We recently connected with Josiah Spicer and have shared our conversation below.

Josiah, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. How did you learn to do what you do? Knowing what you know now, what could you have done to speed up your learning process? What skills do you think were most essential? What obstacles stood in the way of learning more?

When I was about 15 years old, I knew I wanted to get into music. I didn’t know how, other than learning guitar, but I just jumped in. From playing on my church’s worship team, to joining a rockabilly band in high school, my musical outlets were different, but they were ultimately leading me in the direction I am currently going. After I got out of the Marine Corps in 2018, I began to write my own music, drawing on influences that I had grown up listening to. During COVID in 2020, my time at home was spent with family, and honing in on my craft as a songwriter. It was then that I re-discovered my passion for country music and decided I was going to figure out how to not only write my own music, but record it myself as well. I started collecting recording gear and equipment, and utilized my previous knowledge in helping mixing and mastering our worship team’s original music.
I think that learning how to make music on the technical side earlier in life would have helped me more, but my life experiences are, what I believe, the driving force for me to continuously pursue and not relent to do things myself.

Josiah, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I got into music at 15 years old and started in worship music, rock and roll, rockabilly, and country. I am a music lover through and through, and although I have kind of honed in specifically on the genre of country/western now, I believe my influences and personal experiences have set me apart. From being a believer in Jesus, a Marine Corps veteran, and a husband and father, I am able to give a perspective of life different than many of my peers in the music world. What I am most proud of is my Faith, my family, and my country, and I think if you strip all of this stuff away, I’d still be a happy, blessed man. I would still continue to make music whether I made a living off of it, or not a single cent.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

One of the most rewarding aspects of being an artist is people genuinely connecting to the music you make. When someone tells me how a song of mine has affected their lives in a positive way, that means more than any monetary value. It truly makes what you’re doing feel impactful.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

One of the main goals driving my creative journey is to get more people aware of the roots of traditional country music. For far too long, the lines between country music and other sub-genres have been blurred to the point where people don’t know what true country music is anymore. I want to help bring country music back on course to the way it was meant to be.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: JosiahSpicerMusic
• Facebook: Josiah Spicer Music
• Youtube: Josiah Spicer Music
• Other: TikTok: JosiahSpicerMusic

Image Credits

Katie Cortez
Matt Rivera