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JamBase premier’s a new single: “Blake, the unofficial musical mayor of Asheville and founding member of acclaimed hip-hop act Granola Funk Express, began work on the follow-up to 2019’s Nothing’s In The Way while self-quarantining in the wake of the pandemic.”

Live For Live Music on Unemployment Benefits: “Josh Blake has been an integral force incubating the music scene in Asheville, beginning with the shape-shifting GFE movement, and later as co-founder of weekly residency, Asheville’s Tuesday Night Funk Jam, the long-standing vibrant staple of the Asheville Music Hall. In addition, with help from several friends, Blake launched IamAVL, a community-based web channel that live-streams and archives local concerts in order to preserve and promote the arts within a community.”

JamBase: “Josh Blake, the unofficial musical mayor of Asheville, has unveiled a new studio album entitled Nothing’s In The Way. The 11-track LP features contributions from Marcus King, Billy Cardine, Debrissa McKinney, Aaron “Woody” Wood, Matt Williams and Marisa Blake…..”

Let's Do This:  "Josh Blake has been integral in developing the music scene in Asheville through his involvement with the band GFE, or Granola Funk Express and as an original member of the long-standing Asheville Funk Jam....." 

Mountain Xpress:  "If there’s anyone qualified to select Asheville’s best musicians and harmoniously put them together in a show, it’s Josh Blake."

Mountain Xpress:  "Asheville-based ‘Echo Sessions’ join UNC-TV programming"

Asheville Citizen Times:  "For this longtime Asheville musician, producer and engineer, music 'is love through vibration,'....."

Asheville Citizen Times:  "AMP can more efficiently and effectively advocate for the needs of the Asheville music industry as the community continues to develop, he said."

Mountain Xpress:  “I almost always write under the same umbrella of thought,” Blake says. Concepts of “positive social change” give continuity to the musician's otherwise far-flung influences."