Joshua Radin

Joshua Radin (born 14 June 1974) is an American folk recording artist, songwriter and actor born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Radin, raised on the sounds of 1960s Motown, Stax and Beatles records, as well as singer-songwriters of the early '70s such as Paul Simon, Cat Stevens and James Taylor, turned to music after college, when he moved to New York City, bought a guitar and taught himself to play and write music. On a "Meet & Greet" after his concert in Cologne on 11 October 2009, Radin stated that his biggest musical inspiration is Bob Dylan.

In 2004, Radin's friend Cary Brothers gave a demo featuring his very first composition, "Winter", to TV star Zach Braff, who promptly used it to score a scene in the hit television series Scrubs. Other Hollywood types found his music just as evocative, and soon various Radin songs were being heard in TV shows such as Grey's Anatomy, Brothers and Sisters, American Idol, One Tree Hill, and So You Think You Can Dance, among others, as well as movies including The Nanny Diaries, The Last Kiss, Catch and Release.

Radin's debut album, 2006's We Were Here drew critical acclaim and passionate listener response. His favorite song is "You Got Growin' Up To Do". Radin has also had a number of well known musicians on his studio recordings, including Ryan Adams who played guitar on the song "Lovely Tonight".

As of late Radin has achieved massive success in the UK and Europe, and has been there promoting his top 10 record "Simple Times" and his single "I'd Rather Be With You" which reached #2 on the charts. He has recently concluded a sold-out tour and will be back in the UK playing a number of festivals from Glastonbury, to Hard Rock Calling, to Oxegen (Ireland), this summer. After the success of his first single, Radin has recently released the 2nd single of off the UK release of Simple Times, "Brand New Day." There is a new video to accompany the song as well which can be found on his websites.

In the US, Joshua has just released a new EP, "Songs Under A Streetlight", with the brand new US single, "Streetlight". The EP, out exclusively on iTunes, debuted at #1 on the Alternative Chart, and #5 on the overall iTunes chart.

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