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'''Josh Fix''' is a [[South_Africa|South African]]-born [[United_States|American]] [[Singer_songwriter|singer-songwriter]], [[Composer|composer]], [[Multi-instrumentalist|multi-instrumentalist]] and [[Producer_(music)|producer]].<ref name="San Francisco Chronicle">{{Cite web| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/2008/07/09/NS0A11L54E.DTL
'''Josh Fix''' is a [[South Africa]]n-born [[United States|American]] [[Singer songwriter|singer-songwriter]], [[composer]], [[multi-instrumentalist]] and [[Producer (music)|producer]].<ref name="San Francisco Chronicle">{{Cite web| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/2008/07/09/NS0A11L54E.DTL
|title= Bandwidth: Josh Fix|last=Vigil|first=Delfin|date=10 July 2008|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|publisher= Hearst Communications Inc.}}</ref> In 2008 Fix released his self-produced debut [[Album|album]] "Free At Last"<ref name= "Bloomberg">
|title= Bandwidth: Josh Fix|last=Vigil|first=Delfin|date=10 July 2008|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|publisher= Hearst Communications Inc.}}</ref> In 2008 Fix released his self-produced debut [[album]] "Free At Last",<ref name= "Bloomberg">
{{Cite web | url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=auQ.2QWekHQU&refer=muse | title= Hipper Than Usher, Hotter Than Duffy: New CDs by Stars to Watch|access date= 6 October 2009|last=Beech|first=Mark|date= 13 July 2008|work=[[Bloomberg.com]]|publisher=Bloomberg}}</ref>, which saw limited distribution but nevertheless garnered praise in the press<ref name="Keyboard">{{Cite web| url=http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/josh-fix-piano/dec-08/90681|title= Josh Fix: Piano Rock With A Purpose|last=Gallant|first=Michael|date=December 2008|work=[[Keyboard Magazine]]|publisher= New Bay Media, LLC}}</ref><ref name="East Bay Express">{{Cite web| url=http://www.eastbayexpress.com/music/the_best_music_of_2008/Content?oid=872463|title= The Best Music of 2008|last=Seltenrich|first=Nate|date=December 2008|work=[[East Bay Express]]|publisher= East Bay Express}}</ref><ref name="NPR">{{Cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92406965|title=Josh Fix: A One Man Band Says Goodbye|last=Silver|first=Mark|date=10 July 2008|work=[[NPR.org]]|publisher= National Public Radio}}</ref><ref name="Electronic Musician">{{Cite web| url=http://emusician.com/interviews/profile-josh-fix/|title= ProFile: The Fix Is In|last=Menasche|first=Emile|date=1 December 2008|work=[[Electronic Musician]]|publisher= Penton Media, Inc.}}</ref>, and, among other accolades, found itself on [[Time_Out_New_York|Time Out New York]]'s "Best Rock Albums of 2008" list.<ref name= "Best Rock Albums of 2008" /> Associate Editor Hank Shteamer called Fix a'' "post-[[Radiohead|Radiohead]] [[Elton_john|Elton John]] [who] obliterated slacker chic with a virtuosically glossy piano-pop opus."''<ref name="Best Rock Albums of 2008">{{Cite web| url=http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/music/69955/best-and-worst-albums-of-2008|title= Music: The Best (and worst) of 2008|last=Shteamer|first=Hank|date=December 2008|work=[[Time Out New York]]|publisher= Time Out New York}}</ref>
{{Cite web | url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=auQ.2QWekHQU&refer=muse | title= Hipper Than Usher, Hotter Than Duffy: New CDs by Stars to Watch|accessdate= 6 October 2009|last=Beech|first=Mark|date= 13 July 2008|work=[[Bloomberg.com]]|publisher=Bloomberg}}</ref> which saw limited distribution but nevertheless garnered praise in the press<ref name="Keyboard">{{Cite web| url=http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/josh-fix-piano/December 08/90681|title= Josh Fix: Piano Rock With A Purpose|last=Gallant|first=Michael|date=December 2008|work=[[Keyboard Magazine]]|publisher= New Bay Media, LLC}}</ref><ref name="East Bay Express">{{Cite web| url=http://www.eastbayexpress.com/music/the_best_music_of_2008/Content?oid=872463|title= The Best Music of 2008|last=Seltenrich|first=Nate|date=December 2008|work=[[East Bay Express]]|publisher= East Bay Express}}</ref>,<ref name="NPR">{{Cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92406965|title=Josh Fix: A One Man Band Says Goodbye|last=Silver|first=Mark|date=10 July 2008|work=[[NPR.org]]|publisher= National Public Radio}}</ref><ref name="Electronic Musician">{{Cite web| url=http://emusician.com/interviews/profile-josh-fix/|title= ProFile: The Fix Is In|last=Menasche|first=Emile|date=1 December 2008|work=[[Electronic Musician]]|publisher= Penton Media, Inc.}}</ref> and, among other accolades, found itself on [[Time Out New York]]'s "Best Rock Albums of 2008" list.<ref name= "Best Rock Albums of 2008" /> Associate Editor Hank Shteamer called Fix a'' "post-[[Radiohead]] [[Elton john|Elton John]] [who] obliterated slacker chic with a virtuosically glossy piano-pop opus."''<ref name="Best Rock Albums of 2008">{{Cite web| url=http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/music/69955/best-and-worst-albums-of-2008|title= Music: The Best (and worst) of 2008|last=Shteamer|first=Hank|date=December 2008|work=[[Time Out New York]]|publisher= Time Out New York}}</ref>


Fix's most recent release, a [[Mini_album|mini-album]] "This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry" (2009) was released in [[European_union|Europe]] through British indie label [[Lojinx]].<ref name="Salisbury Journal">{{Cite web| url=http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/leisure/cdreviews/4574482.Josh_Fix___This_Town_Is_Starting_To_Make_Me_Angry/|title= CD Reviews: Josh Fix, This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry|last=Rea|first=Mike|date=1 September 2009|work=[[Salisbury Journal]]|publisher= Newsquest Media Group, Gannet}}</ref>
Fix's most recent release, a [[Mini album|mini-album]] "This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry" (2009) was released in [[European union|Europe]] through British indie label [[Lojinx]].<ref name="Salisbury Journal">{{Cite web| url=http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/leisure/cdreviews/4574482.Josh_Fix___This_Town_Is_Starting_To_Make_Me_Angry/|title= CD Reviews: Josh Fix, This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry|last=Rea|first=Mike|date=1 September 2009|work=[[Salisbury Journal]]|publisher= Newsquest Media Group, Gannet}}</ref>


In 2009 he wrote the official theme for [[And_Another_Thing..._(novel)|And Another Thing...]], the sixth installment of [[Douglas Adams]]'s [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]] "trilogy".
In 2009 he wrote the official theme for [[And Another Thing... (novel)|And Another Thing...]], the sixth installment of [[Douglas Adams]]'s [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]] "trilogy".


The song "Barely Insane" was used in the [[90210_(season_2)|Season 2]] episode of [[90210_(TV_series)|90210]] "And Away They Go".
The song "Barely Insane" was used in the [[90210 (season 2)|Season 2]] episode of [[90210 (TV series)|90210]] "And Away They Go".


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* [http://www.joshfix.com Josh Fix Website]
* [http://www.joshfix.com Josh Fix Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/joshfix Josh Fix on Myspace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/joshfix Josh Fix on Myspace]
* [http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2008/05/josh-fix-dont-call-me-in-the-morning.html Paste Video of the Day: "Don't Call Me In The Morning", Josh Fix]
* [http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2008/05/josh-fix-dont-call-me-in-the-morning.html Paste Video of the Day: "Don't Call Me In The Morning", Josh Fix]



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Revision as of 22:57, 4 February 2010

Josh Fix is a South African-born American singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer.[1] In 2008 Fix released his self-produced debut album "Free At Last",[2] which saw limited distribution but nevertheless garnered praise in the press[3][4],[5][6] and, among other accolades, found itself on Time Out New York's "Best Rock Albums of 2008" list.[7] Associate Editor Hank Shteamer called Fix a "post-Radiohead Elton John [who] obliterated slacker chic with a virtuosically glossy piano-pop opus."[7]

Fix's most recent release, a mini-album "This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry" (2009) was released in Europe through British indie label Lojinx.[8]

In 2009 he wrote the official theme for And Another Thing..., the sixth installment of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy".

The song "Barely Insane" was used in the Season 2 episode of 90210 "And Away They Go".

Discography

Studio Recordings

  • 2004: Steinway The Hard Way (EP)
  • 2008: Free At Last
  • 2009: This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry (EP)

References

  1. ^ Vigil, Delfin (10 July 2008). "Bandwidth: Josh Fix". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc.
  2. ^ Beech, Mark (13 July 2008). "Hipper Than Usher, Hotter Than Duffy: New CDs by Stars to Watch". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  3. ^ Gallant, Michael (December 2008). 08/90681 "Josh Fix: Piano Rock With A Purpose". Keyboard Magazine. New Bay Media, LLC. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ^ Seltenrich, Nate (December 2008). "The Best Music of 2008". East Bay Express. East Bay Express.
  5. ^ Silver, Mark (10 July 2008). "Josh Fix: A One Man Band Says Goodbye". NPR.org. National Public Radio.
  6. ^ Menasche, Emile (1 December 2008). "ProFile: The Fix Is In". Electronic Musician. Penton Media, Inc.
  7. ^ a b Shteamer, Hank (December 2008). "Music: The Best (and worst) of 2008". Time Out New York. Time Out New York.
  8. ^ Rea, Mike (1 September 2009). "CD Reviews: Josh Fix, This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry". Salisbury Journal. Newsquest Media Group, Gannet.
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