Josiah Leming was born in a small town in East Tennessee. He was raised by a mother and a father who worked ceaselessly to put food on the table for Josiah and his 8 syblings, including four brothers and four sisters. Where money was sometimes scarce, Josiah's parents made up it for with a more than sufficient amount of love and support. It was these humble beginnings that gave birth to an unbelievable sense of ambition and pride in Josiah. At a young age it was clear to see that Josiah was driven by a restless, and sometimes reckless imagination that never ceased to grip him. From that imagination came the devotion to create a truly original and inspiring art form drawn from a large influencial pool including writers, singers, actors and political figures. At the age of 8 Josiah began playing the piano, almost completely self taught, with the fundamental help of a local elderly piano instructor. Josiah began writing his own music around the age of 16, and began performing locally shortly thereafter. After picking up the guitar, bass, and drums, Josiah pretty much abandoned structured education, and at the age of 17 dropped out of school, to the dismay and disrespect of many. Josiah spent a year travelling the country, performing and improving both his songwriting ability and performance skills. After a brief appearence on the TV reality karaoke show American Idol, Josiah signed with Warner Brothers Records, and is currently in London finishing up his debut album, set to realease fall 2008. As far as the music goes? Explanations are not needed, just give him a listen. (:
(this paragraph was once again written by Josiah Leming haha, I figured 3rd person sounded more professional.)
Regina Spektor
U2
Oasis
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Smashing Pumpkins
Supergrass
Elton John
Kevin Max
Keane
MODEST MOUSE
Muse
Sublime
Keith Green
Beastie Boys
Neil Young
Jackson Browne
The Killers
The Beach Boys
Bee Gees
Randy Stonehill (badass)
Bob Dylan
Bowie
Elvis Presley
The Doors
Joni Mitchell
NIRVANA
Ray LaMontagne
Cat Stevens
I am so very upset right now. This is why: at 10:10pm I checked my email and saw that you would be playing at North Star bar, located only 10 minutes from where I live, at 7pm. I rushed over there in hopes that if you were already done playing you might still be hanging around. I paid 15 dollars to get in, only to realize that you went on at 7:45, finished playing, and were long gone. FML. Please come back to Philly/NY soon. =(
:D your music makes me smile when im down. i really reallly love your voice. there's just something about it. im sure you get that a lot but i just wanted to throw that out there. hopefully ill get to see you one day!
Come to europe! :D gosh i love your music, Ever since you did your verision of Mikas Grace Kelly i've been stuck, keep on doin good stuff and have a great weekend.
OMG i love love love you!... i wish i could see you live.. ive waited so long for you to start touring!.. but u didnt come over here!! :(! i would no lies die if i met you!! but im willing to take the chance!! OMG i dont even know!
Aye you..i left a note for ya on your youtube page. Not sure my twitter is working rigbt for the moment. However, i got your friends message..Thanx :) Anyhoo.. I was the lucky winnner of some new bete test program. on twotter. Oh yay how did i become so lucky <---sarcssm lol. just wamted to send my congrats and say yall stay safe on the road. Tell your friend Blair I said Hi from TexasI I should send her a gift..perhaps a cool pair of flip flops.. Huggs. Meg
vvvv wendy, he came to ny :) he played at sullivan hall last tuesdayy in nyc like downtown in the village and it was AMAZING. and yes i will gladly post videos i think im gunna load them on youtube so if you search his name and the venue they should come up :)))))))
