Ryan Stevenson (drummer)

Ryan Stevenson 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.

This article is about Canadian drummer, musician, artist and showman. For American Christian musician, singer and guitarist, see Ryan Stevenson (singer). For other people, see Ryan Stevenson (disambiguation).

Ryan Stevenson
Born
Ryan James Willis Stevenson

(1987-06-14) 14 June 1987
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other namesRJWS
Occupation
  • Drummer
  • Entertainer
  • Showman
  • Musician
  • Producer
Musical career
Genres


Instruments
  • Drums
  • Percussion
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.ryanstevensondrums.com

Stevenson also known as RJWS (acronym of his birth name Ryan James Willis Stevenson)[1] started his career in rock music as 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. Afterwards, 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 and others.

The heavily tattooed Ryan Stevenson has been featured in a number of promotional posters and ads and was featured in Summum Girl.

He was featured in many tours for various artists. He was featured in Ridsa's debut hit single "Je n'ai pas eu le temps" which also featured Willy Williams.[2] He also performed in a number of drums remix videos notably that of DJ Assad's video "Addicted" featuring Mohombi, Craig David and Greg Parys.

He was also featured during the entrance ceremony of Haitian-Canadian professional boxing champion Jean Pascal on 6 December 2014 at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

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 details Notes
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
Year Album Peak

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

 –  –
Live Performances
Year Performance Artist
2012 Mohombi Feat. Ryan Stevenson Finland Mohombi,
Year Album Peak positions Album
CAN
2015 "Never Let Me Go"  – Better Late Than Never
Year Album Peak positions Album
2016
2017 Raphael Di Raddo Productions FT. Ryan Stevenson -[5]Hey Baby" – –

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.
  5. Montreal.TV. "Ryan Stevenson est-il la prochaine star de la chanson au Québec". Montreal.TV (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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