Josh Herbert

Josh Herbert
Background information
Born (1990-04-01) April 1, 1990 (age 34)
OriginPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • drums
  • mandolin
  • banjo
  • harmonica
  • bass guitar
Years active2015–present

Josh Herbert (born April 1, 1990) is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1][2]

Background

Josh Herbert was born on April 1, 1990, in the United States.[citation needed] He is the cousin of Jake Herbert.[3]

He began playing the guitar at the age of 10[4] and started recording his songs at the age of 12 with his first band Restraining Order (2002) and later with his junior high school band, Brunch Sounds Great (2005). In junior high school Herbert began posting cover songs to YouTube and grow his recognition as a musician.[5]

Josh Herbert graduated from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelors in Arts.[6]

In 2015 he was contacted by The Chicks and invited to perform as an opening act for their extended DCX MMXVI World Tour in North America.[6]

Josh Herbert has also been involved in ice hockey,[7] playing for the North Pittsburgh Wildcats (1994 to 2007), the North Allegheny (2004 to 2008: State Champions in 2007 and Game MVP scoring 4 goals), the Junior B Penguins (2008), and for Slippery Rock University club hockey (2008 to 2012).[8]

References

  1. ^ "Introducing: Josh Herbert, we want to fall into his loving tattooed arms". Maximum Pop. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. ^ Bands in Town, Bands in Town. "Bands in Town". Bands in Town. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. ^ MTV, MTV. "MTV". MTV. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  4. ^ neighborhoodvoices, neighborhoodvoices. "neighborhoodvoices". neighborhoodvoices. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Listen To This: In Your Dreams". Perez Hilton. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b "SRU alumnus tapped to open for The Chicks". Slippery Rock University. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  7. ^ CBS Local, CBS Local (9 May 2016). "CBS Local". CBS Local. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  8. ^ theonlinerocket, theonlinerocket (4 May 2012). "theonlinerocket". theonlinerocket. Retrieved 21 June 2016.