Josh Damsma is an American Country, Blues and Christian guitarist and vocalist. He is also a veteran of both the Air Force and Colorado Army National Guard He began playing guitar at age twelve. New Castle, Colorado is where he began his first pickin’ on the guitar by attending a class offered at school. Josh began to nurture his music career and interest as well and founded the band Wood Goblin with Jimmy Rock and Duncan Olds 1994. Wood Goblin, an alternative band, played local parties and Denver Metro downtown music halls like the Mercury Cafe. In 1997 he recorded guitar tracks with the New Song fellowship Band in his first professional musical offering on an album titled “A Drink of You” featuring songs by Loren Sandford.

In 2009 Josh recorded his first professional county track "We Were Just Lonely" written by Jeff Twardzik at Rocky Mountain Recorders in Denver, Colorado. And is in the process of finishing his first album “Just Ahead of the Storm”.

In 2010 Josh also participated in the (then) Colgate Country Showdown in Raton, New Mexico as a participant with 13 other contestants. And in 2011 also participated in the “King of the Blues” blues guitar contest at Guitar Center Arvada, Colorado.

In 2013 Josh began judging for the Colgate Country Showdown by judging 3 local contests, in 2014 both the Colorado and Kansas State Finals and is on track to be a Regional Judge in 2015.

Josh currently plays self-described ‘special teams’ guitar biweekly to upwards of 1,000 audience members at Church in the CIty in Denver, Colorado. Josh plays Fender, Takamine and Ibanez guitars as well as Zoom Guitar Effects and is officially endorsed by Steve Clayton custom guitar picks and accessories. He is a proud father of two a graduate of the University of Colorado, and a PhD student in Organizational and Industrial Psychology at Northcentral University.

Facebook Artist Page: https://www.facebook.com/joshdamsma

 

​Many of my musical influences are... (Sorry it's a really, really long list)

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DAVID NAIL, GOO GOO DOLLS, GARTH BROOKS, RHETT AKINS, BIG AND RICH, KEITH URBAN, KENNY CHESNEY, MARK WILLS, MATCHBOX 20,  BON JOVI, LEANN RIMES, LIFEHOUSE, LITTLE TEXAS, RASCAL FLATTS, TRAVIS TRITT, TIM MCGRAW, ALAN JACKSON, BLAKE SHELTON, BRAD PAISLEY, JAMES TAYLOR, JIMMY BUFFETT, NEAL MCCOY, NORAH JONES,  PAUL OKENFOLD, POISON, RUFF ENDZ, VELVET REVOLVER, BRYAN WHITE, JEFF BECK, KENNY LOGINS, KIDD ROCK,  THREE DOORS DOWN,  BLACK CROWS, AMY GRANT, CLINT BLAC, STEVE WARINER, DEF LEPPARD,  JOE DIFFIE, TRISHA YEARWOOD, WARRANT, VERTICAL HORIZON, CHARLIE DANIELS, DIAMOND RIO, LYNYRD SKYNYRD, NICKELBACK, AEROSMITH, ANDY GRIGGS, BRIAN MCKNIGHT, CHRIS CAGLE, CLAY WALKER, COUNTING CROWS, CREED,  ELVIS PRESLEY, STAIND, VAN HALEN, WILLIE NELSON, BRYAN ADAMS, CANDLEBOX, FIREHOUSE, GARY MOORE, JESUS JONES, LISA LOEB,  TOBY KEITH, TOM PETTY, TONIC, ERIC JOHNSON, STEVE VAI, JOE SATRIANNI,  THIRD EYE BLIND, ALAN JACKSON, ALICE IN CHAINS, AMANDA MARSHALL, BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS, BILLY JOEL, BREATHE,  DAMN YANKEES, DOBIE GRAY, EMF, ERIC CLAPTON, GEORGE STRAIT,  GUNS ‘N ROSES, HANK WILLIAMS JR, JOE NICHOLS, JOHN MAYER, JOSHUA GRACIN, KENNY WAYNE SHEPPARD, LITA FORD,  LONESTAR, MARC COHN, MARTINA MCBRIDE, METALLICA, MICHAEL JACKSON, MONKEYS, MR. BIG,  PHIL KEAGGY, ROD STEWART,  ROLLING STONES, SARAH MCLAUGHLIN, SHAWN MULLINS, SHINEDOWN, SLAUGHTER, STEVE AZAR, TESLA, TRAIN, U2, VINCE GILL, WAYNE WATSON, THE CALLING, ALABAMA, JOHN ANDERSON, BLACKHAWK, CHRIS LEDUX, MINDY MCCREADY, MILA MASON, REBA MCENTIRE, DOUG STONE, PAM TILLIS, MICHELLE BRANCH, CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG, BOB DYLAN, DON HENLY, PAM TILLIS, KATHY MATEA, THE EAGLES, COLDPLAY, EXTREME, FLEETWOOD MAC, LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM, JIMI HENDRIX, ALICIA KEYS, DEAN MARTIN, LOREENA MCKENNIT, PINK FLOYD, REM, SANTANA, SAVANGE GARDEN, ADAM SANDLER, FRANK SINATRA, SIMON AND GARFUNKEL, SMASH MOUTH, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS,   3 DOG NIGHT, 3 DOORS DOWN, 311,  AARON TIPPON, AEROSMITH, ALAN JACKSON, ALANIS MORRISETTE,  ALICIA KEYS,  ALLISON KRAUS,  ANDY GRIGGS,    B.B. KING,  BAD COMPANY, BARE NAKED LADIES,  BERLIN, BLACK CROWES,  BLUES TRAVELERS,  BOB DYLAN, BOB MARLEY, BOB SEGER, BON JOVI, BRANDY, BRIAN MCKNIGHT, BROOKS AND DUNN,    CHRIS ISAAC, CHRIS LEDOUX, , COLIN RAYE, CRAIG DAVID, CREED, D12, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, DAVID LEE MURPHY,  DEANNA CARTER,  , THE EAGLES,  EDDIE MONEY,  ELVIS MARTINEZ, ELVIS PRESLEY, EMINEM, ERIC CLAPTON,  EVERCLEAR,   FIVE FOR FIGHTING, FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE, THE FUGEES, GRETCHEN WILSON,  JERRY LEE LEWIS, JIMMY BUFFET,  JO DEE MESSINA, JOE DIFFIE, JOHN MAYER, JOSH GROBAN,    KENNY CHESNEY,  KENNY LOGGINS, LEANN RIMES,  LEEANN WOMACK, LIFEHOUSE,   LITTLE TEXAS, LIVE,  LONESTAR,   MARTINA MCBRIDE, MARVIN GAYE,  MATCHBOX 20,  METALLICA, MINDY MCCREADY,  TIM MCGRAW,  NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND,  PAM TILLIS,  R.E.M., RANDY TRAVIS, RASCAL FLATTS, RAYE CHARLES, REBA MACINTIRE,  SAMMY KERSHAW, SANTANA, ROB THOMAS, SARA MCLACHLAND,  SEAL,  SHANIA TWAIN,   SIXPENSE NONE THE RICHER,  STEVE MILLER BAND,  SUBLIME, SUGAR RAY, TANYA TUCKER,  THREE DOORS DOWN, TOBY KEITH, TOM PETTY, TRACE ADKINS, TRACY BYRD, TRACY LAWRENCE, ,WILL SMITH, WYNONNA JUDD,  OK, K I’ll STOP