Josh Ramsay was born in Vancouver, British Columbia,[4] although he currently has dual citizenship in Canada and the United States.[5] He went to high school at Magee Secondary School, where he was later expelled due to his heroin addiction at the time.[6] He sought treatment for his addiction at the age of 18.[6] Ramsay also struggled with depression, bulimia and anorexia while in high school.[7] 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).[8] Ramsay inherited that love of music by initially starting his own solo career at the age of 14.[9] He decided later that he needed a supporting band. Ramsay got together with his sister, Sara Ramsay,[10] and formed the band Ramsay Fiction.[11] 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.[11]
Ramsay formed the band Marianas Trench in 2001 and released their first self-titled EP the following year.[12] The band later signed with 604 Records, through the assistance of owner Chad Kroeger and co-owner Jonathan Simkin.[13] Their debut studio album Fix Me was released on 3 October 2006.[14]
Ever After, the third studio album from Marianas Trench, was released on 21 November 2011.[16] It was certified triple-platinum by Music Canada in January 2025.[17] The first single from 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.[18] On April 22, 2013, at the annual Juno Awards, Marianas Trench won the 2013 Juno Award for Group of the Year.[19]
On 23 October 2015, their fourth studio album, Astoria, was released.[20] This album includes the singles "One Love", "This Means War" and "Who Do You Love". The story-theme album was recorded in Josh's home.[21] In 2017, they released "Rhythm of Your Heart".[22]
On 1 March 2019, their fifth studio 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.[23]
The group released their sixth studio album, Haven on 30 August 2024.[24]
In 2014, he co-wrote two songs for Nickelback, "Satellite" and "She Keeps Me Up".[35] He also co-wrote the song "Story of Another Us" in 2015, by 5 Seconds of Summer.[36] In 2018, he released the single, "We Should Be Friends", which he wrote for the 2017 film Adventures in Public School.[37] The song peaked at number 8 on the Canada Top Downloads chart.[38]
On 3 December 2021, he released "Lady Mine", featuring Chad Kroeger, as the lead single from his debut solo studio album.[10] Entitled, The Josh Ramsay Show, it was released on 8 April 2022. It included features from other Canadian artists such as his sister Sara Ramsay, Ria Mae, Serena Ryder, Tyler Shaw and Fefe Dobson.[10] The album's second single "Best of Me" was released on 15 February 2022, featuring Dallas Smith.[4]
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.[39] They have one child together.[28]
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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