He was in Social Butterfly, an alternative band that also featured future HURT guitarist and bandmate Paul Spatola.
Josh went to Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University to study acting and also attended the London Academy of Theatre at The Globe.
While in London he wrote a play in Iambic Pentameter called Cirque de Lumiere which he later produced back at home.
Ansley left Catch 22 a few months after the original release of Keasbey Nights in order to finish his degree.
He became the bass player for the band HURT on Capitol Records, which toured with Alice In Chains, Staind, Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin, Seether and others.