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Josh Semans is a composer, producer and ondes Martenot player based in the north-west of England.

Working from a converted attic studio, Josh’s work is uniquely textured, employing a range of instruments, sound-sources, and processes. A keen improviser, his creative process is a cocktail of exploration, repetition, and abstraction.

Josh regularly collaborates and works with other musicians and composers, having shared the studio and stage with Adrian Utley, Charles Hazlewood, Luke Sital-Singh, Hainbach, Simeon Walker, Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, and many others in a variety of recordings and performances.

As well as appearing on various BBC Radio programmes, and creating the LABS Ondes Musicales in collaboration with Spitfire Audio, he has performed on Tony Award-winning Alex Baranowski's score for A Christmas Carol, Volker Bertelmann's score for 'Against The Ice', and Lena Raine's soundtrack to RPG video-game ‘Moonglow Bay’.

 
 

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other credits + releases

other credits + releases

 
 

events + appearances

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Click on any of the listings here to catch Josh performing at a solo show, or alongside other musicians at a variety of other events.

As a versatile multi-instrumentalist, Josh has performed his solo material at festivals and venues across the U.K.; combining the ondes Martenot with a bespoke mix of synthesisers, recorded material, live electronics, and piano. He has also shared the stage with Adrian Utley, Charles Hazlewood, Simeon Walker, Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, Hainbach, The Untold Orchestra, Let Me In, and many others in a variety of musical roles.