Josh Pyke is a prolific songwriter with a successful and critically acclaimed career both domestically and overseas.
His eight studio albums to date have all debuted in the ARIA Top 10. Among numerous other honours, he has received four ARIA Awards, eleven ARIA nominations, and gold/platinum accreditations. Josh is also a respected composer for film and TV, having received an APRA Award for film composition.
He recently released his favourite cover tracks EP, showcasing his unique interpretations of beloved songs. Josh is a committed member of the music community and an influential advocate for creators. He has been an active APRA Ambassador for 15 years and is the current and first artist chair of the PPCA.
Josh Pyke recently completed part two of his national Revisions Tour and earlier this year toured with the musical legend James Taylor. Later this year, he will tour with Passenger, and in 2025 will return to the UK/EU for 8 headline shows.
In addition to his musical endeavours, Josh is an acclaimed children's book author with ten titles, including Lights Out Leonard, A Banana is A Banana, The Incredible Runaway Snot, and Chatterpuss.
Josh has now ventured into children's music with his AIR award winning and ARIA nominated EP, "It's Going to Be a Great, Great Day!" This is the first offering of kids' music released by the award-winning Australian musician and author. Covering multiple genres, production styles, and topics, this exuberant collection of songs is a vibrant and often hilarious insight into a previously unexplored side of Pyke's creative output. Written, performed, and produced by Josh in his home studio, the EP also features his own children contributing background vocals and vetting the project for any residual "dad lameness.”
2024 AIR Awards: Best Independent Children's Album
2022 APRA Awards: Best Television Theme (Nom)
2017 Golden Guitar Awards: Vocal Collab of the Year
2016 ARIA Awards: Best Original Soundtrack
2009 ARIA Awards: Best Adult Contemporary Album
2008 APRA: Best Original Song Composed for Screen
2007 ARIA Awards:Best Adult Contemporary Album
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Busking For Change
Busking for Change is a fundraiser by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF), developed by Josh Pyke to engage Primary School students in musical literacy and raise awareness about Indigenous languages.
The money raised helps support remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities produce books in First Languages,
Children’s Books
In June 2019, Pyke published his first children's picture book Lights Out, Leonard. The book has gone on to be released in six foreign territories and translated into five languages. Since then Pyke has released another nine books.
BattleCatz
BattleCatz is a Sydney-based agency led by Josh that specialises in original compositions, bespoke songs and musical ideation for content ranging from feature films, to broadcast advertising.