Joshua Ingram

Joshua Ingram
Born (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31)
OriginOntario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)Drummer, percussionist
Years active2010–present
LabelsSony, Century Media,[1] Roc Nation[2]

Joshua Ingram (born 17 December 1992) is a rock drummer and percussionist. Ingram is best known as the former drummer of American hard rock band New Years Day.[4]

He has also toured for internationally loved bands The Defiled and Divine Realm, as well as a Rolling Stone 2014 "best new artist",[5] DOROTHY.[6]

Career

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2010-2011: Ottawa Bluesfest

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At the early age of 17, Ingram was the youngest musician to play the 2010 Ottawa Bluesfest.[7] This opportunity allowed Ingram to share the stage with Grammy winners Drake and Iron Maiden, along with personal childhood influence, Rush.[8]

2012-2015: Vans Warped Tour, etc.

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Ingram's musical career emerged on the 2012 Vans Warped Tour main stage when he drummed for shock rock band Vampires Everywhere!.[9] Other main acts on the tour included genre leaders The Used, Motionless in White, Every Time I Die and Sleeping with Sirens.[10] Ingram's talent and wild stage presence earned him artist endorsements from TRX and ddrum that summer.[11][12] Ingram toured in support of Billboard 200 bands In This Moment and Butcher Babies, drumming on the 2014 No Place Like Home Tour (U.K.) and the 2015 Black Widow Tour (U.S.).[13][14]

2016-2017: New Years Day

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After the successful completion of the 2016 Retrograde Tour (U.S.), Ingram was officially announced as the newest member of Billboard 200 band New Years Day.[15][16][17] Shortly thereafter, Ingram performed with New Years Day at the 2017 Alternative Press Music Awards (APMAs) with legendary guest rock vocalist Lzzy Hale.[18] The band headlined the 2017 Vans Warped Tour alongside other main stage acts including Hawthorne Heights, The Ataris and CKY.[19] New Years Day opened for rock legends Ozzy Osbourne and Nine Inch Nails at the 2017 Monster Energy Aftershock Festival, concluding Ingram's final run with the band.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Century Media Records – Vampires Everywhere!". Century Media Records. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Welcome DOROTHY to the Roc Nation Family". Roc Nation. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Divine Realm – "Tectum Argenti"". Progressive Music Planet. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ^ "From The Ashes: An Interview With New Years Day". The Aquarian Weekly. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. ^ "10 New Artists You Need to Know: November 2014". Rolling Stone. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Official Team Dorothy!". Instagram. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  7. ^ Endicott, Christine (30 June 2010). "Rock 'n' Roll Dream Lives". The Kingston-Whig Standard. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  8. ^ "The Complete Line-Up for Bluesfest 2012". OttawaStart. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Bassist Adam Vex, guitarist Aaron 'Graves' Martin, vocalist Michael 'Vampire' Orlando, guitarist DJ 'Black' Blackard and drummer JJ Gun of Vampires Everywhere! pose backstage at Vans Warped Tour at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre on June 27, 2012 in San Diego, California". Getty Images. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Vans Warped Tour 2012 Announce Stage Line-Ups". Alternative Press. 19 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  11. ^ "TRX Cymbals Artist Roster". Flying Ace Media. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  12. ^ "ddrum Artists". ddrum. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  13. ^ "The Defiled Announce UK Headline Tour: Butcher Babies, The Killing Lights to Support". Brave Words. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  14. ^ "In This Moment, 36 Crazyfists & The Defiled U.S. Summer Tour Reveled". THEPRP. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  15. ^ "New Years Day at Ace Of Spades - Sacramento, California". Capital Chaos TV. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Happy 1 year anniversary Malevolence!". Instagram. 2 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  17. ^ "Crown The Empire, Blessthefall Announce Tour with New Years Day, Others..." Alternative Press. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Watch New Years Day perform with Halestorm's Lzzy Hale at the 2017 APMAs". Alternative Press. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  19. ^ "Vans Warped Tour '17 Artists". CCRL, LLC. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  20. ^ "2017 Monster Energy Aftershock Festival Set Times Revealed". Loudwire. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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