Ryan Stevenson (drummer)

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Ryan Stevenson
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Born
Ryan James Willis Stevenson

(1987-06-14) 14 June 1987 (age 36)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other namesRJWS
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Drums
  • percussion
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Ryan James Willis Stevenson (born 1987) is a Canadian musician from the province of Quebec. He released his debut album Better Late Than Never in February 2015 with "Never Let Me Go" as the single from the album. Renowned as a well-known professional drummer, he is also a singer, songwriter, and guitar and keyboards player.

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Stevenson is also known as RJWS (acronym of his birth name) [1] started his career in rock music as a member of bands Red October and Kamakazi. Some of both bands' music clips aired on Canadian French and English TV and radio stations and two albums have been released. Afterward, Stevenson embarked on a solo career as a drummer with personal shows, at various special and public events and in collaborations with a great number of artists including P. Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Wyclef Jean, Drake, French Montana, Waka Flocka Flame, Ace Hood, T-Pain, Mohombi, K.Maro, Shy'm, Corneille, Massari, Mia Martina, Sean Paul, Hedley, Karl Wolf, Danny Fernandes, Booba, Soprano (of Psy4), DJ Battle with La Fouine, The Bilz and Kashif, L'Algérino, Ricky J, Imposs (and Muzion), Ale Dee, Marco Volcy, 4Say. He can be seen featured in Canadian artist's Souldia's music videos "Ce n'était pas voulu" and "Je n'ai pas mal. "

and others.

The heavily tattooed Ryan Stevenson has been featured in several promotional posters and ads and a series of magazines as well as modelling. He was featured in Ridsa's debut hit single "Je n'ai pas eu le temps" which also featured Willy Williams. [2]

He has performed in several drums remix videos notably that of DJ Assad's video "Addicted" featuring Mohombi, Craig David, and Greg Parys.

In 2014 Ryan was featured during the entrance ceremony of Haitian Canadian professional boxing champion Jean Pascal, on 6 December at the Bell Centre in Montreal. He was featured with Jean during his Entrance. Jean Pascal vs. Lucian Bute.

Ryan spent some time in China representing and touring and teaching while showcasing popular drum brands such as Tama Drums, and Sabian.

After his time in China in 2019, Ryan began working with A.J. McLean from the Backstreet Boys alongside Dj Lux, Franceso Yates, and others drumming for their Group ATCK also known as All The Cool Kids.

Recently, ATCK performed for the Victoria's Voice Foundation in Las Vegas with A.J. McLean, Chris Kirkpatrick (*Nsync), and Jeff Timmons of (98 Degrees). He has also performed with ATCK at the final Friday After 5 Music festival for the season in Owensboro Kentucky.

Personal life

He is the son of Stephanie Willis. She died in 2014 at the age of 57. Stevenson's track "Dear Mom" [3] is dedicated to her with family footage in his music video for the song.

Discography

Albums

Title and detailsNotes
Better Late Than Never
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 19, 2015
No.TitleLength
1."Day You Walked Away"3:25
2."Never Let Me Go"3:33
3."I'd Do"3:15
4."It's Over"3:47
5."Dear Mom"4:13
6."Word That They Call Love"4:05
7."Fire"3:45
8."Interlude (Outro)"1:30

Singles

YearSinglePeak

positions

FRA
[4]

Album
2013"Je n'ai pas eu le temps"
(Ridsa feat. Willy William and Ryan Stevenson)		76 –
2014"Bring Me Down" Co-Written By Matt Bueller  – –
2014"I'm A Champ"

Tribute to Jean "Champ" Pascal Jean Pascal

Featuring B.U. Sans Pression & Feezy

 –
YearSingleArtistAlbum
2013"Hey Baby"Ryan Stevenson Produced by Raphael Di Raddo Productions
2015"Never Let me Go"Ryan StevensonBetter Late Than Never
2016"I Can't Win"Anniska Written by Ryan Stevenson
2016"Coastal"Ryan Stevenson
YearSingleArtistAlbum
2016"Moving AwayRyan Stevenson
2019The LeapRyan Stevenson
2020"G-2"Ryan Stevenson
YearSingleArtistAlbum
2022"Stay InspiredRyan Stevenson Ft Nick Gagnon
2022"Can We Go Back?"Ryan Stevenson
Live Performances
YearPerformanceArtist
2012Mohombi Feat. Ryan Stevenson Finland Mohombi,

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References

  1. ↑ ModelMayhem: RJWS
  2. ↑ Le drummer Ryan Stevenson en tournage en Bretagne avec Ridsa et Willy William (in French)
  3. ↑ Ryan Stevenson YouTube: Ryan Stevenson - "Dear Mom" (Music video)
  4. ↑ "Ryan Stevenson discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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