Josiah Soren Garrett
 

Welcome!

Josiah Soren Garrett is a bass player, beat maker, creator, and published author from Atlanta, GA. Josiah has collaborated with artists from all over the United States across a variety of genres, including rock and roll, funk, and hip hop. He has published an educational book with Mel bay Publishing and continues to self-publish articles about the Music Industry and beyond.

You can learn more about Josiah here.

 

SAMURAI - Jan 12, 2024

Album Artwork for the album “SAMURAI”

Recorded at the Grammy Award-winning Maze Studios in Atlanta, ‘Samurai’ is a record that celebrates the intersection of Jazz and Hip Hop. A 5-piece contemporary jazz band provides a canvas for eight members of the Atlanta hip hop scene to paint their picture and tell their story.

The album stems from over a year of writing and studio sessions that Josiah organized with featured Atlanta rappers Shalom Little, DK, Abib Jahleel, Truth Hayes, Enya Absi, Rhonnie O’Neal, AUDIADASOUND & Squallé. The band is composed of musicians from the Atlanta school of “Reverence” – a culture of respect, tolerance, and freedom – including Marquinn Mason, known for performing with Kamaal Williams.

“Each vocalist was asked to do one thing: tell their truth. The words you hear are not my words - they are the words of the reality of life in America and even around the world. The album is an honest journey through love, loss, grief and a determination to “chase all our dreams ‘till our legs ache””.
- Josiah Soren

"The boundaries between jazz and hip hop are completely and sublimely blurred in this 11 track banger where both genres are manifested with some serious quality from an artist who not only sees no boundaries but occupies his musical ground in a completely new and unique way"
- Tony Minvielle 

SAMURAI by Josiah Soren will be available January 12th, 2024. Pre-Order the Vinyl Record here!

 

Explore the Music

Soren the Robot

Soren the Robot (Josiah’s solo project) has an Instrumental hip-hop flavor with plenty of and jazz and soul influences. Soren released his first solo beattape “Mind. Body. Soul.” with Etymology Records in April of 2021. Soren followed up with jazzy beattape “Sum Jazzy Joints”, released in early 2023 with the Beat Tailor’s Record Label, and will announce their next full-length instrumental hip hop album “Night Tapestry” in late 2023. Soren the Robot is actively collaborating with Hip Hop artists and working alongside rappers to elevate the voices of the underground Atlanta hip hop community.

Josiah Soren

Josiah Soren is the bandleader for an alternative jazz quintet featuring Dallas Dawson on drums, Marquinn Mason on saxophone, Jacob Hurlock on piano, and Chris Marks on electric guitar. Josiah Soren’s music is recommended if you like Yussef Dayes, Kamaal Williams, Nubya Garcia, Badbadnotgood, and Ezra Collective. In early 2024, Josiah Soren will release their debut album SAMURAI, a collection of songs and stories from the underground Atlanta hip hop and jazz community.

Josiah Soren & the Colorblind Pilots

JS & CBP is a rock/funk band featuring 15 performing musicians and is the culmination of a decade of musicianship from Josiah Soren and friends. Their debut album, titled “Colorblind Pilot", will be released on Color Red Records sometime in early 2023. Colorblind Pilot is a story of Josiah's own journey into adulthood, and addresses themes like systemic racism, falling in Love, and mental health.

nowimalamp

nowimalamp is the lo-fi alter ego of Josiah Soren. The nowimalamp catalog features almost 100 lush, chill and sleepy lo-fi songs produced with care and love by Josiah Soren. Songs from the nowimalamp catalog have been featured on Spotify’s “Lush Lofi” editorial playlist and currently has an average of 50,000 Monthly listeners.

FUNKVILLAINY

FUNKVILLAINY is a collaborative project between Josiah Soren, Tanner Brown, Steve Terry, and Kowan Turner. FUNKVILLAINY is a tribute project to the late and great MF DOOM. Recorded versions of classic MF DOOM songs from albums such as Madvillainy, Mm… Food, Operation: Doomsday, and Vaudeville Villain will be available soon!

 
 

NFT Collections

 

Lo-Fi Leopards is an NFT Collection of 2,512 unique digital collectibles with a mission of changing how we consume music on the blockchain. In addition to 315 hand-drawn attributes, each lo-fi leopard includes a license for one of 50 handmade Lo-Fi hip hop study beats, produced with care by Josiah Soren. These lo-fi hip hop beats will be permanently attached to the metadata and can be experienced on Campfire.Exchange

This collection is available on the AVALANCHE Blockchain.

SOLD OUT! (you can purchase one on a secondary marketplace)

ElectroCatz is a boutique music & art collaboration between RISATHEGIANT and Josiah Soren that features 11 house/electro songs and 250 unique felines.

Are you ready to dance?

This collection is available on the AVALANCHE Blockchain.

SOLD OUT! (you can purchase one on a secondary marketplace)

ABSTRACT is a collaborative 1/1 music and art project between Scribble Warlock and Josiah Soren. Each NFT includes the transfer of the Master Recording Copyright and Songwriting Copyright giving the holder unlimited commercial access and use of the music.

You can download you ABSTRACT songs here.

This collection is available on the AVALANCHE Blockchain.

SOLD OUT! (you can purchase one on a secondary marketplace)

Jazzy Beanz is the very first music and art Collection from the minds of Josiah Soren & Scribble Warlock, as well as the first generative art and music collection on the entire Avalanche Blockchain. This collection features 250 pieces and 13 songs from Josiah’s Soren’s debut solo album “Mind. Body. Soul”.

This collection is available on the AVALANCHE Blockchain.

SOLD OUT! (you can purchase one on a secondary marketplace)

 

Music Industry Articles

 2019 Music Industry Success

 
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The Knowledge you need for Success in the Music Industry!

This 102-page book is a practical guide for navigating the music industry as an artist or band. Together, we examine Publicity, Marketing, Touring, and the Album Release, as well as Record Labels, Royalties, Copyright, Artist Managers, Booking Agents, Social Media, Creating Content, Building a Brand, DIY Publicity, Advertising, Booking a Tour, Navigating a Record Deal, and so much more..

This book is not in any sort of chronological order, its more of a “choose-your-own-adventure” book. Pick and choose whichever chapter you want and read at whatever pace you please. Each chapter is, for the most part, a standalone article on that topic. And each module features topics that are in a similar category. This book contains niche ideas as well as general knowledge, and is based off of my years of experiences in the Music Industry. 

 

This eBook is Free! Please grab a copy!

 

About Josiah Soren

Josiah Garrett, photo by Cathy Marszalik

Josiah Garrett, photo by Cathy Marszalik

  • 27 Years Old

  • Published Author with Mel Bay Publications

  • Freelance Touring Musician

  • Author of Music Industry Articles

  • Student of NFT & Blockchain

  • Band Leader

  • Producer of LoFi Hip Hop Beats

  • Venue Bathroom Cleaner

  • Biased because he’s writing his own “About Me” section

  • The very best