Joshua Jon Pyke (born 18 December 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter, producer, musician and children's book author.

Josh Pyke was in his first band by age 12 and played his first performance in front of 650 parents and students at his primary school graduation.

[1] While part of Sydney band An Empty Flight he successfully applied for a grant from the Music Board of the Australia Council under the Buzz Project[2] to remix a number of his own demo recordings to be released as an EP Current Works Volume 1, under the name of Night Hour.

In 2005, Pyke signed to Australian indie label Ivy League Records and in September 2005 released the EP Feeding the Wolves, the first under his own name.

In 2006, Pyke spent a month in New York, writing and performing before touring the UK for the first time in support of Feeding the Wolves.

[4] Pyke recorded a cover version of "Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush for the No Man's Woman album which was released in 2007.

In 2008, Pyke and Michael Yezerski won the APRA award for Best Original Song Composed for the Screen for "When We Get There", from the film The Black Balloon.

In mid-2009, Pyke formed the Australian indie pop rock group Basement Birds with Kevin Mitchell (of Jebediah, aka Bob Evans), Steve Parkin (ex-Vinyl, Autopilot, solo) and Kavyen Temperley (of Eskimo Joe).

[citation needed] In February 2012 he performed "Love Lies" and a cover of The Jezabels' "Endless Summer" featuring Elana Stone on triple j's Like a Version.

In 2012, Pyke joined a cast of Australian musicians to launch a campaign to support peers who have hit hard times.

[citation needed] On 6 July 2013, Pyke released his fourth studio album, The Beginning and the End of Everything,[7] which debuted at number 7 on the ARIA Chart.

On 31 July 2015 Josh Pyke released his fifth studio album, But for All These Shrinking Hearts, which debuted at number 2 on the ARIA charts.

[citation needed] Pyke is an Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) ambassador and has contributed thousands of dollars towards the fund.

[13] In September 2009, Pyke held the event 'Busking for Change' as part of Indigenous Literacy day, with all proceeds going towards the ILF.

[14] Pyke performed a solo set to a small audience, along with guest speakers from the ILF discussing the need for change in literacy levels in Indigenous communities.

Pyke stated: "Indigenous issues are something I've been interested in for many years, and the concept of words and language and communicating ideas in that way is especially relevant to my own career".