Not unlike most plants and animals, drummer/percussionist/electronic musician/producer Joshua Van Tassel has been making sound since he was born.. Born and raised in rural Nova Scotia, Joshua studied rmusic at St. Francis Xavier University,the Banff Centre for the Arts, and Humber College, and where he received a Zildjian Cymbals Scholarship. He currently lives in Toronto where he continues to make many different sounds. While best known for his sideman work with multiple ECMA award winner David Myles, Joshua Cockerill, Royal Wood, the Kate Rogers Band, Ronley Teper, Selina Martin, Valery Gore, The Outlanders, and many others, Joshua has an active solo career as well. Music from his 2008 debut “One Window”, and follow up ep’s “Nighttimer” and “Everyone Has it All” have been featured on the Outdoor Life Network show Departures, while his newest self titled album (released in September 2011) has received critical acclaim from the CBC, the Toronto Star, and NOW magazine. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joshua+Van+Tassel">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.