Joshua Jon Pyke (born 18 December 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter, producer, musician and children's book author.

Music career

2003–2004: Early EPs and Night Hour

Josh Pyke was in his first band by age 12 and played his first performance in front of 650 parents and students at his primary school graduation. Playing guitar and initial song writing efforts came aged 14. Despite his aptitude for song writing and performance, he stayed 'under the radar' throughout his high school years at

Fort Street High School Fort Street High School (FSHS) is a Education in Australia#Government schools, New South Wales government run, Mixed-sex school, co-educational, Selective school (New South Wales), academically selective, secondary school, secondary day school, ...

. While part of Sydney band An Empty Flight he successfully applied for a grant from the Music Board of the

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under the Buzz Project to remix a number of his own demo recordings to be released as an EP '' Current Works Volume 1'', under the name of Night Hour. The lead track, "Kids Don't Sell Their Hopes So Fast", received wide-ranging radio airplay on national youth broadcaster

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and on various community radio stations including

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and

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in Sydney. In 2004 Pyke won the Jaxter Music Award for his single "Kids Don't Sell Their Hopes So Fast". The proceeds went towards a home studio. A second EP titled '' The Doldrums'' was released in November 2004.

2005–2006: Early EPs as Josh Pyke

In 2005, Pyke signed to Australian

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Ivy League Records Ivy League Records was an Australian record label based in Sydney. It was founded in 1997 by Pete Lusty, Andy Cassell and Andy Kelly. In 2024, the label was merged into Mushroom Music. In the past, the label released music from the likes of ...

and in September 2005 released the EP '' Feeding the Wolves'', the first under his own name. It features the singles " Middle of the Hill" and "Private Education" and peaked at number 64 on the ARIA Charts. In January 2006, "Middle of the Hill" was voted at number 19 in the

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. In 2006, Pyke spent a month in New York, writing and performing before touring the UK for the first time in support of ''Feeding the Wolves''. In October 2006, the song "

Memories & Dust ''Memories & Dust'' is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter, Josh Pyke. It was released in March in 2007 and peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum in 2020. At the J Awards of 2007, the album was nomi ...

" was released which peaked at number 39 on the ARIA Charts.

2007–2009: ''Memories & Dust'' and ''Chimney's Afire''

Josh Pyke released his debut studio album, ''

'' on 10 March 2007. It debuted at number 4 on ARIA Charts. Lead singles "Memories & Dust" and " Lines on Palms" peaked within the ARIA top 50. At the

ARIA Music Awards of 2007 The 21st Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply ARIA Music Awards, The ARIAs) were held on 28 October 2007 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. Rove McManus ...

, the album was nominated for five awards, winning three. Note: User may be required to access archived information by selecting 'The History', then 'By Award', 'Producer of the Year' and 'Option Show Nominations'. Pyke recorded a cover version of "

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" by

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for the '' No Man's Woman'' album which was released in 2007. In 2008, Pyke and

Michael Yezerski Michael Yezerski is an Australian composer known for his scores for feature films such as '' The Waiting City'', '' The Black Balloon'' (for which he won an APRA Award and a Screen Music Award), ''Newcastle'', and ''Thursday's Fictions'', as wel ...

won the APRA award for Best Original Song Composed for the Screen for "When We Get There", from the film '' The Black Balloon''. In October 2008, Pyke's second studio album ''

Chimney's Afire ''Chimney's Afire'' is the second studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke. It was released in October 2008 and peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, the album was nominated ...

'' was released. It debuted at number 3 on the ARIA charts, and number 1 on the ARIA Australian Album Chart. In August 2009, he played a series of concerts where

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' ''

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'' was played from start to finish with Tim Rogers,

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and

Phil Jamieson Philip William H Jamieson (born 18 April 1977) is an Australian musician from Hornsby, New South Wales. He is a founding member and singer-guitarist for the rock music, rock band Grinspoon. Early life and education Philip William H Jamieson wa ...

. The tour was extended due to popular demand. At the

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, ''Chimney's Afire'' was nominated for two awards, winning Best Adult Contemporary Album.

2010: Basement Birds

In mid-2009, Pyke formed the Australian indie pop rock group

Basement Birds Basement Birds were an Australian indie pop rock group which formed in mid-2009 and comprised four singer-songwriters, Kevin Mitchell (of Jebediah, aka Bob Evans), Steve Parkin (ex-Vinyl, Autopilot, solo), Josh Pyke (ex-An Empty Flight, solo) ...

with Kevin Mitchell (of

Jebediah Jebediah are an Australian alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Perth, Western Australia. They were formed by Chris Daymond on lead guitar, Bob Evans (musician), Kevin Mitchell (aka Bob Evans) on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, and Vanessa T ...

, aka Bob Evans),

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(ex-Vinyl, Autopilot, solo) and

Kavyen Temperley Satyam Kavyen "Kav" Temperley (born Finlay Beaton; 3 July 1978) is the lead singer, songwriter, bassist and occasional keyboard player of the Australian band Eskimo Joe. Early life and education Temperley was born in Mosman Park, Western Aust ...

(of

Eskimo Joe Eskimo Joe are an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in 1997 by Stuart MacLeod, on lead guitar, Joel Quartermain, on drums and guitar, and Kavyen Temperley, on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia, Aus ...

). The group released a self-titled studio album in July 2010, which peaked at number 12 on the ARIA charts.

2011–2012: ''Only Sparrows''

In January 2011 Pyke spent a month in New York to finish writing the album that was to become ''

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''. On return he recorded the album with ARIA Award-winning producer

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and it was released 19 August 2011. The album debuted at number 4 on the

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. In October 2011, Pyke toured the UK, this time on a co-headline tour with friend and occasional collaborator Mike Rosenberg AKA

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. While touring, the pair collaborated on new material, which resulted in Passenger having writing credits on "Leeward Side" and Josh having writing credits on "27". At the

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, ''Only Sparrows'' was nominated for three awards. Pyke concluded 2011 playing at the 2011/2012 Falls Festivals in Victoria and Tasmania before heading to Southbound Festival in Western Australia. In February 2012 he performed "Love Lies" and a cover of

The Jezabels The Jezabels are an Australian indie rock band formed in Sydney in 2007. It consists of lead vocalist Hayley Mary, guitarist Sam Lockwood, pianist and keyboardist Heather Shannon, and drummer and percussionist Nik Kaloper. From 2009 to 2010, ...

' "Endless Summer" featuring

Elana Stone Elana Stone is an Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. Her debut solo album, ''In the Garden of Wild Things'', was released in 2005 on the Jazzgroove label. Its follow-up, ''Your Anniversary'', was released in 200 ...

on triple j's

Like a Version ''Like a Version'' is a long-running weekly segment on Australian youth radio station Triple J. It involves musicians playing two songs live in the Triple J studio, one of their own songs and then a cover version. The series was created by pres ...

. The song was included on the ''Like a Version Volume 8''. In 2012, Pyke joined a cast of Australian musicians to launch a campaign to support peers who have hit hard times. The campaign was called ''Support Act'' for which Pyke became an ambassador, featuring in the TV commercial—"Not everyone in the music industry is able to lead a comfortable life when the music stops playing".

2013–2014: ''The Beginning and the End of Everything''

On 6 July 2013, Pyke released his fourth studio album, '' The Beginning and the End of Everything'', which debuted at number 7 on the ARIA Chart. The release was followed by a sold out national tour. At the

ARIA Music Awards of 2013 The 27th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) were a series of award ceremonies which included the 2013 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fin ...

, the album was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album. Pyke spent much of 2014 travelling Australia for his three Lone Wolf tours (Lone Wolf Tour, Lone Wolf Regional Tour and Last of the Lone Wolf Tour). In July 2014, Pyke joined

(

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(

The Living End The Living End is an Australian punk rock band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals), and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 1997 after ...

) and Tim Rogers (

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) for the second time to tour Australia on The White Album Concert tour. Both the 2009 and 2014 tours were completely sold out and extended due to popular demand.

2015–2016: ''But for All These Shrinking Hearts'' and ''Live at the Sydney Opera House''

In April 2015, Pyke collaborated with the

Sydney Symphony Orchestra The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) is an Australian symphony orchestra based in Sydney. With roots going back to 1908, the orchestra was made a permanent professional orchestra on the formation of the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1932. ...

for two specially curated shows at the iconic

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. Pyke spent three months working with ten up-and-coming composers redesigning his songs for the shows. Following the success of these performances, Pyke brought the show to the Perth Concert Hall and performed it with the

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in July 2015. On 31 July 2015 Josh Pyke released his fifth studio album, '' But for All These Shrinking Hearts'', which debuted at number 2 on the ARIA charts. It was his first release on new label

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, distributed by

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. In conjunction with the release, Pyke played four sold out intimate Fans First shows around Australia. He then sold-out shows at Melbourne Zoo and Taronga Zoo in Sydney on his capital city tour. Pyke appeared the 2015 Woodword Folk Festival and the Falls Music & Arts Festival. Pyke's performance at the

in 2015, was released in July 2016 and peaked at number 27. At the

ARIA Music Awards of 2016 The 30th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) are a series of award ceremonies which include the 2016 ARIA Artisan Awards, ARIA Hall of Fame Awards, ARIA Fine ...

, the album won the

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2017–2020: ''The Best of Josh Pyke'' and ''Rome''

In May 2017, Pyke announced the release of his first greatest hits album, '' The Best of Josh Pyke'', alongside new single "Into the Wind". The album was released on 30 June 2017. In March 2020, Pyke released "I Don't Know", the lead single from his sixth studio album, ''

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'', which was released on 28 August.

2021: ''To Find Happiness''

On 5 November 2021, Pyke announced the release of his seventh studio album, '' To Find Happiness'', released on 18 March 2022.

Children's books

In June 2019, Pyke published his first children's picture book ''Lights Out, Leonard''. The book has gone on to be released in six foreign territories and translated into five languages. Since then Pyke has released another six picture books: ''A Banana is a Banana'', ''The Incredible Runaway Snot'', ''Chatterpuss'', ''Chatterpuss, In Deep Water'', ''Family Tree'', and ''The Bewilderbeast''. Notably, ''Family Tree'' was the

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National Simultaneous Story time book for 2022, seeing over 2.6 million people reading the book at the same time, and featuring Pyke and Ghosh appearing on a livestream from the National Library of Australia in the record breaking event.

Ambassador and partnerships

Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) and Busking for Change

Pyke is an

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(ILF) ambassador and has contributed thousands of dollars towards the fund. In September 2009, Pyke held the event 'Busking for Change' as part of Indigenous Literacy day, with all proceeds going towards the ILF. Pyke performed a solo set to a small audience, along with guest speakers from the ILF discussing the need for change in literacy levels in Indigenous communities. Pyke stated: "Indigenous issues are something I've been interested in for many years, and the concept of words and language and communicating ideas in that way is especially relevant to my own career". Following the success of the 2009 event, events were held annually and in 2012, Pyke confirmed he had raised over $50,000 in total for the ILF.

Josh Pyke Partnership

In conjunction with APRA in early 2013, Busking for Change presented the Josh Pyke Partnership. The partnership offered an unsigned musician the opportunity to receive mentorship and funding to help grow their career. Applicants submit a business plan explaining how they would like to grow their musical career. The prize included an initial meeting with Pyke, Gregg Donovan (

) and Stephen Wade (Select Music), a follow-up meeting and $7500 in funding. At the end of 2014, Pyke announced the return of the Josh Pyke Partnership, which ran annually. 2023 was the final year of the program.

Discography

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'' (2011) *'' The Beginning and the End of Everything'' (2013) *'' But for All These Shrinking Hearts'' (2015) *''

'' (2020) *'' To Find Happiness'' (2022)

Awards

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. ! , - , rowspan="1",

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

, rowspan="1", ''It's Gonna Be a Great, Great Day!'' , Best Independent Children's Album or EP , , rowspan="1",

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the

Australasian Performing Right Association APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwri ...

to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Pyke has won one award from three nominations. , - , 2007 , "Middle of the Hill" , Most Performed Blues and Roots Work , , - , 2008 , "When We Get There" (with

) , Best Original Song Composed for Screen , , - , 2012 , "Throw It Away" (360 featuring Josh Pyke) , Urban Work of the Year , , - ,

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, ''Troppo'' , Best Television Theme , , -

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. Pyke has won five awards from eighteen nominations. , - ,

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

, '' Feeding the Wolves'' , Best Pop Release , , - , rowspan="5",

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, rowspan="3", ''

'' , Best Male Artist , , - , Best Adult Contemporary Album , , - , Breakthrough Artist – Album , , - , rowspan="2",

& Josh Pyke for ''Memories & Dust'' ,

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, , - , Engineer of the Year , , - , rowspan="2",

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

, rowspan="2", ''

'' , Best Male Artist , , - , Best Adult Contemporary Album , , - ,

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

, ''The Lighthouse'' , Best Music DVD , , - , rowspan="3",

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

, " No One Wants a Lover" , Best Male Artist , , - , rowspan="2", Wayne Connolly & Josh Pyke for "No One Wants a Lover" , Producer of the Year , , - , Engineer of the Year , , - , rowspan="2",

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, ''

'' , Best Adult Contemporary Album , , - , Wayne Connolly & Josh Pyke for ''Only Sparrows'' , Engineer of the Year , , - ,

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

, '' The Beginning and the End of Everything'' , Best Adult Contemporary Album , , - ,

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

, John Castle & Josh Pyke for ''The Beginning and the End of Everything'' , Producer of the Year , , - ,

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, '' Live at the Sydney Opera House'' , Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album , , - ,

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

, ''

'' , Best Adult Contemporary Album , , - ,

, ''It's Gonna Be a Great, Great Day!'' ,

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, , -

Country Music Awards of Australia

The

Country Music Awards of Australia The Country Music Awards of Australia also known as the Golden Guitar Awards (originally named Australasian Country Music Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wale ...

(CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the

Tamworth Country Music Festival The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual Australian music festival held for 10 days from Friday to Sunday in mid to late January each year, sometimes including Australia Day, in Tamworth, New South Wales, Tamworth, New South Wales. The f ...

, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973. , - , 2017 , "F U Cancer" (with

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) , Vocal Collaboration of the Year ,

J Awards

The

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are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s principal public service broadcaster. It is funded primarily by grants from the federal government and is administered by a government-appointed board of directors. The ABC is ...

's youth-focused radio station

Triple J Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian conten ...

. They commenced in 2005. , - ,

, ''Memories & Dust'' , Australian Album of the Year , , - ,

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, "Make You Happy" , Australian Video of the Year ,

Major Minor Music Awards

! , - , 2023 , "Little River Runs" (with Tiptoe Giants) , APRA Song of the Year , , , -

National Live Music Awards

The

National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are annual Australian music awards, established by Heath Media in 2016. They were preceded by the AU Live Music Awards in the previous two years. The awards are given in categories that recognise the best ...

(NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia. ! , - ,

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

, Josh Pyke , Musicians Making a Difference , ,

References

External links

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