MUSIC x ILLUSTRATIONS ¡ SONGS x STORIES
As Josh Villena, I have been doing music for 18 years â from playing guitar for Peryodiko and Reese Lansangan to writing songs and performing with my bands: Mayaâs Anklet and Autotelic, mainly delving into the themes of love and friendship.
My toddler self would mispronounce âJoshuaâ as âtotââ. Carrying that nickname, I am fulfilling my longing to create music for myself and exploring deeper and darker themes such as fear and anxiety. Not only am I now revealing the name from my childhood, but also the stories inspired from that time in my life.
My upcoming music for âtotââ is imaginative and adventurous; a journey that I wish youâd get immersed in as much as me. It is influenced by Tears for Fears, Mike and the Mechanics, Hall and Oates, Sting, Sugarfree, Rivermaya, and more.
âtotââ is not just me as a musician, but a character in the songs to come. He is waiting for you to hear about him.