With Joshoo Complete

Also credited as Josh Shpak

Trumpeter, horn arranger, and multi-instrumentalist (Josh Shpak / Joshoo). Public credits include trumpet on Peter Gabriel's i/o era — Road to Joy and Olive Tree — plus membership in Gabriel's 2023 i/o The Tour band. Former Ripe trumpet player. Co-writer with Luke Francis Walton on Ok Ok OK.

**Josh Shpak** records and tours as [**Joshoo**](https://joshoo.com/) — Berklee-trained trumpeter, horn arranger, and producer (Clark Terry protégé; Yamaha artist page). Before the Gabriel chapter he was the **trumpet player in Ripe**, the Berklee-originated Boston/LA funk/alt-pop band — Josh Shpak and **Calvin Barthel** on horns (trumpet and trombone) from the 2011 founding lineup per [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripe_(American_band)) and [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/6734088-Ripe-7).

The **Peter Gabriel** lane is the public anchor. Shpak joined [**i/o The Tour**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I/O_The_Tour) (2023) on **trumpet, French horn, EWI, keyboards, and vocals** — Gabriel's engineer Oli Jacobs overheard him rehearsing next door and recommended him ([At The Barrier](https://atthebarrier.com/2023/05/26/peter-gabriel-on-the-i-o-tour-qa/), [PeterGabriel.com](https://petergabriel.com/news/i-o-the-tour-begins-in-krakow/)). Album credits: **trumpet** on [**Road to Joy**](https://petergabriel.com/release/road-to-joy/) and [**Olive Tree**](https://petergabriel.com/release/olive-tree/) ([Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/peter-gabriel-shares-new-song-road-to-joy-bright-side-mix-listen/), [Wikipedia *I/O*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I/O_(album))). On *Olive Tree*, session detail includes home-studio trumpet overdubs (summer 2022) and a stacked horn arrangement for a full-section sound.

The Scoobert thread: [**Ok Ok OK**](/songs/ok-ok-ok/) (**2023**, Joshoo × Scoobert Doobert) — co-written by **Josh Shpak** and **Luke Francis Walton** per streaming metadata. Same person discussed touring, sync, and Apple commercials on [Love Music More](/love-music-more/guests/joshoo/).

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