Josh was born in Malaysia and grew up in a home filled with love and music.
He showed an early interest and gift in music by picking up simple piano playing by ear at the age of 3.
He started playing the piano from the age of 5, specialising in improvisation by listening.
At the age of 15, Josh also showed a keen interest in the drums, an instrument he had not had a chance to play or be exposed to.
Taking some early lessons, Josh showed promise by possessing a good sense of rhythm and showing a quick rate in improvement.
By this time, the piano had become Josh's first love and he was playing the piano in high school musicals, including reproductions of "Miss Saigon" and "Oklahoma".
He began playing regularly in small groups and duos, focusing on accompaniment for solo and duet vocals.
Josh joined the swing band in high school for an opportunity to develop his ability on the drums.
Although leaving home was hard to do, Josh moved to the UK to attend university, and found his feet quickly by earning the position as resident pianist at an award-winning fine dining restaurant.
He stepped his way onto the drum throne of the incredible University Big Band, gigging regularly.
Three amazing years later, Josh found himself playing in the Montreux Jazz Festival with the Big Band.
Upon graduating from university, Josh has moved his focus to drums and has plays sessions and in funk bands, Big Bands, and jazz quartets
including Moment's Notice and resident jazz quartet for JAM, a regular jazz evening at Warwick University.
In addition to his love for playing jazz, Josh has also collaborated with up and coming artistes across the UK in private functions, sessions and
showcases, playing a variety of music styles, including latin, pop and funk.
In the near future, Josh is looking to get involved in exciting new music projects, ideas and thoughts are welcome on a postcard please!
Monday, September 20, 2004
of business & busyness
A big hearty CONGRATULATIONS to Joe on the completion of his amazing dissertation! Also, many thanks to him for taking out time to comment on my CV & job application forms while he was busy with work.
It's the final week of the summer holidays, and will likely be quite a busy week. This month has been crazy, but a great learning experience for me.
When I first returned in August, things didn't look good. I applied for a 6-week long job with the University Bookshop, and didn't get it. (As it turned out the guy who got it quit 3 weeks after starting and they had to start looking again. Oh Howdy Do!) Raffles had hired someone to replace me while I was away - so I was out of that job, apart from a few days when the pianists couldn't make it in to do their shifts. A few applications to jobs through Unitemps, and you know how that normally goes, nothing. I earned a miserable grand total of £200 in August, which wasn't even enough to pay my rent, let alone expenses. It was a very trying and worrying time for me, and I felt that I had made a very big mistake.
The events of September have reassured me that it was worth returning to the UK early. I got a call to build a PC, and after getting a 2nd call, I decided to start a little computer business. Before I knew it, there were more orders than I thought I could handle. I got transferred to the Coconut Lagoon for piano work, which I wasn't quite happy with - but then my boss messed it up and I got transferred back to Raffles again. I also got a temp job with the IT services, whom I've worked with before - and they are calling me back for more work when they need me. Things are working out great. :)
Something strange happened today. I got a call from the postgraduate admissions office asking me if I could work 9am-5pm Tuesday-Friday. I declined because of my trip to London - which is a bit of a shame. However, I think it would probably been a good idea to decline anyway, because it would have made me a dead man by the end of the week.
My housemates are all back this week. Finally, some constant human interaction at home to look forward to. Hopefully, I'll find some time to hang with them and maybe catch a movie with some of the others. A slowdown will be great before the start of term!
HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY
The look on William's face when he came home and saw his new computer in his room. Now that was cool. :)
Haha, you could have at least told me you started a blog man hahaha :P. Great to hear that you are getting all these jobs. God has trully blessed you :)
josh: n. 24-year-old male stuck in the corporate financial world of professional services, who spends more time playing the drums and piano than anything else - apart from eating or sleeping.
2 Comments:
Haha, you could have at least told me you started a blog man hahaha :P. Great to hear that you are getting all these jobs. God has trully blessed you :)
Haha - I've been advertising everywhere. Hope all's going well - God bless you bro.
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