter Tchaikovsky’s opera “Eugene Onegin” and the operetta “Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strauss, both held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theatre and both directed by Mr. Floy Quintos in 2006 and 2008.

He became the soloist of the U.S.T. Wind Orchestra in the S.M. Mall Tour (2008) and participated in the “Jazz Irresistible” concert held at the S.M. Center Stage, which was endorsed by Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales for Pondong Pinoy Fundraising on September 18 and 19, 2008. He also participated in the U.S.T. Conservatory of Music production “Love Unspoken” directed by Floy Quintos, held at C.C.P. Main Theatre on January 30 and 31, 2010. In 2013, Joseph was invited to conduct vocal coaching at METTA, Assumption College Theater in their Broadway 6 production directed by Ana Valdes Lim. From 2015 to 2018, he became the conductor of the PSBank Choral in the PSBank main branch in Makati. In 2016, Joseph was invited by the Singapore Lyric Opera Company to be part of the Singapore Male Opera Chorus to perform the 3 acts of Opera Turandot, directed by Lo King-man at Esplanade Theatre, Singapore.

In 2018, Joseph was invited to be a part-time in-house artist at The Venetian Casino Hotel Macau, where he worked as a Gondolier. Joseph Carrillo is a member of Vocalismo Choral Group, a professional vocal ensemble headed by Mr. Lester Delgado. The group has toured around Asia and Canada. Joseph became a vocal coach and piano instructor at YMCA Music Learning Center and is also a former in-house artist at Venetian Casino Hotel Macau. He is currently teaching at The Music School of Ryan Cayabyab (TMSRC) as a vocal coach and at Assumption College as the moderator of AC Junior Choral. He is also a part-time professor at LSPU Liliw Extension, teaching Music and Art in Basic Elementary Education. Joseph Carrillo is the choirmaster of the Eucharistic Crusaders of Saint Anthony (ECSA), a church-based choir at the National Shrine of Saint Anthony de Padua in Pila, Laguna.