Joshua Radin (born June 14, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter. He has recorded nine studio albums, and his songs have been used in a number of films and TV series. His most successful album, '' Simple Times'', was released in 2008.

Beginnings

Joshua Radin was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States, to a Jewish family of Polish, German, Austrian, and Russian background. He studied drawing and painting at

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, following his college years with stints as an art teacher, screenwriter, and art gallery employee. Radin turned to music when he moved to New York City, his father bought him a guitar, and he taught himself to play and write music. In 2004, American actor

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, a friend of Radin since their days at Northwestern, introduced Radin's first composition, "Winter", to '' Scrubs'' show creator Bill Lawrence, who ultimately used several of Radin's songs in various scenes of the television series.Joshua Radin: A Musician For the Fans
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Musical career

According to Radin his musical career started in 2004, and he had learned to play the guitar only two years before that. His first song, "

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", appeared on his debut album '' We Were Here''. Since that time, Radin has been touring the United States, as well as much of the United Kingdom and Europe. Over the course of his career, Radin has shared stages with artists such as

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, Imogen Heap, Meiko,

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, Maria Taylor, Gary Jules, Amber Rubarth,

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and many more. In addition to his American following, Radin has enjoyed success with his 2008 release, '' Simple Times'' in the United Kingdom. His song " I'd Rather Be With You" reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the US Top Digital Chart.

''We Were Here'' (2006)

Radin has said that much of the album was inspired by a bad break-up.Gitlin, Lauren (August 10, 2006), "Joshua Radin: We Were Here".'' Rolling Stone''. (1006):102 It was released exclusively to iTunes for a month, before attracting attention from major labels.Newman, Melinda (April 1, 2006), "YOUNG READY TO ROCK".''Billboard''. 118 (13):38 Released on Columbia Records in May 2006, '' We Were Here'' presented the first batch of songs Radin ever wrote. The album drew critical acclaim and received a four-star review from ''Rolling Stone'', who praised it for Radin's "whispery, silver-bell voice" and its themes, calling them "poignant and refreshingly frank." The record hit number one on the iTunes Folk Album Chart and included a number of well known musicians, including

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who played guitar on the song "Lovely Tonight".

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hand-picked one of the tracks to be featured on the soundtrack for '' The Last Kiss''. Radin played the song "Today" from the album, along with five other songs, for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi at their August 16, 2008, wedding.

''Simple Times'' (2008)

Radin's second album, ''Simple Times'' went straight to No. 1 on the iTunes overall chart upon its release. Radin enlisted highly regarded producer Rob Schnapf (Elliott Smith, Beck). The two spent seven weeks recording at L.A.'s legendary Sunset Sound Studio working with a cast of musicians that included guitarist

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, bassist Johnny Flaugher, keyboardist Jason Borger, drummer Victor Indrizzo and percussionist Lenny Castro. Among the album's many highlights are "You Got Growin' Up To Do", featuring guest vocalist Patty Griffin, lead single " I'd Rather Be with You" and "Brand New Day". Tracks from the album were featured on TV shows such as '' Bones'', '' Scrubs'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' 90210'', '' Brothers and Sisters'', ''

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'' and Australian hit series '' Packed to the Rafters'' among others. Radin's " Simple Times" was released on

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''The Rock and The Tide'' (2010)

Radin's third studio album, '' The Rock and The Tide'' was released on October 12, 2010 on

, his second release with the label. The album reached number five on the iTunes albums chart upon its release. ''The Rock and The Tide'' was produced by

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(Cat Stevens, Ron Sexmith). A later EP released in 2011 used 6 of the album's tacks recorded in an acoustic session.

''Underwater'' (2012)

On September 4, 2012, Radin released his fourth studio album, ''Underwater''. The album was Radin's third release with

. Radin wrote songs with

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in the Autumn of 2012 for her debut album.

''Wax Wings'' (2013)

Joshua Radin's fifth studio album ''Wax Wings'' was released May 7, 2013. ''Wax Wings'', a self-released album, has eleven tracks. Included on the album is the song "Lovely Tonight", which had been previously released on iTunes as a single. The tracks "In Her Eyes" and "Stay" were produced by

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''Onward and Sideways'' (2015)

Joshua Radin's released a sixth studio album on January 6, 2015. The album consisted of 13 tracks, one of which was a re-release of the ''Wax Wings'' track "Beautiful Day" recorded with

''The Fall'' (2017)

Radin released a self-produced album titled ''The Fall'' on January 27, 2017 through Cadence Music.

''Here, Right Now'' (2019)

Radin's eighth studio album, ''Here, Right Now'', was released on October 4, 2019 through

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. It was his first album with Nettwerk. ''Here, Right Now'' features a cover of

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's I Won't Back Down.

''The Ghost and The Wall'' (2021)

Joshua Radin's ninth full-length album, ''The Ghost and The Wall'', was released on July 23, 2021. Radin wrote ''The Ghost and The Wall'' at his home in Los Angeles in 2020, in isolation during the early days of the

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. The album was produced remotely via email and text messages with Jonathan Wilson, who also played several instruments on the album. The two musicians have never met in person.

Personal life

Joshua Radin attended Northwestern University, where he met and became friends with Zach Braff. Radin became a favorite singer of the American TV host Ellen DeGeneres and he has appeared on several of her shows. DeGeneres invited Radin to sing his composition "Today", a favorite song of hers, at her wedding with Portia de Rossi. Radin also wrote the song "In Her Eyes" in celebration of his own sister's wedding. In addition to his love of music, Radin is an avid traveler.

Philanthropy

Radin has been involved with Little Kids Rock, a national nonprofit that provides music education to schools without music programs. Radin visited schools in six cities during his 2011 tour in support of ''The Rock and the Tide'' to give guitar lessons on the song "Brand New Day", and brought some of the students on stage at his concerts to perform the song with him. He did so again in 2015 for his song "Beautiful Day". Radin also supports the

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as a celebrity ambassador, donating 100% of the proceeds from his single, "Here, Right Now", to the New York based animal rescue organization.

Television and movies

Radin's songs have been used on television series such as '' Designated Survivor'', '' Scrubs'', ''

'', '' Brothers and Sisters'', ''

'', '' Cougar Town'', '' One Tree Hill'', ''

'', '' Shameless'', among others. Radin also made a cameo appearance in ''Cougar Town''s 4th-season finale. As of September 2010, he had amassed more than 75 film and television placements of his songs.Joshua Radin at Artistopia

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

*''Live from the Village'' (2016)

EPs

*'' First Between 3rd and 4th'' (2004) *''Live Session'' (iTunes Exclusive EP) (2006) *''Unclear Sky'' (iTunes Exclusive EP) (2008) *''Simple Times – Bonus Material (Demos) EP'' (2009) *''Songs Under a Streetlight'' EP (2010) *''The Rock and the Tide (Acoustic Session) EP'' (2011) *''Covers, Vol. 1'' EP (2020)

Singles

Others *2016: "Belong" (with Måns Zelmerlöw)

Compilation appearances

* '' His Way, Our Way'' (

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tribute album)

References

External links

*
Review of One of Those Days at Daily Music Guide
* ;Video links
Joshua Radin – ''Winter'', and other songs
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