My Compelling Story

Joshua Grant is a professional percussionist based out of New Delhi, India. Grant took center stage for the first time at the young age of six and has not looked back since then. His first performance in the world of jazz was at the age of 10 with a great jazz guitarist, Ian Harvey, followed by Louis Banks. After that, he attained formal training in Carnatic music. He strived to achieve excellence in every genre of music and got trained under the world famous jazz drummer and brand ambassador of Yamaha drums, Gary Novak for three years, during which he performed alongside Novak at several highly acclaimed jazz festivals across the globe. In India, he got trained under Pt Birju Maharaj for a long time. Joshua has been associated with the big names in the music industry including Asha Bhonsle, Kailash Kher, Shubha Mudgal, Anoushka Shankar, Karsh Kale, Indian Ocean, and Mrigya. He has been performing with them while producing scores for various music albums, documentaries, and films for other artists. He has produced music for several commercials as well like Pepsi, Jaguar, Vodafone, etc to name a few. Joshua has also been a core member of the bands like Radius and Syncopation. For a few years, Joshua was the lead drummer and backbone for the Delhi-based choir, Artists Unlimited (AU). He lent his expertise and experience to AU during its formative years. Joshua performs on his beautiful maroon Yamaha Stage Custom kit, and the arena reverberates with applause and admiration.