Joshua C.S.

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Joshua Caleb Smith
Birth name	Joshua Caleb Smith
Also known as	Joshua C.S., Joshua, Joshua and the Bandits, Stereofox
Born	Nashville, Tennessee, US
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, US
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, composer, musician, performer, record producer, filmmaker [1]
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, synth, percussion
Labels	True Source Entertainment (self)
Website	listentojoshua.com

Joshua Caleb Smith, is an American songwriter, recording artist and musician. He was the vocalist on "Our Time Will Come", nominated for an Emmy Award in 2012 (Outstanding Original Score in a Drama Series). ^{[2] [3]} The song was showcased in 2011 on the show The Young and the Restless . ^{[2] [4]} In 2009, he founded the company True Source Entertainment. ^[5]

Professional life

Smith lived and worked in Los Angeles, California from 2005 to 2012. Currently he lives and works in Nashville as a recording artist, songwriter, and producer of music, video and other creative projects under True Source Entertainment, a "creative collective". In 2012 he opened an advertising and marketing agency called Plan Left with his brother Matthew Smith. ^[6] He records and performs under the artist name, "Joshua" or "Joshua C.S." and when performing with a band, "Joshua and the Bandits" of which the line-up changes regularly. ^[6]

His first record release under the band name, "Stereofox" was recorded in Los Angeles, by Gary Novak (drummer and recording professional) and produced by Deron Johnson (keyboardist, producer, multi-instrumentalist). His first independent EP under the name, "Listen | Joshua" has been released through Bandcamp in 2012 with True Source Entertainment and now iTunes in 2013 and was produced by Deron Johnson with the help of Andrea Remanda (under the name, "DANDA 1 Productions"). ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Discography

Singles & EPs

• Joshua EP (2011) – promotional limited release ^{[10] [11]}
• Listen (2012) by Joshua – released on Bandcamp ^[12]
  • Listen and Joshua were later released as a double EP ^[12]
• Love and War EP.1 (TSE, 2014) by Joshua and the Bandits ^[13]
• Milk and Honey Tapes Vol.1 (TSE, 2018) by Joshua C.S. ^[14]
• Milk and Honey Tapes Vol.2 (TSE, 2018) by Joshua C.S. ^[15]

Albums

• Ice the Symphony (Ecco Bravo Music Group, 2009) by Stereofox ^{[16] [17]}
• Roots (TSE, 2017) ^[18]
• Live at Hendershot's in Athens GA (TSE, 2017) ^[19]

Collaborations and other songs

• "Our Time Will Come" (TSE, 2012) by Joshua ^[20]
• "Butter Song" (TSE, 2012) – limited release single for the 2011 film Butter by The Weinstein Company ^{[21] [22]}
• Pennhurst: Asylum of the Dead Soundtrack, Film score (TSE, 2012) ^[23] – film directed by Michael Rooker
• "Cold As Ice" (Color Red, 2021) by Lamar Williams Jr. (written by Joshua C.S. and Lamar Williams Jr.) ^[24]

References

1. "Joshua Caleb Smith Composer Music Department Director" . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
2. "Daytime Emmys 2012 nominations: See full list - 09/17/2012 | Entertainment News from". OnTheRedCarpet.com. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
3. "SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
4. "News: This Just In - The Young and the Restless". CBS.com. January 17, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
5. "A record label and a publishing company providing label services in Nashville, TN > TSE". truesourceent.com. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
6. "[Q&A with Joshua Smith] What is success? | Eyes & Ears". Eyesandearsmedia.com. April 14, 2013. Archived from the original on January 18, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
7. "Danda 1 Productions". Danda1productions.com. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
8. Deron Johnson (musician)
9. "Joshua". Music.listentojoshua.com. June 2, 2013. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
10. "News Archives - Joshua - Recording Artist in Nashville TN". listentojoshua.com. June 29, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
11. "JOSHUA EP (Digital Download) - Joshua C.S." listentojoshua.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
12. "LISTEN EP (Digital Download) - Joshua C.S." listentojoshua.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
13. "Love and War EP.1 by Joshua and the Bandits". apple.com. January 24, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
14. "Milk and Honey Tapes Vol.1 by Joshua C.S." amazon.com. March 30, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
15. "Milk and Honey Tapes Vol.2 by Joshua C.S." amazon.com. August 27, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
16. "Ice the Symphony: Stereofox: MP3 Downloads" . Retrieved February 7, 2014.
17. "Ice the Symphony by Stereofox". apple.com. March 16, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
18. "TSE a multi media creative collective". True Source Entertainment. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
19. "Live at Hendershot's in Athens GA by Joshua C.S." AllMusic.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
20. "The Young and The Restless". Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
21. "ABOUT | True Source Entertainment". Truesourceent.com. November 21, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
22. "Danda 1 Productions". Danda1productions.com. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
23. "Michael Rooker's "Asylum of the Dead" featuring music by True Source Entertainment releases at Walmart and Amazon > TSE". truesourceent.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
24. "LAMAR WILLIAMS JR. RELEASES BACK-TO-BACK SINGLES" . Retrieved November 15, 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Stereofox website

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