Joshua Bartholomew
| Joshua Bartholomew | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joshua Bartholomew |
| Born |
July 30, 1984 Pembroke, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, singer-songwriter, musician, producer, mixer, recording engineer, composer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, bass guitar, piano, mellotron |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Associated acts | Jo Li, Mount Holly, Nick Perri |
| Website | www |
Joshua Bartholomew (born July 30, 1984), known mononymously as Bartholomew, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. A member of the songwriting and production team Jo Li, Bartholomew is a co-writer and producer of the Grammy and Oscar nominated song “Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie.
Bartholomew was born in Pembroke, Ontario, and raised on military bases throughout Canada including CFB Petawawa, CFB Valcartier and CFB Borden. Bartholomew began singing at the age of three and cites his parent’s extensive record collection as an early influence.
While attending Banting Memorial High School he was given permission to take co-op classes in his home studio where he began recording demos of his songs for school credit, playing all instruments himself. This role remains on most of Bartholomew’s studio recordings.
Bartholomew’s self-titled debut EP was released in 2005. Two songs “What Happened To Our Love” and "IT" gained nationwide radio play on CBC Radio One. CBC Radio One producer Kai Black, CBC host Brent Bambury, singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith and Relient K's Matt Thiessen were among early supporters. In 2006, Bartholomew won the songwriting contest held by Toronto's #1 Pop/AC radio station MIX 99.9 FM (CKFM-FM) and toured with Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings. Several labels responded favourably to his debut, but Bartholomew opted to forego a major label deal.
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