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Joshua Robert Rawlings (born December 10, 1982 in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin) is an American pianist, songwriter and record producer. His band, The Teaching wrote and recorded a song "Bom Bom" for the Macklemore album "The Heist", (an RIAA 5x Platinum album ), which became the most successful instrumental single on that multiple GRAMMY winning album. Josh earned his first GRAMMY Nomination for his contributions on that album.

Josh is also credited with co-writing and playing organ on the Macklemore song, "Marmalade", (an RIAA 2x Platinum single )

Rawlings' critically acclaimed work with the Seattle Jazz group "Industrial Revelation" has yielded numerous accolades and awards including a "Seattle Stranger Genius Award". Rawlings joined with the soulful singer "Allen Stone" for his 2013-14 US Tour The Josh Rawlings Trio released their album "Swell" at a launch party at Bake's Place in Bellevue, WA in Nov-2016,.

Early life
Rawlings was born in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, USA, to Charlene Linnae, a former chef and business owner and Todd Robert Rawlings, a patented Inventor and Process Improvement Manager at the City of Redmond. Josh started playing piano at age 3, listening to the radio and figuring out songs on his mini-keyboard (a Yamaha PortaSound PSS-150). His Mom and Dad were both vocalists and actors in school and his Dad was also a percussionist. They taught Josh the fundamentals of music and rhythm and encouraged his music and play acting. Rawlings lived in an around the greater Twin Cities, Minnesota through sixth grade before moving to the Seattle, Washington area in 1997. He attended Skyline High School in Issaquah, Washington where he composed music for the school's Alma Mater ; he later attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington, graduating with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance in 2005.

Professional Music Career
Josh has played professionally in the Seattle area since 2001 and is a Band Leader for the Josh Rawlings Trio, a member of The Teaching, a member of Seattle’s powerhouse Rock/Jazz group Industrial Revelation, a band who played the Teatro Manzoni in Milan, Italy to a crowd of over 800 fans.

Achievements

 * Seattle Earshot Golden Ear Award 2013


 * Seattle Stranger Newspaper 2014 Genius Music Award


 * Grammy Award Nomination: for his work and track "Bom Bom" on the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis album The Heist, in 2014. The Heist went on to win Best Rap Album of the year, with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis also winning Best New Artists.


 * Platinum Album Award (as a contributing artist): The Macklemore album The Heist was certified 5x Platinum or better by the RIAA and has received numerous GRAMMY awards.


 * Platinum Single Awards: Rawlings' contributions on the song "Downtown" for the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis album This Unruly Mess I've Made was certified Platinum or better by the RIAA and "Marmalade", (an RIAA 2x Platinum single ).

Albums

 * Climbing Stairs Josh Rawlings Trio (2005)
 * The Teaching The Teaching (2009)
 * Live at Dazzle The Teaching (2010)
 * Live at the Triple Door The Teaching (2010)
 * Birds in Flight The Teaching (2014)
 * It Can Only Get Better From Here Industrial Revelation
 * Unreal Reality Industrial Revelation
 * Live at the Eastside Industrial Revelation
 * Oak Head Industrial Revelation
 * Live at Rhythm and Rye Industrial Revelation
 * Liberation & the Kingdom of Nri Industrial Revelation
 * Additional Discography at AllMusic.com

Singles

 * "Marmalade", (an RIAA 2x Platinum single ) 2017 on the GEMINI album.


 * "Downtown" August 27, 2015, on the This Unruly Mess I've Made album.

Productions

 * Macklemore - "Bom Bom" (2012) with Josh's band, The Teaching, on The Heist album. GEMINI album (2017).
 * Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - This Unruly Mess I've Made (2016).