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!
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
serenity prayer
Dear Lord,
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change courage to change the things I can And the wisdom to know the difference
Living one day at a time Enjoying one moment at a time Accepting hardship as the pathway to peace
Taking, as Jesus did This sinful world as it is Not as I would have it
Trusting that He will make all things right If I surrender to His will That I may be happy in this life And supremely happy with Him forever.
With the offer of a new job comes a new car - my luxurious newly bought Ford Mondeo, which has been named Lindsey by Claire-stantine Yang Maroulis-Vazquez (visit her blog) after beautiful American Idol finalist Lindsey Cardinale.
I finally decided to replace my bashed up Rover with another car, this time a 1998 Ford Mondeo 1.8 Verona - complete with alloy wheels, and more importantly CD player and air conditioning, which will come in handy while i gun up and down the motorway to the Volvo offices during summer. Too bad they didn't offer me a company car. As much as I like my Mondeo, it wouldn't hurt to be offered a new Volvo to drive to work and back. Now that's something to work towards. :)
After 3 and a half years at university - with the mistakes made, time taken up, pressed down and shaken together, I've achieved something I would have never thought possible - I received an offer to undertake a summer internship. In the UK.
I will be working as a summer intern with Volvo Logistics (UK) Ltd. for 10 or 11 weeks - starting from 4th July right up till end of September. I will be working in several areas of the transport logistics business - including strategy development and risk management, taking charge of several of those areas. As of right now, I don't know exactly what these things involve, but it's all very exciting and I'm really looking forward to it, for many reasons - it's a business that highly interests me, the people are amazing, the job will NOT involve programming, and most importantly - like all other good internships, it could lead to a full-time post-graduation position.
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.
