About Riviera
| Josh B. | Derek P. | Mick R. | Joshua R. | Matt U. |
Josh Boisvert
Email JoshJosh Boisvert was born and raised in small town New Hampshire.? He started playing piano at the age of 8, had 2 shitty teachers, and has spent the rest of his life trying to forget what they taught him.? At the age of 13 Josh B. sold his saxophone and bought a baby blue Ibanez guitar.? He then formed a few high school bands and rocked southern New Hampshire for a few years.?
After high school, Josh B. became a hippie and moved to Massachusetts.? There he attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and played in several groove rock, jam bands.? In his last year at school Josh B. cut his hair, started wearing normal clothes and formed the now infamous western Massachusetts band, Fried Pickles.? After 4 farewell shows Josh B. and the band's bass player accepted their degrees and moved to Chicago.
2 years later, Josh B. was playing piano at his valentines day party with his new all-star band, Sparkle Motion.? He was wearing a leopard print smoking jacket and covering REO Speedwaggon.? It was at this party that he met and first played with the band Riviera on a cover of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer." 3 months later Josh B. bought a new keyboard while shopping for drum sticks, and later went to see Edward Burch perform with some friends.? He ran into the men from Riviera and their friend B.W. who informed Josh that the band was looking for a keyboard player.? Josh B. informed B.W. that he had just bought a new keyboard and was without a band.? Thus after a short meeting and one quick trip to Iceland, Josh B. became the 5th member of Riviera.? He has since quit smoking and owns a plant.