Born: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

When he was three years old Josh and his younger brother would find themselves in their first of two foster homes.

At the age of seven, the boys were to be separated. Their father Jack (a flooring salesman) and new wife Elody (an artist/decorator & mother of two daughters) collected the boys taking them to their first home in the upper beaches of Toronto's East end.

Josh would recieve a round eclectic view of music as a child. Jack could often be heard humming Simon & Garfunkle tunes, while bursting into song and dance if prevoked to sing "If I only had a hammer". Elody was in large a country fan, steadily spinning Johnny Cash & Dolly Parton records before winding down with some Janis Joplin & The Doors before the night was through.

At the age of ten Josh and long time friend Robert Scott begin jamming out tunes on the guitar at Rob's father's house.

In the late 80's, Josh became heavily inspired by hip hop and old skool R&B listening to everything from Bel Biv Devoe to Sly & The Family Stone.

In early 90's it was all about the long hair and hard grunge music, toying with metal bands Metallica, Pantera & Slayer before settling in to the "Seattle sound" of Alice 'N' Chains & Pearl Jam.

1995 at the age of 23, Josh's sister Lucy would sadly take her own life. A week later at a pawn shop in downtown Toronto, Josh would buy his first of several acoustic guitars.

In 2001, at the end of a six year relationship with his first love, preceded by his father's succumbing to a year and a half long battle with cancer, Josh began writing songs in preparation for his first solo record.

"Sunday Night & Monday Morn" included 11 original tracks recorded in a small bedroom overlooking Woodbine Ave. in Toronto 's East end. The disc was released independently on April 11th, 2003 with a show at Mackie's Taigh Osda.

Opening act Timescore, fronted by Jeremy Rice (who also produced SN&MM) warmed the stage before Josh & band mates: Lucas Mailing (Drums), Ryan Naglemakers (Guitar) and Jeremy Rice (Bass & backing vox) tickled the ears of the packed house with a two hour emotional set.

Launching JoshGabriel.ca in 2004, he used the new platform to bounce from stage to stage throughout the city, headlining his band at The Cameron House & Clinton's Tavern, opening at Holy Joe's and Sawa amongst others, while joining Jeremy Rice for more intimate appearances at The Oasis Lounge, Waterhouse and other smaller cafes in and around Toronto.

Penning a couple hundred new tunes between the start of 2000 & 2004, Josh sought out producer and Maple Blues Award winner Shane Scott to begin recording his first in studio full length disc at Bassline Studios in Scarborough, ON.

Packing up and leaving his hometown of Toronto in 2005, moving to Guelph, ON. Josh continued to work on the yet to be released disc, hitting the stage for gigs at The Renaissance Cafe and Rancho Relaxo in Toronto as well as The Cornerstone and Bullring in Guelph, ON.

In 2006 Josh embarked on his first solo east coast tour, beginning in Toronto and ending in Peterborough via St. John's, Newfoundland.

Several demos from the Bassline Studio Recordings have found their way onto discs as EP's, making their presense heard on fans' cd players and radio stations accross Canada.

While working as a photographer/retailer through the days, Josh continues to record new material and forever will mix the old stuff until it sounds the way it was meant to.

In the meantime he will continue to take North America one town at a time, you can catch Josh live on the road throughout 2007-2008.