About Josh Devine

Josh has been playing drums for 12 years having received his first drum kit at the age of 4. From that moment on it was clear that all he wanted to do for the rest of his life was be a drummer, and more importantly a musician!

It was obvious from an early age that he had a talent for banging things, and through the following years he steadily developed his abilities, receiving more formal training in his teens leading him to fly through his Guildhall drumming grades.

His musical experience widened while playing in school bands, from the orchestra to jazz and rock, performing live to many varied audiences. In 2005 he joined the group ‘Aversion’ who had wide success throughout Leicestershire, giving him the opportunity to perform in some of Leicester’s best known venues.

Shortly after leaving Aversion in early 2007, Josh played and depped in many different bands as well as forming a band named ‘The Outlines’ in late 2007. They are currently recording their original material with Josh producing and mixing the tracks.

Musically Josh has a diverse appreciation of all music styles and doesn’t limit his playing to one particular genre as his ultimate ambition is to be a full time professional drummer.

He is currently studying Music Technology at Leicester College to broaden his knowledge of the recording world, and to help him progress as a session/ recording artist.

His major influences include Simon Phillips, Jeff Porcaro, Rodney Holmes, Steve Gadd, Mike Portnoy, Aaron Spears, Roy Mayorga and many more.

In June 2007 Josh won the Beat 2007 drum competition run by Toni Cannelli at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield where he won through from over 300 entrants. In November 2007 he won the Mapex Drummer of Tomorrow competition at Music Live at the NEC which then led to him participating in the European final held at Music Messe in Frankfurt, Germany, despite being too young to compete in this leg of the competition. Mapex then offered Josh his first full product endorsement, followed soon after by Paiste cymbals, Vater drumsticks and Hardcase protection cases.

In June 2008, Josh opened the second day of the largest drum festival in the UK, ’ Drummer Live’. This was an amazing experience playing on the main stage with top drummers such as Chad smith, Gavin Harrison, Roy Mayorga, Jojo Mayer and Pete Ray Biggins. This led to his first interview in Drummer Magazine which was published in the UK in late August.

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