BIO

Joshua Cook is an American troubadour of roots rhythm & blues, rock'n'roll, and rubber soul.

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The Key of Now is the creative impulse by any other name.

Unbounded by genre, Joshua Cook is first and foremost an imaginative writer with a strong, soulful voice; further, a gifted guitarist with a captivating stage presence; and ultimately, an innovative arranger and producer for stage and studio.

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New Orleans bred, Alabama raised, California come-of-age: Joshua Cook was steeped in blues, gospel, and Native American rhythms, as well as Sun Records, Stax/Volt, Motown and Abbey Road, before emerging as a solo artist in San Francisco's psych-rock scene. Upon releasing back-to-back albums Believe and The Night Chuck Berry Died, he embarked on a three-year world tour, writing and recording new material along the way. His latest release, an homage to his native roots called Delta Spirit, arrived at the beginning of 2019.

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In addition to his own work, Joshua Cook has produced studio albums for over a half dozen independent artists in the Bay Area and across the United States, with Old Riley & The Water's debut Biting Through holding the #3 spot on the LA Roots Music Charts and receiving positive reviews internationally.

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Playing solo or with a rhythm section, Joshua Cook has toured sixteen countries on four continents to promote his original work, with the last leg of his European tour recently concluded with a two-month artist residency in Hamburg. In between public engagements, he has been producing a new studio album recorded primarily in Paris (due out later this year), and continues to draw inspiration from his travels to compose fresh material for further albums.

PRESS

"Joshua Cook & The Key of Now have taken the raw nature of The Stooges and have cut it down to a pulp, presenting us the listeners with the modern day Americana-infused psychedelic masterpiece..."

—Pow Magazine

"He’s an artist to the core, a creator and conveyer of passion, grace, humility. An animated and authentic storyteller. A wanderer with an eye for California and an ear for rock and roll."

—The Bay Bridged

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