Josh Teskey

Josh Teskey (born 31 July 1987) is an Australian blues musician, best known for his work with the Teskey Brothers. Teskey released the collaborative studio album, Push the Blues Away with Ash Grunwald, on 13 November 2020, which peaked at number 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Life and career 1987–2007: Early life Josh Teskey was born on 31 July 1987 in Warrandyte, Victoria. He attended a local primary school with no year levels. He was close to his brother Sam, with Josh saying in 2021, "We had these bird calls we'd do so we could always find each other in bush near where we lived. We also used them at parties when we were teenagers. I'd do the call and Sam would materialise out of the crowd." The band released their debut studio album, Half Mile Harvest in 2017 which peaked at number 18 on the ARIA Charts. The band's second studio album, Run Home Slow was released in 2019 and peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Charts

2019–present: Solo career & Push the Blues Away

On 18 October 2019, Teskey featured on the Soul Messin' Allstars song "Soul a Go Go".

On 23 August 2020, Teskey and Ash Grunwald premiered the song "Thinking 'Bout Myself" on ABC's The Sound. The song is the lead single from their collaborative studio album, Push the Blues Away, released on 13 November 2020. Push the Blues Away debuted and peaked at number 8 on the ARIA Charts.

Released: 13 November 2020 Label: Ivy League Records (IVY582) Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 8

Singles +List of singles, with year released and album name shown Title Year Album "Soul a Go Go" 2019 The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk, Vol. 1 "Do You Love Me" 2022 Soul Deep 30 "Hurts So Bad" Those Days Are Over "Do I Need to Know What Love Is?" 2024 Do What Makes You Happy

Guest appearances +List of guest appearances, with year released and album name shown Title Year Album "Waiting Around to Die" 2019 Mojo

Awards and nominations AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's independent music sector. 2021 Push the Blues Away Best Independent Blues and Roots Album or EP

Independent Song of the Year

Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single

APRA Awards The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Josh Teskey has been nominated for three awards. 2019 "Forever You and Me" Song of the Year

Song of the Year

Most Performed Blues & Roots Work of the Year The Teskey Brothers Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year 2021 "Rain" Most Performed R&B / Soul Work 2022 "Hungry Heart" Most Performed Blues and Roots Work

Song of the Year

Most Performed R&B / Soul Work The Teskey Brothers (Josh and Sam Teskey) Songwriter of the Year

ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual ceremony presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.

Music Victoria Awards The Music Victoria Awards, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005. 2021 Josh Teskey and Ash Grunwald Best Blues Act