Josh Ostrander

Josh Ostrander
Birth name Joshua Keith Ostrander
Also known as Mondo Cozmo
Born April 8
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active 2000–present[1]
Labels
Associated acts
Website mondocozmo.com

Joshua Keith "Josh" Ostrander[2] (born April 8)[3] is an American singer-songwriter and producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is now based in Los Angeles, California[1] and records under the alias Mondo Cozmo. His music is in folk rock, indie rock and alternative rock.[1]

Biography and career

Laguardia (2000–2005)

Ostrander fronted the alt-rock band Laguardia from 2000 to 2005. It included Joshua Ostrander, Greg Lyons, Lee Bernstein and Michael Morpurgo and was signed to Universal Records and Republic Records released the album Welcome to the Middle in 2003 with "Holy Ghost" from the album released as a single. Laguardia Ostrander's band should not be confused with the famous Spanish Pop rock band La Guardia active 1983–1997 and relaunched in 2003.

Eastern Conference Champions (2005-2015)

Ostrander later became the front man of Eastern Conference Champions (ECC), whom he started with his friend and collaborator Greg Lyons from Laguardia and Vern Zaborowski from CKY. The band also included Melissa Dougherty. The band came about when Ostrander and Lyons signed with Geffen Records and released the EP called The Southampton Collection under the ECC moniker. Three studio albums followed: Ameritown in 2007, Santa Fe in 2009 and SPEAK-AHH in 2010, and a number of EPs as Eastern Conference Champions. ECC disbanded in August 2015.[4]

Other collaborations

Along with producing their own releases, Ostrander produced for such bands as Voxhaul Broadcast and worked on projects with such producers as Brendan O'Brien, Owen Morris, Brad Wood, Thom Panunzio, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Ostrander works out of his downtown LA studio called Santa Fe Studios.

Mondo Cozmo (2015–present)

Ostrander began recording under the name Mondo Cozmo in 2016, and his single "Shine" hit #1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart in January 2017.[5] During his 2017 tour, Ostrander's backing band is Illinois. He has announced that his debut album "Plastic Soul" will be released on August 4th, 2017"

Discography

Albums

in Laguardia
in With Eastern Conference Champions


as Producer

Singles

As Mondo Cozmo
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.
[6]		 US
AAA
[7]		 US
Rock
[8]		 US
Rock
Air.
[9]
"Hold On to Me" 2016 — — — — Plastic Soul
"Shine" 17 1 40 27
"Automatic" 2017 — 26 — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Crespo, Everynight Charley (February 22, 2017). "Everynight Charley’s Manhattan Beat: Greensky Bluegrass, Mondo Cozmo, Andrew Bird, and more". The Aquarian. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ "ASCAP Ace Search - Joshua Keith Ostrander". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ "ECC on Twitter". Eastern Conference Champions. April 8, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ "ECC on Facebook". Eastern Conference Champions. August 25, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ Mondo Cozmo's 'Shine' Crowns Adult Alternative Songs. Billboard, January 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Mondo Cozmo - Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Mondo Cozmo - Chart History - Adult Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Mondo Cozmo - Chart History - Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Mondo Cozmo - Chart History - Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
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