Master Joe Debron – VIC
24 November 1953 – 10 May 2025
Personal BDSM Journey
Joe Debron became involved in BDSM in the 1980’s after visiting a club that sparked a lifelong interest and personal journey.
In 1989 he began a 3 year apprenticeship under a Mistress who had done her own apprenticeship and training in Germany, starting his journey as “Master Joe”. While he had a short break in the early ’90’s, he returned to a BDSM lifestyle in the late 1990’s and regularly attended the various BDSM clubs in Melbourne, Australia, where he lived, learned, played and built ongoing relationships.
Personal Relationships
Over the years Master Joe mentored and trained many people while also maintaining a more personal relationship with a number of submissives, both male and female, through the years.
Aside from the many people that Master Joe engaged with, three people became a stable part of his life.
Robert Spicer who remained Master Joe’s submissive for many years and a close friend after he left Master Joe’s care to more fully explore his own D/s relationship with his own submissive.
Cheeta who was with Master Joe for many years and remained Master Joe’s submissive until his death.
Kim Debron, who became Master Joe’s submissive in 2004, was permanently collared in 2006 and became Master Joe’s legal wife in a ceremony in 2009. Kim, also known as slave kim and MJ’s girl, remained with Master Joe until his death in 2025. She was his closest companion, confident, supporter and partner as they explored a deep and permanent Master/slave relationship.
Volunteer/Assistance/Professional
Master Joe was actively involved in many BDSM activities, events and organisations both within and outside the Melbourne BDSM communty until his death in 2025. These are a few of the events and organisations that he was involved with:
Assisting Mistress Tan with demonstrations and safety talks at Hush.
Giving demonstrations and running workshops at Purgatory.
In late 2000, becoming a moderator and, later, a co-owner of the Melb-BDSM yahoo list which connected many people in the Melbourne community with each other and provided event information to subscribers.
Working at the House of Domination as House Master, providing professional BDSM services and teaching to other staff and trainees who worked there while also taking apprentices on a personal basis
Working at The Correction Centre as House Master, providing professional BDSM services
Running the dungeon area for Dark Habits events for several years with a focus on ensuring the safety and enjoyment of those persons engaged in BDSM activities at the event.
Running the Fetish Demonstration and Information stand at Sexpo from 2011 to 2014.
Media
Master Joe has been featured on a number of different shows and podcasts including:
- Bent TV in early 2000
- The Feed in 2014
- You Can’t Ask That in 2017
Organisations
MJ’s Toybox was a fetish toy manufacturing business that Master Joe started in the early 2000’s and continued for the next 15 years. He supplied quality toys that he created himself to various retail outlets and later through an online store. Many people, both locally and internationally still use today a flogger or other toy that they purchased through MJ’s Toybox.
Chains was a club Master Joe started in 2006 with Kim’s support and assistance. Chains was devoted to providing a place where the BDSM community could catch up for socialisation, meet new people and have a quiet play. Due to declining health, Master Joe stepped down from running Chains in 2016.
The first chapter of MAsT in Australia was started by Master Joe in 2011. MAsT stands for Masters And slaves Together and was founded in the USA in 1988 to support gay men in Master/slave relationships. In 1997 MAsT opened up as a pansexual organisation. Master Joe became the Regional Representative for MAsT:ANZ and assisted in the formation of chapters in Adelaide, Perth, Sydney and Tasmania.
Recognition
Master Joe received the following public recognition for his contributions to the BDSM communities in Australia.
In 2011 he won tow Melbourne Fetish Awards for Best Equipment Supplier and Most Dedicated Service.
In 2012 he was honoured by the community with a Covering Ceremony.
In 2013 Master Joe won the Eros Shine Award for Best BDSM Master in Australia.
Master Joe and slave MJ’s girl (Kim Debron) represented Australia in the International Master/slave Contest at South Plains Leatherfest in 2014.
Death
Master Joe passed away 10 May 2025 from complications due to complications from various health issues.