Josh Rawlings
Joshua Robert Rawlings (born December 10, 1982 in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin) is an American pianist, songwriter and record producer. His band, The Teaching, wrote and recorded a song "Bom Bom" for the Macklemore album "The Heist", which became the most successful instrumental single on that multiple GRAMMY winning album. Josh earned his first GRAMMY nomination for his contributions on that album. Rawlings' critically acclaimed work with the Seattle jazz group Industrial Revelation has yielded numerous accolades and awards including a "Seattle Stranger Genius Award". Rawlings joined with the soulful singer "Allen Stone" for his 2013-14 US  Tour The Josh Rawlings Trio released their album "Swell" at a launch party at Bake's Place in Bellevue, Washington, in November 2016, and he had an extensive interview published about his life and career thus far in the digital entertainment magazine "WE BLAB" article, "Producer Josh Rawlings talks Macklemore's The Heist, and being nominated for a Grammy" Early life. Rawlings was born in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, USA, to Charlene Linnae, a former chef and business owner and Todd Robert Rawlings, a patented Inventor and Sr. Quality Engineer at Microsoft. Josh started playing piano at age 3, listening  to the radio and figuring out songs on his mini-keyboard. His Mom and Dad were both vocalists and actors in school and his Dad was also a percussionist. They taught Josh the fundamentals of music and rhythm and encouraged his music and play acting. Rawlings lived in and around the greater Twin Cities, Minnesota through sixth grade before moving to the Seattle, Washington area in 1997. He attended Skyline High School in Issaquah, Washington where he composed music for the school's Alma Mater; he later attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington, graduating with a Bachelor  of Music in Jazz Performance in 2005. Music career. Josh has played professionally in the Seattle area since 2001 and is a Band Leader for the Josh Rawlings Trio, a member of The Teaching, a member of Seattle’s powerhouse Rock/Jazz group Industrial Revelation, (a band who recently played Teatro Manzoni in Milan, Italy to a crowd of over 800 fans), as well as a recording artist for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Josh was interviewed in 2017 about his career and relationship with Ryan Lewis on the Seattle Jazz Radio website, KEXP.org.