His mother sang opera, grandmother played the violin, and great-great grandfather was in a 5-piece quartet with his brothers and sisters.
[2] Josh came on to the scene in 2005 with his first co-produced/written/mixed album "The Intro" with Lil T where he continued to experiment with different sounds, collaborators, and social networks.
After one of his songs "Thank You for the Broken Heart" leaked from A&R email and started going viral on YouTube, J decided to focus his energies there, where he would build a following of over 200,000 subscribers.
In 2016, J started focusing his time on making a new album that would reflect his newfound view of the world, and showcase a diverse range of genres.
J Rice is known for his multi-layer solo interpretations as well as cooperation with many online artists like Ahmir, Jason Chen, Kurt Schneider, David Sides, the then unknown and the eventual American Idol season 11 runner-up Jessica Sanchez [4] and many others.