Josh Ramsay
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Ramsay at the Ottawa Bluesfest in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 11, 1985 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Pop Punk, Pop Rock, Punk Rock, Emo, Alternative Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, producer, actor, vocal coach, dancer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums, harmonica, violin, flugelhorn |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | 604 Records, Cherrytree Records |
| Associated acts | Marianas Trench, Carly Rae Jepsen, Danny Fernandes, Emily Osment, Faber Drive |
| Website | [1] |
Josh Ramsay is a Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, recording engineer, actor, and the lead vocalist of pop rock band Marianas Trench.[1]
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Early life
Josh Ramsay went to high school at Magee Secondary School. He grew up in a family filled with music. His mother was a vocal teacher and his father owned a recording studio. Ramsay inherited that love of music by initially starting his own solo career at the age of 14. He decided later that he needed a supporting band. Ramsay got together with his high school friend, Matt Webb, and found two local musicians, Morgan Hempsted and Steve Marshall. The four members formed a band called Ramsay Fiction.
Ramsay and Webb had to search for new band members after Ramsay Fiction didn't work out. Ramsay found the drummer, Ian Casselman, in a wanted ad in The Georgia Straight. Ian was later a help in finding the bassist, Mike Ayley, as they had previously been in a band together. The four members formed the band Fix Me to represent the struggles that Josh had experienced throughout high school, which was later changed to Marianas Trench and Fix Me was used as the title for the first album.[2]
Nearing the end of his high school years, Ramsay developed an addiction to heroin. In previous years, he had struggled with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and depression. He had begun to self-harm at around the age of 13.[3] Due to his drug addiction, Ramsay was kicked out of his high school.[4] He entered rehab, where he wrote several songs, such as Lover Dearest (originally a letter about his addiction), and Say Anything.
Marianas Trench
Ramsay formed the band Marianas Trench in 2001 and released their first self-titled EP, which contained songs that would appear on their limited edition video single, the Say Anything EP, their second EP Marianas Trench, and debut album Fix Me. The band later signed with 604 Records, through the assistance of owner Chad Kroeger and co-owner Jonathan Simkin.
He is also a successful producer and a songwriter for a wide array of artists including Carly Rae Jepsen, Nickelback, Simple Plan, Faber Drive, and Emily Osment. Ramsay works primarily out of "The Umbrella Factory," a studio he himself owns in Vancouver, BC. Josh plays 13 instruments, and often plays all of the instruments on the songs he produces for other artists.
Some of his most successful works of late include "Call Me Maybe," by Carly Rae Jepsen, which was nominated for song of the year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, "Hit Me Up" by Danny Fernandes, "Fallout," and "Haven't Had Enough" the latter two by Ramsay's own Marianas Trench.
"Ever After," the third studio album from Ramsay's band "Marianas Trench," went gold in its first week.
He provided vocals for the opening theme song for The Hub's Transformers: Rescue Bots.
In December 2012, it was announced that Ramsay was nominated for a 2013 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for co-writing Call Me Maybe with Carly Rae Jepsen and Tavish Crowe. Josh Ramsay also is featured in another Carly Rae Jepsen song; Sour Candy.
On April 22, 2013 at the annual Juno Awards, Marianas Trench won the 2013 Juno Award for Group of the Year.
On October 23, 2015, their 4th album Astoria was released. This album includes the single One Love, which also has a music video.
Discography
The discography of Marianas Trench, a Canadian pop rock band, consists of four studio albums, two extended plays, 18 singles and 18 music videos. The band have been certified multi-platinum by Music Canada for their CD and digital download sales.
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| "Hush" (with Emily Osment) | 2011 | 90 | non-album single |
Featured singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album |
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| CAN [6] |
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| "Sour Candy" (Carly Rae Jepsen featuring Josh Ramsay) |
2009 | — | Tug of War | |
| "Hit Me Up" (Danny Fernandes featuring Josh Ramsay & Belly) |
2011 | 22 |
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Other appearances
| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Notes |
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| 2002 | "Beautiful Blue" | Holly McNarland | Home Is Where My Feet Are | Backing-vocal |
| 2009 | "Give Him Up" | Faber Drive | Can't Keep A Secret | Songwriter |
| "Forever" | ||||
| 2010 | "Wavin' Flag" | Young Artists for Haiti | Backing-vocal | |
| "Witness" | Jakalope | Things That Go Jump In The Night | Songwriter and backing-vocal | |
| "Hate Love" | Girlicious | Rebuilt | Songwriter and producer | |
| 2011 | "Passenger Window" | Melissa Rae Barrie | Breakaway | Songwriter and producer, drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals |
| "Call Me Maybe" | Carly Rae Jepsen | Curiosity | Songwriter and producer, guitars, bass, backing vocals | |
| "Landslide" | Matt Webb | Coda and Jacket | Songwriter, producer, mixer, programmer, drummer | |
| "Stage I Remember" | Songwriter, producer, backing-vocal, mixer, programmer, drummer | |||
| 2012 | "Guitar String / Wedding Ring" | Carly Rae Jepsen | Kiss | Songwriter and producer |
| "Drama Queen" | Suzie McNeil | Dear Love | Songwriter and producer | |
| "Tough Love (featuring Anami Vice)" | ||||
| "Take Your Shirt Off" | Anami Vice | Are You Serious | Producer | |
| "Heres To The Times" | By Starlight | "Antics" | Producer | |
| 2013 | "Save Your Breath" | Jessica Lee | "Carried Away" | Songwriter and producer |
| "Stop And Go" | ||||
| 2014 | "Satellite" | Nickelback | "No Fixed Address" | Songwriter, backing vocals |
| "She Keeps Me Up" | Songwriter, backing vocals, guitar | |||
| 2015 | "Story of Another Us" | 5 Seconds of Summer | Sounds Good Feels Good | Songwriter |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Kyle XY | Henry Smiter | Guest appearance in Season 2 Episode 3 - The List is Life |
| 2007 | Social Code He Said She Said | Actor | Music Video |
| 2007 | Video on Trial | Judge | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | The Next Star | Vocal Coach | 4 episodes |
| 2012-2013 | Today's Top 10 | Co-Host | 3 Episodes |
References
- ↑ Stevenson, Jane (February 8, 2012), "Trench singer has music in DNA", London Free Press. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
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External links
- Josh Ramsay on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (Currently Rosh Jamsay on Twitter)
