{"id":39,"date":"2025-01-01T23:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T23:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitesmusic.com\/?p=39"},"modified":"2025-12-16T23:28:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T23:28:43","slug":"an-interview-with-josh-bogert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitesmusic.com\/?p=39","title":{"rendered":"An Interview With Josh Bogert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Q: Welcome! Can you introduce yourself to our readers?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>&nbsp;Hey, my name is Josh and I\u2019m a pop singer, songwriter, and producer. I have been releasing music since 2016, and am excited to be releasing my first full-length album this summer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: How would you describe your sound to someone who\u2019s not heard your music before?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>&nbsp;I would say my sound is a combination of story-driven singer\/songwriter lyrics and electronic pop polish. Think JP Saxe meets Justin Beiber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: You recently released your new single \u201dThat Was Then, This is Now\u201d, can you tell us what the song is<\/strong><br><strong>about?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>&nbsp;This song was really about collaboration. I had never written a song with Olivia before but had heard of her through a mutual songwriter friend Andrew Allen. I really love her music and voice and suggested that the three of us should get together to write a song! We ended up writing \u201cThat Was Then, This Is Now\u201d, both Olivia and I loved it so much we wanted to collaborate on the release. I think the lyrics have such a cool meaning, about how a relationship can be so good at one time, yet later it can feel like that magic just doesn\u2019t exist anymore, no matter how much you want it to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5zgKn6aSyTblXrmVjvZSzh?utm_source=oembed\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: When did you realize that you wanted to become a musician?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>&nbsp;Music has been a huge part of my life since the day I was born. We always had music playing in the house, and I started weekly music lessons when I was 4 years old, so I was already a musician before I really understood the meaning of it. I think it was around 10 years old that I started to realize what a career in music might look like, and I made the decision to pursue it consciously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: What inspires you the most to write your songs?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>&nbsp;When it comes to songwriting, my main inspirations come from my own real-life experiences. Most of the songs I write alone are true stories, although I also love taking inspiration from other songwriters when I\u2019m co-writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: Who would be your ultimate dream collaboration with, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>&nbsp;I would love to write with JP Saxe, I think he is one of the best songwriters of all time, and he just seems like a cool guy, so I think it would just be amazing to work with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: If there\u2019s one song from your catalog that you wish everyone in the world could listen to, which one<\/strong><br><strong>would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>&nbsp;There are so many songs in my catalog that I\u2019m proud of, and that I wish more people were listening to, but if I had to pick one I\u2019d go with \u201cWhen I Grow Up\u201d which I released earlier this year. It\u2019s one of the most personal songs I\u2019ve ever written, and it\u2019s about my journey with mental health and how it relates to my decision to pursue a career as an artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: What do you have planned for the year ahead?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>&nbsp;For a while, I\u2019ve really been focused on my album, which comes out this summer! I\u2019ll be spending some time in Toronto around the release performing shows and festivals including Canadian Music Week and NXNE. After that, I\u2019ll probably get back to lots of writing sessions and create new material for future projects. It\u2019ll be nice to transition from \u201cpromo mode\u201d back into \u201ccreative mode\u201d after the release of the album going into the fall and winter of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow<strong>&nbsp;Josh Bogert&nbsp;<\/strong>on<strong>:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/joshbogert.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joshbogert\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@josh_bogert?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: Welcome! Can you introduce yourself to our readers? A:&nbsp;Hey, my name is Josh and I\u2019m a pop singer, songwriter, and producer. 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