Josh One

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Josh One
Birth name Joshua Noteboom
Born Iowa, United States
Genres Hip hop, trip hop, soul, pop
Occupation(s) Producer, Dj, Remixer, Musician
Instruments Turntables,
keyboards, synthesizers,
Years active 1995–present
Labels Boomnote Music
Associated acts Substratum
Repeater
Website www.boomnotemusic.com/

Josh One is an American producer and DJ.

History

Josh One is a DJ and producer from Los Angeles. He rose to prominence as a DJ in the early 1990s and 2000s, sharing stages with the likes of: Mos Def, Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, Sean Paul, The Roots, Kelis, J Dilla, The Black Eyed Peas, Cypress Hill, Gangstarr, Anthony Hamilton to name few.

Josh One's debut recording as a solo artist was "Contemplation" in 2001. "Contemplation's" most popular remix was the King Britt "Funke Mix." It rose to the top of the European dance charts and going straight to #1 on the German dance charts. Next up was the "Josh One Remix" of the three time Grammy nominated, platinum song Nappy Roots "Po' Folks" on Atlantic Records. He also remixed the Fitz & The Tantrums "Out Of My League" which reached number one on Billboard's Alternative charts on September 30, 2013 on Atlantic Records. Also in 2013 he remixed The Who classic song, "Won't Get Fooled Again"

His debut full-length album "Narrow Path" was released in 2004. Narrow Path featured the vocal talents of Aloe Blacc and Myka 9 as well as prolific the downtempo instrumentals, "Narrow Path" and "Grey Skies." Having multiple media placements in TV and film, his song "Grey Skies" was used for the premiere episode of CSI New York and an Acura TL commercial. Josh One's catalog has been featured in many other media placements such as: CSI New York, CSI Miami, CSI Vegas, VH1, MTV, ESPN and HBO. Josh One’s song "Miss Me" feat. Dena Deadly (2006) from the LP "Narrow Path" was nominated for a Grammy in the Urban/Alternative category. His second album "Tolerance" (2009) featured an array of brilliant artists and world class musicians. "Tolerance" also had done well in the media with the 3 of the 12 tracks featured on CSI on CBS. His recent release on his label Boomnote Music, "Universal" with Eighty has recently been featured on the Microsoft "A New Generation Of PCs" commercial (2013).

In 2005, Josh One created Boomnote Music, his record label/production company. Since then Boomnote Music has gone on to release records with: Goapele, Blu, Ta’Raach, Uncle Imani of the Pharcyde, Shana Halligan, Lili De La Mora, Poet Name Life (Black Eyed Peas), Lateef The Truthspeaker of Latyrx, Beat Ventriloquists, Rosey, and Julie Walehwa (Contemplation) and Repeater.

Discography

Solo Albums

Produced Songs and Singles

Remixes

Appearances

External links

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