The
Josh Cramoy Band
officially
began in the summer of 2002, with brothers Josh and Jeremiah Cramoy playing as
an acoustic duo. But the roots took hold years before as the brothers
grew-up constantly singing along in the car and at home, particularly idolizing
musicians such as Billy Joel, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and Buddy Holly, as
well as Garth Brooks. And Josh has never voluntarily stopped singing since
then. Originally from Connecticut, their family made the move to Lake
Placid, New York in the summer of 2000.
The
Josh Cramoy Band's
first gig was at the Wobbly Moose Bar and Grill, owned by entertainer Nadine
Imus, daughter of Radio Persona, Don Imus.
Nadine recognized their talent and nurtured their budding careers,
employing them weekly throughout their first year.
With
Josh on guitar, singing lead, and Jeremiah on bass or guitar, singing harmonies,
more and more bookings came their way as word about The Josh Cramoy Band
spread. They
were quickly noted by the Olympic Regional Development Authority and were signed
to perform at world-class events such as the World Cup Bobsled
Championships and the Alpine National Championships.
Josh also sang the National Anthem at both of these events.
After
hearing the band in a local bar, DJ, Ernie Hough, of Lake Placid Radio
frequently invited them to perform live on his radio program, introducing the
greater Lake Placid area to Josh's original music.
Throughout
2003 the band's list of venues-played grew tremendously, expanding their reach
to Saratoga Springs and Albany, New York as well as Burlington, Vermont.
In their second year, Josh and Jeremiah went into the studio to record
five of Josh's songs. The acoustic EP was titled Finding Your Way Back and included
songs such as the light-hearted Come and Get Me and a song capturing the
tragedy and horror of September 11, 2001,
Mayday.
Within
a few months however, Josh was anxious to return to the studio with a full band
and re-record the 5 songs on Finding Your Way Back along with 7 new songs.
The full-length album, titled Saving Grace, featured songs such as
Diary of a Lovesick Fool, Our Song, and of course the title track, Saving
Grace. The
Josh Cramoy Band released Saving Grace at Borders Books in June of
2003.
As
demonstrated on Saving Grace, Josh is always striving never to be bound
by genres. His
music spans a wide variety of styles from Rock to Folk to Country, Hard Rock to Pop Rock to
Soft Rock, and Acoustic to Jazz Rock.
Believing
that their musical talent offers them a meaningful way to help others, Josh and
Jeremiah have also focused a lot of their musical energy towards non-profit
events for organizations such as the AIDS Council of Northeastern New York, The
Hole in the Woods Gang Camp, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and other
community service organizations.
In 2004, Josh put together a full band for performances, adding another guitarist and a drummer. In addition
to regular repeat appearances in the Adirondack- Burlington-Albany area, they have played venues spanning from
Chicago to Virginia Beach to Connecticut.
They have also successfully begun the work of expanding into the
College Market, joining the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA). They were quickly booked to open
for Gavin DeGraw on his national tour appearance at the University of Massachusetts - Lowell, and shortly
thereafter were selected to showcase on the Mainstage at NACA's 2005 Mid-Atlantic Festival. In the spring of
2005 they opened for SNL's Jim Breuer at Ramapo College.
In 2007 Josh was selected for a Spotlight Showcase at NACA's Northeast Regional
Conference in Hartford, CT.
as a solo acoustic artist. The Josh Cramoy Band has performed at more than
25 events at colleges such as Williams College, Colgate
University, Clarkson University, Paul Smith's College, Drexel
University, DeSales University, Dickinson College, Temple University, Alvernia College, Gettysburg College,
MIT, St. Joseph's College and
Virginia Wesleyan College. The band has appeared twice for the summer outdoor concert series at the renowned Levitt Pavillion for the
Performing Arts in Westport, Connecticut.
The band now includes Josh, Jeremiah, and drummer
Pete Aven of Saratoga Springs, NY formerly with the nationally touring band
Synergy.
Josh offers bookings as a solo acoustic artist as well.
A
second full-length CD of Josh's latest original songs will be released in the
winter of 2007/2008.
