Josh Bales

Josh Bales is a singer/songwriter originally from Chattanooga, TN. He has just finished a brand new, 10-song, country album to be released in Summer 2008. This new batch of songs is by far Josh's most creative yet. With players from LeAnn Rimes' band and other Nashville, TN. greats, the record has a vibe that will no doubt attract a larger and more eclectic audience. It is this broader outlook on art and audience that reveals Bales' maturity in both songwriting and recording. Josh Bales will arrest you with music that is creative, honest, and quietly redemptive, He portrays the human experience for exactly what it is: glorious and heartbreaking. His lyrics steer clear of sugar-coating life's tragedy or ignoring life's good. He passes by the trivial and, instead, explores what it means to be human, to live, love, and lose, to sin, and experience redemption. Moreover, Josh surrounds these themes with a musicality that makes it possible for him to remain accessible but escape market driven categories. In a word, Josh's lyrics and melodies are combined by his one-of-a-kind voice to create a sound landscape that is addictive. In 2002 Josh released his first album "About A Boy," followed by his 2005 debut release "Josh Bales." In 2004 one of the songs from this record, entitled "I Need You," was recorded by The Swift and can still be heard on radio stations across the country. Josh's latest project "Underneath the Armor" (October,2006) is his most elaborate to date and includes everything from introspective art songs ("Ten Thousand Places") to pop driven love songs ("Dark Haired Darling"). Josh travels the country year-round bringing his art to colleges, churches, pubs, and even living rooms. The rest of the time finds Josh at his post as Artist in Residence at Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church in Lecanto, FL (www.sevenrivers.org) and studying theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL. You can visit WWW.JOSHBALES.COM for booking information/rates and for more sights and sounds of Josh's music.