Originally from Panama City, Florida, Josh attended Troy University where he studied to become a music educator.  After a brief stint as a musician for Royal Caribbean, Josh taught for 3 years in Florida both with his private studio and at Bay High School in Panama City before moving to Tennessee.

Since moving to Nashville in 2014, Josh has established himself as one of the top call trombonists / bass trombonists, having performed and recorded with such notable artists as Smokey Robinson, Keb’Mo’, Jake Owen, Thomas Rhett, Chris Janson, CeCe Winans, Zac Brown, Jennifer Nettles, Cory Wong, The Lone Bellow, Kid Rock, Zack Williams, T.G. Sheppard, The Temptations, The Four Tops, as well as with many other up and coming artists.  

Josh has appeared with internationally recognized artists on Jimmy Kimmel LIve, The Talk, CMT Crossroads and Hot 20, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Tamron Hall Show, iHeartCountry Festival, the Dove Awards, and the KLOV Fan Awards, Huckabee, and others.  

Josh has recorded on several movie and TV soundtracks, for such production companies as Paramount, IMAX, Summit, and Lionsgate, as well as for several video game franchises such as Call Of Duty, Star Wars, Madden, Apex, Assassin’s Creed, Skylanders, and Ratchet & Clank.  Josh has performed with the Nashville Symphony, The Chattanooga Symphony, The Montgomery Symphony, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, and the Nashville Jazz Orchestra.

Josh has performed on hundreds of recording sessions, with multiple Grammy-nominated recordings and currently on one Grammy-winning recording (Keb’ Mo’ – Oklahoma 2019).