Joshua Radin (Shaker Heights, Ohio) is an American folk recording artist, songwriter and actor born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and is of Swedish, German, Polish, Russian and Austrian descent. Radin was raised on the sounds of 1960s Motown, Stax and Beatles records, as well as singer-songwriters of the early '70s such as Paul Simon, Cat Stevens and James Taylor. He studied drawing and painting at Northwestern University, following his college years with stints as an art teacher, screenwriter, and art gallery employee. He turned to music when he moved to New York City, bought a guitar, and taught himself to play and write music. On a "Meet & Greet" after his concert in Cologne, Germany on 11 October 2009, Radin stated that his biggest musical inspiration is Bob Dylan.
In 2004, Radin's friend Cary Brothers gave a demo featuring Radin's first composition, "Winter", to American actor Zach Braff, who promptly used it to score a scene in the hit television series Scrubs. Others found Radin's music just as evocative and soon various Radin songs were heard on TV shows such as Grey's Anatomy, Brothers and Sisters, American Idol, One Tree Hill, and So You Think You Can Dance, as well as movies including The Nanny Diaries, The Last Kiss, and Catch and Release. In 2004 he appeared in the film Garden State as a cameo appearance co-starred Zach Braff.
Radin's debut album, 2006's We Were Here drew critical acclaim and passionate listener response. His favorite song is "You Got Growin' Up To Do". Radin has had a number of well known musicians on his studio recordings, including Ryan Adams who played guitar on the song "Lovely Tonight".
Radin has achieved success in the UK and Europe where he has been promoting his top 10 record "Simple Times" and his single "I'd Rather Be With You" which reached #2 on the charts. He recently concluded a sold-out tour and will return to the UK in mid 2010 to play at several festivals, from Glastonbury, to Hard Rock Calling, to Oxegen. After the success of his first single, Radin released the 2nd single off the UK release of Simple Times, "Brand New Day." There is a video to accompany the song that can be viewed on his websites.
In the US, Radin released a new EP, "Songs Under A Streetlight", with the new US single, "Streetlight". The EP, out exclusively on iTunes, debuted at #1 on the Alternative Chart, and #5 on the overall iTunes chart.

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