Music – San Francisco
Joshua McClain is a cellist and multi-instrumentalist based in Oakland, CA. He's best known for his unbridled solo performances using a looping station and effects processor to create intense and otherworldly soundscapes. He regularly performs with six-time Emmy winning songwriter Monica Pasqual in the group, Monica Pasqual and the Handsome Brunettes. Regarded as one of the top artists in the Bay Area, Joshua was voted Musician of the Year in 2013 by the Raw Artist RAWAwards. Joshua feels at home in the studio as much as he does on stage - he released a self-titled debut EP in June 2011, as well as a full length album in March of 2016 with The Handsome Brunettes, titled Is Fortune a Wheel, with critical acclaim. Highly sought after as a studio musician, you can often find Joshua laying down cello tracks with many Bay Area acts, including folk/americana sensation Spark and Whisper and on Sara Lovell's latest album You've Got Me, winner of the 2016 parent's choice award.