Josh started his career in 2010 as a YouTube artist, recording covers of international hits like Coldplay's "Fix You" and Maroon 5's "Payphone". His videos gained attention in and around Chennai. His first original single was a gospel song, "Lover of My Soul". He made his mainstream debut in 2012 by collaborating with a well-known Tamil hip-hop group, Hiphop Tamizha. He sang with the band's frontman Adhi on two hit tracks, "Senthamizh Penne" and "Iraiva", for the album "Remy Martin Hiphop". His cameo in the band's viral hit "Club le Mabbu le" was his first appearance in an independent Tamil music video. He toured with Hiphop Tamizha for a year and a half before starting his own band.
