Winner of the 2011 Gibson Acoustic Competition, the 2011 Marshall Music "Home of the Acoustic Guitar" Competition and placing second in the 2011 Paco Rabanne Black XS Varsity Talent Competition, Josh Roxton is a self-taught solo acoustic artist that will make even the most skeptical of critics sit up and take notice. Josh’s musical exploration began around about the same time as he did but it wasn’t until 2006, after a stint busking in London, that Josh found himself working with a talented, energetic and ambitious group of performers – WeTheSage. Josh’s involvement in the electro-numetal act was initially supposed to be a temporary one – he was to be their singer while the band searched for a new one. The search for a new singer was never, however, really taken very seriously as WeTheSage quickly gained popularity. Playing on main stage at Season’s Wither, Lucky Fish, Bell’s Sundowner with Underoath and Woodstock 9, the stratospheric popularity of the band, accompanied by the speed in which they attained success would ultimately force an early end to the project.

With the end of WeTheSage and encouraged by everyone around him, Josh left behind the world of metal and began to focus more seriously on his solo material. Written over a period of years, the music is reflective of Josh’s experiences and belies the artist’s perceptions of the world around him. He began gigging as a solo artist in 2011 and was soon wowing JHB audiences. Josh then packed up his stuff and moved to a place more reflective of himself – Cape Town (he is a self-proclaimed “coasty”). Set to take the Mother City by storm, the experience that is a Josh Roxton performance is one that any would appreciate. With echoes of Fink, The Tallest Man On Earth, Incubus and TOOL , Josh's set pitches and yaws. From the power of "Devil's Tongue" to the gentle romance of "Seasons", to the catchy, pop-influenced, get-up-and-dance feel of "Face Me Now", Josh will astound, holding the audience as he guides them through the mind of this truly astounding musician. Kieran Frost. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.