Joshua Robert Rawlings 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,
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 , a member of Seattle’s powerhouse Rock/Jazz group ,, 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.
Grammy Award Nomination: for his work and track "Bom Bom" on the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis album The Heist, in 2014. The Heist went on to win Best Rap Album of the year, with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis also winning Best New Artists.
Platinum Single Award: Rawlings' contributions on the song "Downtown" for the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis album This Unruly Mess I've Made was certified platinum or better by the RIAA.
