Josh Reichmann

{{short description|Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter}} {{Multiple issues| {{notability|date=December 2021}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2010}} }}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} '''Josh Reichmann''' is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and filmmaker.

==Biography== Formerly associated with the band Tangiers,<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p665805|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Josh Reichmann|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=21 May 2010}}</ref> since that band's breakup he has performed under the stage name '''Jewish Legend'''. He released his debut album as Jewish Legend, ''Telepathy Now!'', in 2006.

Tangiers first record – ''Hot New Spirits'' was named in the top 10 Canadian records of the decade by ''Maclean'''s Magazine.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 December 2009 |title=Top 10 Canadian albums of the decade - Macleans.ca |url=http://www.macleans.ca/culture/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/}}</ref>

His song "Tigris River" reached number one on CBC Radio 3's weekly chart show, ''The R3-30'', in January 2007.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}}

He went on to release the 2008 ''Life is Legal'' EP as Josh Reichmann Oracle Band and followed this with the full-length ''Crazy Power'' in 2009, both on the Paper Bag Records label.

In 2009, he covered Bat for Lashes' song "Daniel" for ''The Seven Year Itch'', a Paper Bag Records cover compilation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.covermesongs.com/2010/08/josh-reichmann-daniel.html|title = Song of the Day: Josh Reichmann, "Daniel" (Bat for Lashes cover)|date = 12 August 2010}}</ref>

Reichmann released the record ''After Live'' on Hand Drawn Dracula in 2011 to local and national critical acclaim.

In 2011, Reichmann opened the clothing boutique and cultural hub "Ruins" with his partner Mikey Apples on Queen St. West in Toronto. The store featured clothes by Opening Ceremony, Patrek Ervell, Thomas and Assembly NYC and other forward looking international brands. Ruins launched its own in house clothing line in 2012. Ruins closed in 2013 as Reichmann moved into other media projects including screen writing and motion pictures. His debut feature film ''Tenzin'', co-directed with Michael LeBlanc, premiered in 2021 at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival prior to commercial release in 2022.<ref>Liza Sardi, [https://playbackonline.ca/2021/10/13/exclusive-game-theory-acquires-canadian-rights-to-tenzin/ "Game Theory acquires Canadian rights to Tenzin"]. ''Playback'', October 13, 2021.</ref>

He attended Etobicoke School of the Arts (ESA).

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