“Looks like Freddy [Mercury], dances like Elvis [Presley] and sounds like Dylan [Bob]” – A Fan

“South African born singer songwriter possesses more heart and depth than most sharing his craft. Grierson’s music is pure, honest, catchy and more real than people can handle sometimes. If you're ready to face your demons and open your hearts, than this is the guy to pay attention to.” – Mike Borgia (Professional musician and music media consultant)

Joshua Grierson is a Cape Town born and raised singer and songwriter.

Grierson has been in the music industry for well over 10 years now but whilst playing in different bands with various different genres’s, like Neshamah and Lovehunter, he realised just over 4 years ago that pursuing his solo career would be the best decision.

Grierson describes his music as a mixture of Folk, Blues and Alt-Country and he has been banging away at his final product for just under 20 years.

With influences like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Ryan Adams, one can only imagine what type of sound this young man, now 25 years old, is bringing to stages in and around the Cape Town area.

Critics and fans alike have described Grierson’s music as emotive, passion filled and heart felt. Lyrically, Grierson ponders on the ideas of love, life and everything else in the 21st century and questions if one has to be wealthy to be healthy.

In 2004, Grierson released his debut album, EmoKidJosh, with the help of friends and associated contacts and 3 years later recorded an 8 track demo, simply titled “8”.

A year later, he went into a friend’s home studio to lay down yet another set of demo tracks, which now feature on his updated second release/demo and is entitled “13”.

This March, in conjunction with Jump Media, Grierson alongside Cape Town based Singer Songwriter Simon Van Gend, will leave his humble home to head for the sandy country of Dubai.

For 3 days, Grierson and Van Gend will entertain the hearts of locals and ex pats alike and will also have the honour to open for the Scotland born Reggae Rock superstar, Finley Quaye, at The Radisson Blu Hotel.

Joshua Grierson’s music is a must for all fans that enjoy deep, questioning lyrics and melodies resonant of another time.