Josh Cumbee

Joshua Kissiah Cumbee is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his artist collaborations with Armin van Buuren and as a songwriter for other artists. In 2015, he was nominated for an Album of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards for the album "Creo En Mí", which he co-wrote for Natalia Jiménez.

Josh Cumbee
Birth nameJoshua Kissiah Cumbee
BornAnaheim, California, United States
OriginIrvine, California, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • music producer
Instrument(s)
  • Piano
  • guitar
  • bass
  • French horn
  • xylophone
  • trumpet
  • drums
Years active2009–present
LabelsAVEX Group
Websitehttps://joshcumbee.com

Early life

After high school, in 2008, he enrolled in the music business program at University of Southern California in Los Angeles by personal invitation. He graduated in 2011.[1]

Early career

Already being a student, Cumbee released songs on iTunes as an independent artist ("Find The Light", "I Do My Own Stunts", "The End", "How To Say This"). He was working on television as a composer, writing music for commercials, television shows ("The Bachelor", "Ready for Love", "America's Next Top Model", "Polyamory", "Southern Nights")[2] and short movies.[3]

Cumbee's first official appearance in credits for the song happened in 2012. He did strings programming on Kerli's song "Immortal" which was part of the soundtrack album "Frankenweenie Unleashed!".[4]

Later, Cumbee was hired for the studio of Grammy winning songwriter Toby Gad where he was writing, producing, playing instruments, programming and engineering music for other artists. He worked for Janet Jackson, Take That, Madonna, Chris Brown, Adam Lambert, Heffron Drive, Kygo, Sean Paul, Galantis, Sabrina Carpenter, Lindsey Stirling, Anastacia, Sia and many others.[5]

In 2015, Cumbee co-wrote 3 songs for Natalia Jiménez album "Creo En Mí" ("Creo En Mí", "Algo Brill En Mi " and "Tú No Me Quieres Más").[6] The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2015 Latin Grammy Awards but lost out to Juan Luis Guerra 4.40.[7] Also in 2015, Sean Paul's album "Full Frequency" received a Grammy nomination as Reggae album of the year,[8][9][10] Josh was engineer on the track "Pornstar" from the album.[11]

Breakthrough

Work with Armin van Buuren

The single "Sunny Days" by Armin van Buuren featuring Cumbee was released on June 16, 2017 on Armada Music. It was written by Armin van Buuren, Benno de Goeij, Afshin Salmani, Josh Cumbee, Toby Gad and Gordon Groothedde.[12] The music video was shot in Bevagna and Assisi, Italy. The single received double platinum status in the Netherlands.[13] A special Christmas version of the song called "Christmas Days" was released on December 9, 2017.[14]

On March 29, 2019 another collaboration with van Buuren "Don't Give Up On Me" was released.[15] The song was made with Lucas & Steve.

Cumbee and van Buuren performed live in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Vancouver and at Untold Festival in Romania.[16]

2019 - 2020

In April 2019, Cumbee signed a contract with AVEX Group as recording artist.

The single "Lifetime" by Zonderling featuring Cumbee and Damon Sharpe was released on August 23, 2019 on Armada.[17]

Collaboration with Fedde Le Grand "Dancing Shoes" was out on January 24, 2020, on Interstellar Label.[18]

On February 14, 2020, Cumbee released his first solo single "Sound Of Your Name", with the music video filmed at Mount Myoko in Niigata, Japan by director Yudai Maruyama.[19] The second single "Brave Enough" was released on March 13, 2020.[20] The third single "Worth Missing" released on July 3, 2020. Its music video was filmed in Tokyo.[21]

Discography

As solo artist
  • Sound Of Your Name (2020)
  • Brave Enough (2020)
  • Worth Missing (2020)
  • Armin van Buuren feat. Josh Cumbee - Sunny Days (2017)
  • Armin van Buuren feat. Josh Cumbee - Sunny Days (Club Mix) (2017)
  • Armin van Buuren feat. Josh Cumbee - Christmas Days (2017)
  • Armin van Buuren x Lucas & Steve feat. Josh Cumbee - Don't Give Up On Me (2019)
  • Armin van Buuren x Lucas & Steve feat. Josh Cumbee - Don't Give Up On Me (Club Mix/Trance Mix) (2019)
  • Zonderling feat. Josh Cumbee - Lifetime (2019)
  • Zonderling feat. Josh Cumbee - Lifetime (VIP & Acoustic) (2019)
  • Fedde Le Grand & Josh Cumbee - Dancing Shoes (2020)

As vocalist
  • AFSHeeN - Let Me Down Slow (2016)
  • AFSHeeN - Tunnel (2016)
  • Florian Picasso - Final Call (2016)
  • Lazy Rich - Knock Me Out (2016)
  • Florian Picasso - Guns Down (2017)
  • Florian Picasso & GRX - Restart Your Heart (2020)
  • Timmy Trumpet & Florian Picasso - Armageddon (2020)

Songwriting credits[23][22]

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

  • Josh Cumbee, Jordan Powers - "Wondering" - Instrumental
  • Josh Cumbee, Jordan Powers - "Out of the Old" - Instrumental
  • Fedde Le Grand & Josh Cumbee - "Dancing Shoes"
  • Flawes - "Take This Slow"
  • Milo Manheim & Meg Donnelly - "Gotta Find Where I Belong"
  • Josh Cumbee - "Sound Of Your Name"
  • Ghali - "Good Times"
  • Josh Cumbee - "Brave Enough"
  • ENDURE & Souzda Ammo - "Esa Min"
  • Florian Picasso ft. Gashi & Ally Brooke - "Like You Do"
  • Florian Picasso & GRX - "Restart Your Heart"
  • DIAMANTE - "Serves You Right"
  • NCT DREAM - "Puzzle Piece"
  • NU'EST - "Moon Dance"
  • Timmy Trumpet & Florian Picasso - "Armageddon"
  • Caroline Kole - "Still Frames"
  • Josh Cumbee - "Worth Missing"
  • Roy Wang - "Stop the Clocks"

2022

2023

Music for films
  • Check Engine (2010)
  • Chance (2010)
  • Launch (2011)
  • Big Feet (2011)
  • Two Tickets to Paradise (2011)
  • Operation Terror (2012)
  • Spark (2014)

References
  1. "Josh Cumbee". Spotify. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  2. Jonathan Lane (July 25, 2013). "Music Licensing: From Creation to Collection". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Studio One in the City of Angels with Josh Cumbee!". PreSonus Blog. February 28, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  4. "Various - Frankenweenie Unleashed!". Discogs. October 30, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  5. Mancino, Mark (July 6, 2017). "Josh Cumbee: Singer Of Armin van Buuren's "Sunny Days," Songwriter For Famed Artists [Interview]". The Nocturnal Times. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  6. "Creo en Mi - Natalia Jiménez | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  7. "Latin Grammys 2015: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. November 20, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  8. "Grammys 2015: Complete list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 9, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  9. https://www.latingrammy.com/files/uploads/16lg_nominees_english_.pdf
  10. "Genomineerden Latin Grammy's 2015 | LatinWorld.nl". www.latinworld.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  11. "Full Frequency - Sean Paul | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  12. Armin van Buuren & Josh Cumbee – Sunny Days, retrieved September 22, 2019
  13. "Zonderling, Josh Cumbee And Damon Sharpe drop new single with personal touch: 'Lifetime'". Armada Music - Home to the music you love. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  14. "Armin van Buuren is the first trance DJ to release a Christmas carol". DJMag.com. December 11, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  15. "Armin van Buuren teams up with Lucas & Steve for 'Don't Give Up on Me' (Feat. Josh Cumbee) – Armin van Buuren". Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  16. "Armin van Buuren brings official anthem and longest mainstage live set ever to Untold Festival 2019 in Romania". Armada Music - Home to the music you love. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  17. "Zonderling, Josh Cumbee And Damon Sharpe drop new single with personal touch: 'Lifetime'". Armada Music - Home to the music you love. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  18. "Fedde Le Grand Jumps into 2020 with Groovy Single, "Dancing Shoes" ft. Josh Cumbee | EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists". edm.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  19. "Josh Cumbee Releases 'Sound Of Your Name' Music Video Filmed at Mount Myoko in Japan". MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON | もしもしにっぽん. February 23, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  20. "2ndデジタルシングル「ブレイブ・イナフ」2020年3月13日配信開始！リリックビデオも同時公開！ JOSH CUMBEE 2nd Single 'Brave Enough ＆ Lyric Video Out on 13 Mar 2020". Josh Cumbee（ジョシュ カンビー）オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). March 13, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  21. "ジョシュ・カンビーが新曲「Worth Missing」をリリース、東京で撮影したMVも公開 | Rolling Stone Japan(ローリングストーン ジャパン）". Rolling Stone Japan (in Japanese). July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  22. "Josh Cumbee". Discogs. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  23. "Josh Cumbee | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
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