From his musical upbringings in church to performing with today’s top artists, two time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, bassist, and producer Joshua David Barrett continues to inspire many through his diverse musical palette. An Ethiopian native of New Jersey, Josh David grew up around the top musicians of the day, hailing from the same Union County as legendary Funk group, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic. His extensive experience as a bassist led him to work with such artists from Gospel to Hip-Hop such as: Bishop George Searight & Royal Priesthood, Tramaine Hawkins, Kim Burrell, Israel Hougton; Hip-Hop legends Q-Tip(ATCQ, with whom he received his first Grammy-nomination for “The Renaissance”/Hip-Hop Album of The Year), Common, legendary producer Quincy Jones, Mary J. Blige, Joy Denalane, Smif-n-Wesson, Silent Knight, Soul Cycle, Soul Understated, Zoe Mazah, Solange Knowles, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, and Kanye West to name a few. Recent collaborations include works with Bluesman Tomás Doncker, renowned Ethiopian singer Teddy Afro, Jesse Royal, Grammy award winning producer Commissioner Gordon(Lauryn Hill, Amy Winehouse, Ghetto Youths), as well as recent collaborations with 12 Tribe International’s DJ Jahmar.
