Josh Ramsay was born in Vancouver, BC. Although, he currently has a dual citizenship in Canada and the United States. He went to high school at Magee Secondary School from which he was later expelled due to his heroin addiction. He grew up in a family filled with music, where 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 sister, Sara Ramsay, and formed the band Ramsay Fiction. After ultimately not working 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 setting on Marianas Trench.
Marianas Trench and work as a songwriter and producer
Ramsay formed the band Marianas Trench in 2001 and released their first self-titled EP, which contained songs that would appear on their limited editionvideo 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, 5 Seconds of Summer, Simple Plan, Faber Drive, and Emily Osment. Josh plays 13 instruments, and often plays all of the instruments on the songs he produces for other artists. Josh Ramsay was featured on the Carly Rae Jepsen song "Sour Candy" in 2008. Some of his most successful works 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; and "Fallout" and "Haven't Had Enough", the latter two by Ramsay's own Marianas Trench. Ever After, the third studio album from Marianas Trench, went gold in its first week. He provided vocals for the opening theme song for The Hub's . 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 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". 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".
Personal life
On March 20, 2020, Josh posted a photo of himself and Amanda McEwan to his Instagram feed announcing their marriage.
