Josh Rosenthal

Josh Rosenthal

Josh Rosenthal (born January 13, 1983 in Brownwood, Texas) is a Singer/Songwriter in Salt Lake City, Utah. He sings about reconciliation after his parents' divorce, general relationship hardships and his affection for Salt Lake City. His song "Gotta Get Out" is about Lubbock, Texas. It's in the vein of "Lubbock or Leave it" by Dixie Chicks and "Happiness is Texas in My Rearview Mirror" by Mac Davis.^[1] Josh has gained a considerable following by playing at protestant churches, Young Life camps and banquets as well as theaters and auditoriums across the United States. He got a college degree from the University of Utah in Humanities - Stragtegic Communication in 2009.

Biography

Early Years

Born in Brownwood, Texas, Josh is the youngest of 3 brothers. Six months after he was born, Rosenthal moved to Benbrook, Texas where he attended Benbrook Elementary from kindergarten through fifth grade. After that he attended Monnig Middle School for a year. It was at that time is father, David Rosenthal, got a job in Lubbock, Texas to work at a maximum facility prison for the criminally insane as an associate clinical psychologist. His parents sacrificed a lot for to buy him his first guitar - an inexpensive "Francesan" gutiar.

Prominence in Salt Lake City

Rosenthal has a significant cult following of Protestants, Mormons and most any other sect of the general Salt Lake City public. His albums: Cordillera, Renaissance and Narratives have sold thousands of copies in Utah. Rosenthal has headlined such venues as Sandy Amphitheater and the Rose Wagner Theater. Currently, he's booked to play Kingsbury Hall in 2009 for the release of his upcoming album, "Villages". When Josh Rosenthal plays in his home town of Salt Lake City, he draws more than any other local artist next to Kalai and Peter Breinholt.

Utah based newspaper the Deseret News reviewed Rosenthal's Christmas album:

Utah-based singer/songwriter Josh Rosenthal's five-song holiday CD is not your typical Christmas release. This is evident once the dynamic acoustic-laden, road-trip jam of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" begins. Rosenthal's clean production can be heard throughout on original works "This Changes Everything" and "Before I Go," and Steve Weisbergs' "Christmas for Cowboys" and Lyle Lovett's "Christmas Morning." "Narratives" is a fresh collection of holiday music available on iTunes. ^[2]

Songwriting

Josh Rosenthal has released five albums in which he has co-written with:

Josh Wilson - Sparrow Records
Mitch Dane (Jars of Clay, Bebo Norman)
Donnie Boutwell
Kalai

Albums

Early Career

Rosenthal was in a band in high school called Crash Test Pete. They toured nationally to promote their only release. Members included: Jordan Polk and Zak White.

• CTP - The Hand You're Dealt (2000)
  

Singer/Songwriter

• Inspired by Tuesday (2004)
  
• Independent Hour Compilation (2005)
  
• Cordillera (2006)
  
• The Anatomy of Healing (2007)
  
• Renaissance (2008)
  
• Narratives (2008)
  

National Tours

• Invisible Children Tour (2007) with Josh Wilson Sparrow Records
  
• Three Legged Tour (2007) with Josh Wilson Sparrow Records
  
• Need to Know Tour (2008) with Josh Wilson Sparrow Records
  

References

Kerns, William. Happiness Pushes Rosenthal from Punk to Christian Music. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, December 21, 2008.
Iwasaki, Scott. Inspired by Utah. Deseret News. June 22, 2006.
Iwasaki, Scott. New Christmas CDs this season. Dec. 12, 2008.
South Valley Journal. November 2008 issue.
Holladay Journal. November 2008 issue.