Welcome!
Josiah Soren is a bass player, tour manager, producer, and published author from Atlanta, GA. Josiah has collaborated with artists from all over the United States on rock and roll, jazz, funk, and hip hop records. He has published an educational book with Mel bay Publishing and continues to self-publish articles about the Music Industry and beyond.
You can learn more about Josiah here.
SAMURAI - Jan 12, 2024
Album Artwork for the album “SAMURAI”
Recorded at the Grammy Award-winning Maze Studios in Atlanta, ‘Samurai’ is a record that celebrates the intersection of Jazz and Hip Hop. A 5-piece contemporary jazz band provides a canvas for eight members of the Atlanta hip hop scene to paint their picture and tell their story.
The album stems from over a year of writing and studio sessions that Josiah organized with featured Atlanta rappers Shalom Little, DK, Abib Jahleel, Truth Hayes, Enya Absi, Rhonnie O’Neal, AUDIADASOUND & Squallé. The band is composed of musicians from the Atlanta school of “Reverence” – a culture of respect, tolerance, and freedom – including Marquinn Mason, known for performing with Kamaal Williams.
“Each vocalist was asked to do one thing: tell their truth. The words you hear are not my words - they are the words of the reality of life in America and even around the world. The album is an honest journey through love, loss, grief and a determination to “chase all our dreams ‘till our legs ache””.
- Josiah Soren
"The boundaries between jazz and hip hop are completely and sublimely blurred in this 11 track banger where both genres are manifested with some serious quality from an artist who not only sees no boundaries but occupies his musical ground in a completely new and unique way"
- Tony Minvielle
SAMURAI is available now! Check out the full length In-Studio Performance below:
Explore the Music
Soren the Robot
Soren the Robot (Josiah’s solo project) has an Instrumental hip-hop flavor with plenty of and jazz and soul influences. Soren released his first solo beattape “Mind. Body. Soul.” with Etymology Records in April of 2021. Soren followed up with jazzy beattape “Sum Jazzy Joints”, released in early 2023 with the Beat Tailor’s Record Label, and will announce their next full-length instrumental hip hop album “Night Tapestry” in late 2023. Soren the Robot is actively collaborating with Hip Hop artists and working alongside rappers to elevate the voices of the underground Atlanta hip hop community.
Josiah Soren
Josiah Soren is the bandleader for an alternative jazz quintet featuring Dallas Dawson on drums, Marquinn Mason on saxophone, Jacob Hurlock on piano, and Chris Marks on electric guitar. Josiah Soren’s music is recommended if you like Yussef Dayes, Kamaal Williams, Nubya Garcia, Badbadnotgood, and Ezra Collective. In early 2024, Josiah Soren will release their debut album SAMURAI, a collection of songs and stories from the underground Atlanta hip hop and jazz community.
Josiah Soren & the Colorblind Pilots
JS & CBP is a rock/funk band featuring 15 performing musicians and is the culmination of a decade of musicianship from Josiah Soren and friends. Their debut album, titled “Colorblind Pilot", will be released on Color Red Records sometime in early 2023. Colorblind Pilot is a story of Josiah's own journey into adulthood, and addresses themes like systemic racism, falling in Love, and mental health.
nowimalamp
nowimalamp is the lo-fi alter ego of Josiah Soren. The nowimalamp catalog features almost 100 lush, chill and sleepy lo-fi songs produced with care and love by Josiah Soren. Songs from the nowimalamp catalog have been featured on Spotify’s “Lush Lofi” editorial playlist and currently has an average of 50,000 Monthly listeners.
FUNKVILLAINY
FUNKVILLAINY is a collaborative project between Josiah Soren, Tanner Brown, Steve Terry, and Kowan Turner. FUNKVILLAINY is a tribute project to the late and great MF DOOM. Recorded versions of classic MF DOOM songs from albums such as Madvillainy, Mm… Food, Operation: Doomsday, and Vaudeville Villain will be available soon!
Promo Goals for an Album Release and Tour, and how to achieve those Goals! (Advertising, Content Creation, Radio Promo, Social Media, Tour Routing, Street Teaming, In-Studio Performances, and Budgeting)