About

My name is Josh (jm for short). I like many things. I dislike many things. You can find me secluded in my home studio, in Nashville, Tennessee, drinking iced soy chai lattes, working on various music and web projects.

Generally speaking, the only time you’ll find me outside of my studio is when my wife Stacy is forcing me to be so, I’m exercising, or I’m playing ball.

Setup


Be it musical, artistic, or self-enjoyment, every aspect of my studio is like a piece of a puzzle that I use to get done what I need to get done. I'm a firm believer in using as many tools as necessary to do a job correctly. I've put together a rough schematic of my studio. As mentioned, it's a rather rough and incomplete schematic. I'd like to draw a new one up to include more of my setup (I.E. non-musical equipment); it would be more for my reference than anything else.

Influences


While this list isn't complete (nor will it EVER be), it's a good jumping off point! Some of my influences, in no particular order, include:

Jeff Lorber, Bob Baldwin, Braxton Brothers, Jake Kaufman, Take 6, Ramsey Lewis, Wayman Tisdale, Alph Lyla, po!, Anthony Lofton, DCT, and Michiru Yamane.

NBA


I'm a huge NBA fan and follow it religiously. Since I'm an Ohio native, I'm naturally a Cleveland Cavaliers fan. Some of my favorite players include:

Gaming


Suffice it to say, I'm a ridiculously picky gamer. It's pretty much hit or miss with me, and near impossible to tell how agame is going to sit with me until I actually play it. Here some games that I do enjoy: