Josh Ramsay

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Josh Ramsay
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Ramsay in 2010
Background information
Birth nameJoshua Keeler Ramsay
Born (1985-06-11) June 11, 1985 (age 39)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • producer
  • vocal coach
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • bass
  • drums
  • harmonica
  • violin
  • flugelhorn
Years active1999–present
Labels
Member of Marianas Trench

Joshua Keeler Ramsay is a Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for being the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Marianas Trench. [1] He has produced and has written songs for a wide array of artists including Carly Rae Jepsen, Nickelback, [2] Jessica Lee, Faber Drive, and Suzie McNeil. [3]

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Early life

Josh Ramsay was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, although he currently has dual citizenship in Canada and the United States. He went to high school at Magee Secondary School, where he was later expelled due to his heroin addiction at the time. [4] He grew up in a musically inclined family, in which his mother was a vocal teacher and his father owned a recording studio (Little Mountain Sound Studios). [5] 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 sister, Sara Ramsay, and formed the band Ramsay Fiction. After that ultimately did not work out, Ramsay joined high school friend Matt Webb in hopes of creating a new band. They found Ian Casselman in an ad in the newspaper, who introduced them to Mike Ayley, Ian's roommate at the time. The four members went through many names before finally settling on Marianas Trench.

Career

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.

Ever After , the third studio album from Marianas Trench, went gold in its first week. The first single on the album, entitled "Haven't Had Enough" was released in July 2011, and reached the No. 1 spot on iTunes Canada Top of the Charts and Pop Downloads.

On April 22, 2013, at the annual Juno Awards, Marianas Trench won the 2013 Juno Award for Group of the Year. [6]

On October 23, 2015, their fourth album, Astoria , was released. This album includes the singles "One Love", "This Means War", "Who Do You Love", "Shut Up and Kiss Me", and "Astoria". In 2017, they released "Rhythm of Your Heart". The story-theme album was recorded in Josh's home. [7]

On March 1, 2019, their fifth album, Phantoms , was released, including singles such as "I Knew You When", "Only the Lonely Survive", and "Echoes of You". The band uses the idea of closely linked emotions attached to love and death throughout the album. [8]

Songwriting and solo music

Ramsay plays 13 instruments, and often plays all of the instruments on the songs he produces for other artists. Ramsay was featured on the Carly Rae Jepsen song "Sour Candy" in 2008. [9] He also worked on her song "Call Me Maybe" [10] which was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, [11] and "Hit Me Up" by Danny Fernandes. [12] He released a non-album single with Emily Osment titled, "Hush" on May 10, 2011 and the song peaked at number 90 on the Canadian Hot 100. [13] [14] He also provided vocals for the opening theme song for The Hub's Transformers: Rescue Bots .

On April 8, 2022, he released a solo album titled The Josh Ramsay Show. It included features from other Canadian artists such as his sister Sara Ramsay, Ria Mae, Serena Ryder, and Fefe Dobson.

Personal life

On March 20, 2020, Ramsay posted a photo of himself and the Canadian actress-writer Amanda McEwan to his Instagram feed announcing their marriage. [15] They have one child together. [16] Based on the song "Nights Like These", released in 2024, their child is seemingly a son with lyrics stating, "Brought him home in the third night" [17]

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.

Albums

YearAlbum details
2022The Josh Ramsay Show

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN
[14] 		CAN
AC
[19] 		CAN
CHR
[20] 		CAN
Rock
[21]
"Baby Please Come Home"2010—34——A 604 Records Christmas [22]
"Hush" (with Emily Osment)201190—36—Non-album singles
"We Should Be Friends"2018————
"Lady Mine" (with Chad Kroeger)2021———47The Josh Ramsay Show
"Best of Me"
(featuring Dallas Smith)		2022————
"Can't Give It Up"
(featuring Tyler Shaw)		————
"Perfect Mistake"
(featuring Ria Mae)		2023————
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbum
CAN
[14] 		CAN
HAC
[23] 		CAN
CHR
[20]
"Sour Candy"
(Carly Rae Jepsen featuring Josh Ramsay)		2009—36— Tug of War
"Hit Me Up"
(Danny Fernandes featuring Josh Ramsay and Belly)		2011222213 AutomaticLUV
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other appearances

YearTitleArtistAlbumNotes
2000"Always You" [25] Brian "Hoot" GibsonVocals
2002"Beautiful Blue" Holly McNarland Home Is Where My Feet AreBacking-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 NightSongwriter and backing-vocal
"Hate Love" Girlicious Rebuilt Songwriter and producer
2011"Passenger Window"Melissa Rae BarrieBreakawaySongwriter and producer, drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
"Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen Curiosity Songwriter and producer, guitars, bass, backing vocals
"Landslide"Matt WebbCoda and JacketSongwriter, 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 LoveSongwriter and producer
"Tough Love (featuring Anami Vice)"
"Take Your Shirt Off"Anami ViceAre You SeriousProducer
"Here's to the Times"By StarlightAntics
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
2020"Lean On" [26] ArtistsCANBacking-vocal

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Kyle XY Performance with Marianas Trench Season 2 Episode 3 – "The List is Life"
2007 Social Code - "He Said, She Said"Baseball playerMusic Video
2007 Video on Trial Judge2 episodes
2010 The Next Star Vocal Coach4 episodes
2012Born to Be: Marianas TrenchHimself MuchMusic documentary
2012–2013 Today's Top 10 Co-Host3 Episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2013INDIES.ca: Independent Music AwardsSongwriter of the YearHimselfWon [27]

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