The Story
Singer, songwriter and producer Josh Milan was born and raised in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. On StarPower Collective, he remembered a neighborhood that was poor but close, and said that togetherness is what he misses most.
His parents were church people, so gospel filled the house, while right outside the door the block was scratching and rapping. Anyone with two turntables and a mixer could rock a block party, and music was simply a way of life. When he first heard "The Message," he took it home and played it all night on his mother's stereo.
His first concert was a church choir day, and he still feels that same rush when he sees a show today, as he did recently at a Gregory Porter concert. He calls James Taylor a genius songwriter, praises bassist Derrick Hodge and names Quincy Jones as a lasting influence on his production.
For Josh, music is spiritual at its core.
In Josh Milan's Words
“When I hear music, I hear God.”
Josh Milan
“It was a lifestyle.”
Josh Milan
On the Playlist
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – "The Message"
- George Benson (produced by Quincy Jones)
- James Taylor
- The Police
- Derrick Hodge
Questions & Answers
What does music mean to Josh Milan?
Josh Milan told StarPower Collective that music is spiritual for him: "When I hear music, I hear God."
