We were lucky to catch up with Josh Bright recently and have shared our conversation below.

Josh , appreciate you joining us today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

I knew I wanted to be a musician from around 3-4 years old. I grew up in a very musical family, and everyone either played an instrument or sang. I began to play drums at church around 8, and there were always instruments around the house for me to play on, so I picked up every one that was available to me, and tried to learn something on it.

Of course, being that young, I didn’t realize you could make money doing something you loved, but as I got older I figured out that music was entertainment and that you could make a living entertaining.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

Around the age of 11 I started playing around with overdub recording and layering up drums, bass, and guitar on an old Yamaha AW4416 ADAT machine just for fun. As I got older (around 15-16) and started playing in bands, we would always need demos to give to clubs so we could get in to play, and occasionally we would write an original. so I would record the songs. Eventually other bands started asking me to make demos for them as well, so I would do a few here and there just for fun.

A few years later, I got married and decided to stop touring, and decided to go into recording full time. I started out with 3-4 consistent clients, and never even really advertised. Just thru word of mouth. Somehow, the phone never stopped ringing and I always had a job to do. That business continued and turned “Josh Bright Productions” into what it is today. I record between 60-70 songs a month and I get to do something I love every day.

The music industry is ever changing, and I try to move with it and keep learning and growing. I strive to provide a quality service to my clients, and always send them home with something better than they walked in with. I think my love for music, and my ability to always look at a song as a “listener” first and a musician second helps set me apart from other studios/producers.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The biggest reward for me, is at the end of a recording session when I listen back to the song with the artist, and they are smiling, I’m smiling, and the song is bringing forward the emotion it was intended to bring. There is nothing that feels better!

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

The music business is changing rapidly. People are streaming instead of paying for records. Artists and producers and songwriters are getting FRACTIONS of what they used to make from selling records. Especially local artists.

People need to go out to shows, buy merch, buy a cd even if you don’t have a cd player, get the artist to sign it and put it up somewhere. Spend .99 cents on the iTunes store instead of streaming the song. Support local music!

Contact Info:

• Website: www.joshbrightproductions.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshbrightproductions
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshbrightproductions/

Image Credits
Kyle Putman