EVERY MONTH - A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE MUSIC AND STORIES.
1. Three songs released:
one new original song
one cover tune
one “Hidden Jam” from my years of archive recordings
2. A short journal about what was going on in my life when I wrote or recorded the track. What inspired the song and a deeper look behind the scenes.
3. Everything I’ve shared in the past and everything that’s coming next.
4. Early access to upcoming show tickets, a first look at special merch, and plenty of other tid-bits that I will only share here.
This project exists so I can keep making music honestly and sustainably, while staying close to my family and the people who matter most.
Thank you for being here. It truly means the world to me.
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my story
BRING IT HOME
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MUSIC • CONNECTION • FAMILY
I grew up in Arlington, Washington, the youngest of seven kids in a musical household where instruments were everywhere and creativity wasn’t optional, it was survival. I was playing drums in the church with my Dad before I was ten years old. My first real band was a high school trio called My Funktional Family. We recorded ourselves on a 4-track, dubbed cassette tapes by hand, photocopied album covers, and sold them at lunchtime. It was the ultimate DIY project, chaotic, and SO fun. That’s when I knew this wasn’t a hobby. This was a life!
In my twenties, after a stretch living on a shanty boat in Friday Harbor, Washington, I formed Flowmotion. What started as a scrappy jam band out on San Juan Island grew into a touring life playing 200 shows a year at times. It was built on improvisation, sweat, and community through the music. We weren’t just playing shows, we were building a little culture around the jams, the rhythm, the movement, and most importantly, the connection.
That spirit gave birth to something even bigger: Summer Meltdown, which also began on San Juan Island.A grassroots gathering put on by friends and fans slowly grew and became a festival thousands of people called home each year.
I grew up in Arlington, Washington, the youngest of seven kids in a musical household where instruments were everywhere and creativity wasn’t optional, it was survival. I was playing drums in the church with my Dad before I was ten years old. My first real band was a high school trio called My Funktional Family. We recorded ourselves on a 4-track, dubbed cassette tapes by hand, photocopied album covers, and sold them at lunchtime. It was the ultimate DIY project, chaotic, and SO fun. That’s when I knew this wasn’t a hobby. This was a life!
In my twenties, after a stretch living on a shanty boat in Friday Harbor, Washington, I formed Flowmotion. What started as a scrappy jam band out on San Juan Island grew into a touring life playing 200 shows a year at times. It was built on improvisation, sweat, and community through the music. We weren’t just playing shows, we were building a little culture around the jams, the rhythm, the movement, and most importantly, the connection.
That spirit gave birth to something even bigger: Summer Meltdown, which also began on San Juan Island.A grassroots gathering put on by friends and fans slowly grew and became a festival thousands of people called home each year.
Over the years I’ve worn a lot of hats in these projects. The frontman, festival producer, songwriter, tour manager, you name it. I’m now working as a security logistics manager for arena acts. I stepped away from the festival grind after the pandemic and the arrival of my newborn son and am still recalibrating my life. I co-wrote a solo record (Driftless) with my ex-wife that was aimed toward soundtrack and film vibes. The title track, Driftless, actually found its way onto television. More recently I’ve stood backstage watching other artists hold the mic and work on their craft. And slowly, this idea has hatched and the songs have started calling me back.
Today, I’m a father of two sons 24 and 3. I live with my beautiful partner, Rose in a sweet Bellingham neighborhood. I exist in the tension between ambition and presence. I’ve seen what scale looks like. I’ve done the grind and built some bigger things. But what matters most now is building something sustainable, honest, and rooted in family.
Bring It Home isn’t about going backward.
It’s about integrating everything and weaving the band, the festival, the love, the loss, the fatherhood, the family and friends into music that tells the whole story.
And this next chapter?
It’s just getting started.
I have a humble little studio at the house to record on my own. It’s a beautiful process to be able to work at my own pace, writing and recording without the pressure of expensive studio time or releasing full albums. One single at a time feels just right for the moment.
Thank you for being here, and thank you to all of you who have ever supported a project in any way through the years. I couldn’t have done any of it without YOU!
Josh
Over the years I’ve worn a lot of hats in these projects. The frontman, festival producer, songwriter, tour manager, you name it. I’m now working as a security logistics manager for arena acts. I stepped away from the festival grind after the pandemic and the arrival of my newborn son and am still recalibrating my life. I co-wrote a solo record (Driftless) with my ex-wife that was aimed toward soundtrack and film vibes. The title track, Driftless, actually found its way onto television. More recently I’ve stood backstage watching other artists hold the mic and work on their craft. And slowly, this idea has hatched and the songs have started calling me back.
Today, I’m a father of two sons 24 and 3. I live with my beautiful partner, Rose in a sweet Bellingham neighborhood. I exist in the tension between ambition and presence. I’ve seen what scale looks like. I’ve done the grind and built some bigger things. But what matters most now is building something sustainable, honest, and rooted in family.
Bring It Home isn’t about going backward.
It’s about integrating everything and weaving the band, the festival, the love, the loss, the fatherhood, the family and friends into music that tells the whole story.
And this next chapter?
It’s just getting started.
I have a humble little studio at the house to record on my own. It’s a beautiful process to be able to work at my own pace, writing and recording without the pressure of expensive studio time or releasing full albums. One single at a time feels just right for the moment.
Thank you for being here, and thank you to all of you who have ever supported a project in any way through the years. I couldn’t have done any of it without YOU!
Josh
