josh hilliker

Josh Hilliker's soothing vocals, pleasing melodies, and uplifting original lyrics touch believers - and unbelievers - of all ages. After drawing early comparisons to John Mayer, Shane & Shane and Bebo Norman, Josh has found his own unmistakable sound - a smooth blend of groove, folk, blues and soul-stirring worship.

Josh, a native of Tuscaloosa, AL, learned to love music from his music minister father, but by high school rock music had lured him away from the hymns of faith that were his first love. "I played guitar and sang in local rock bands all through high school and college. By 19, I was on the college baseball team and playing in a rock band-I had it all. But inside I was a wreck. Because no matter how cool I looked, I knew I was wasting the gifts God had given me to glorify myself. And one day He called me on it. He showed me that He had a plan for my life and I needed to shape up and follow Him."

Once he fully committed to serve Christ, doors began to open for Josh. He's led worship for World Changers and Centrifuge, performed with some of Christian music's top artists like Casting Crowns, Big Daddy Weave, Shane & Shane, Warren Barfield, Jason Morant, and Aaron Shust, and appeared in CCM, Relevant, and Power Source magazines. His debut CD, Where Can I Run? (January 2005), earned rave reviews from grassrootsmusic.com and Power Source, and his first single," Sail Away", swept airways nationwide.

Josh Hilliker Live (March 2007), his second project, features original songs, old favorites like, "All the Earth" and "More Precious than Silver", and a bonus studio track of his latest single,"Who is Like You", winner of the Indie New Music Challenge six weeks in a row (newreleasetuesday.com). Josh's music is now available at grassrootsmusic.com, cdbaby.com, independentbands.com and on iTunes.

With two successful recording projects and his touring schedule rapidly expanding, Josh has found what he was created to do. "It's simple really. It's all about Him. He keeps showing me that whether it's a love song, a worship song or just me pouring out something I'm going through at the moment, He can use my music to touch real people, right where they are. It's all about Him!