Joshua Sales

Joshua Sales (born August 10, 1987) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and session musician. Since 2014 he has played drums for Sam Hunt.^[1]

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Background information
Birth name	Joshua Lockridge Sales
Born	(1984-12-08) August 10, 1987 Indianapolis, Indiana
	Origin	Nashville, Tennessee
Occupation(s)	Drummer Songwriter
Instruments	Drums Guitar Piano
Years active	2006–present

Early life

Joshua was born in Indianapolis on August 10, 1987. His family consists of his father James Sales, mother Susan Sales, and his two younger siblings Kaitlin and Kyle Sales. His music career started early with interest showing very early on. Joshua had plans to play baseball professionally as a pitcher. When his family moved to London, England in 2003, that changed the direction of his life completely.^[2]

Introduction to Drum

Joshua was heavily influenced by two things around the same time. In 1996, That Thing You Do came out. This movie was heavily influential in him being exposed to the drums as an instrument. Also, Kenny Aronoff held a clinic in Indianapolis that Joshua was able to go to. The combination of those two things around the same time led to him pursuing drums as a passion.^[3]

Drumming career

Joshua moved to Nashville in 2011. He played with many different acts, trying to keep busy. Eventually, in late 2013, he got a call from Sam's team to get together. After talking, Joshua was added on as Sam's full-time drummer.^[4] They began a long year of club dates and smaller venues, which were all selling out. They moved up to opening slots for other artists, such as Little Big Town, Billy Currington, and Lady Antebellum.^[5]

In 2015, they began the Lipstick Graffiti headline tour. 2015 was an extremely busy year. They closed the year out on the Wheel's Up Tour with Lady A.

In 2016, they opened up for Kenny Chesney on the 2016 Spread The Love tour. They also are playing Bonnaroo 2016.^[6]

Notable Events

Joshua has played these events:

Late Show with David Letterman ^[7]
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
The Voice ^[8]
Ellen
Seth Meyers ^[9]
Jimmy Kimmel
Good Morning America
Bonnaroo (2014 + 2016)
Coachella
SXSW (2010/2013/2015)
O2 Arena London, England
ACM Awards
CMA Awards

Drum Influences

Joshua was most heavily influenced at the beginning by Carter Beauford of Dave Matthew's Band. The first drum video he ever saw was Carter's "Under The Table and Drumming". His influences range across many genres. His influences include

Endorsements

^[10] Joshua plays:

DW Drums ^[11]
Zildjian Cymbals ^[12]
Promark Drum Sticks ^[13]
Evans Drum Heads ^[14]

References

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