When we interviewed hip hop producer Statik Selektah last week, we asked him if he had any plans to venture into R&B production. His answer pointed to Josh X-an-tus. Statik mentioned Josh as someone he has been working with and apparently they have some real dope music ready to put out. Because we like to keep up with our game, we took it upon ourselves to do a little research and find out who Josh X-an-tus is. Read on if you’re curious too…
Twenty-two year old multi-talented, Julliard trained musician Josh X-an-tus is exactly that, a musician. The singer/ songwriter began at the innocent age of six years old, courtesy of his mother, who had a desire for her children to have the ability to play an instrument. The now uniquely gifted Five Towns graduate, laid back X-an-tus gravitated towards the piano and never looked backed. The New York native justifies his love for the piano because of the soothing vibe it exudes, which you will hear is sprinkled throughout his music. Writing songs at thirteen years old, his goal was, and is, to create timeless music that serves a purpose. Sixteen years later, Josh X-an-tus has arrived, with the soulful dream of creating a legacy and longevity, something that’s sorely missed in today’s age of creating that one-hit record and riding it to the wheels fall off.
Garnering a diverse amount of inspiration from Brian McKnight to Coldplay, X-an-tus places himself closest to a new version of a young Stevie Wonder, and with his first track “Let’s Ride” feat. Roca-fella’s MC Jadakiss, off his upcoming album Can I Live, Josh X-an-tus is putting his money where his mouth and pen is. Josh feels no pressure from being so young surrounded by a circle of expectations. A mood he expresses on the hard-hitting “Can I Live”, where he displays his knowledge of the industry and the rapid bandwagon popularity that comes with it. The real foundation of this album is grounded in X-an-tus’s quest to find balance in career and relationships which is written crystal clear in the almost too serious “In Luv With 2″, which is a battle the twenty-two year old phenom seems to be in control of, which only screams maturity and a music career that could lead to an empire.
So get acquainted with the name Josh X-an-tus and get familiar with seeing his name and face on a television screen near you; with plans of one day owning his own label and grooming talent, similar to the likes of Berry Gordy, so you’ll also see his name in the credits. Simply stated, Josh X-an-tus will be everywhere.
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