Josh Stevens

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Josh Stevens
Island Def Jam Records, Universal Music Group, Epic Records
Websiteiamjoshstevens.com

Josh Stevens (born Joshua Steven Gill, November 21, 1983) is an American singer, record producer, songwriter, audio engineer and music executive, located in

Sapporo Beer Chu-Hi 99.99 worldwide commercial campaign. In 2022, he was a music composer and songwriter for Lizzo
’s reality show Watch Out For The Big Grrrls which won a Critics Choice Award for Best Competition Series and Emmy Award for Outstanding Competition Program.

Early years

His early years consisted of writing and free style rapping in his first hiphop group called Mental Advisory, where he went by the stage name Speratic. With his two brothers, Jason Whittaker (older) aka Blaximus and Jay Daniels (younger) aka M.A.R.S., Josh Stevens did mainly vocals at the time as Jason Whittaker did most of the production and music. One of Mental Advisory's biggest achievements was becoming the entrance music for comedian

Mark Curry
's live set. After the band members went on to do other ventures, Jason Whittaker became a well established comedian who now is known as Jay Whittaker. Jay Daniels became DJ Jason Craig. The members still work and make music with each other to this day.

Mental Advisory albums

  • Only The Few (2004)
  • Come Join The Circus – Speratic (solo album) (2008)

In 2004, Stevens attended the

mix engineer position at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church. He spent just under two years as a head Tech Director. Wanting to get back into more studio work, he was asked to be a personal engineer for Warren G. Warren G was instrumental in Stevens working with LMFAO
and they maintain a strong working relationship to the present day.

Career

Highlights

LS+B

Josh is currently the lead singer and co-executive producer of the super group LS+B alongside Grammy Winning Music Producer/Artist

Shafiq Husayn
& Emmy Winning Composer Ikuma Matsuda. LS+B released Residency VIBE - Season 1 on September 15, 2021. The lead single Mercy featuring Jimetta Rose & Reuben Alexander debuted on Mi-Soul Radio in London, United Kingdom on September 20, 2021. Residency VIBE - Season 1 was a Grammy voted on and considered for the 2022 Recording Academy Song of the Year and Progressive R&B Album of the Year.

Sapporo

In 2019, Stevens was sourced to sing and write the music for the worldwide commercial campaign of

Sapporo beer new product Chu-Hi 99.99. The campaign resulted in 12 national TV commercial advertisements and giving him the title "The Voice of Sapporo 99.99". As of December 2019, Chu-Hi 99.99 is a twice Superior Hit Product Award Winner and has sold over 48,000,000 units with revenue of $72,000,000.[1]

City of Mission Viejo

On October 21, 2017 Josh was presented by the City of Mission Viejo, California to be the special Keynote Speaker for their annual Walk Against Drugs rally. The rally drew more than 4,000 attendees and is considered to be the cities highest acknowledgment from the city to civilian. It is their version of other cities "Key to the City Award". The keynote was introduced by then Major Wendy Bucknum [2]

LMFAO

Stevens co-wrote, engineered and toured on LMFAO's 2010 sophomore album

UK Singles Chart,[4]
and over ten other countries.

The second single was "

and "With You".

Aside from writing and engineering for LMFAO's album, he also toured with them in 2011 as one of their DJs, monitor mix engineers and a traveling writer/music producer for Sky Blu's label Big Bad University.

Josh Stevens & Skyler Gordy of LMFAO performing Party Rock Anthem at Surrender Night Club, Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas 2011

Pitbull

On June 17, 2011, Stevens engineered Pitbull's "Took My Love" (featuring RedFoo, Vein & David Rush) produced by Redfoo for Pitbull's sixth studio album, Planet Pit. The album debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. It reached US (RIAA) Platinum and charted in the top 10 in over 10 countries.

Jennifer Lopez

On June 8, 2012, Stevens engineered and A&R (consulted)

Island Def Jam Records. The single reached No. 1 on US Billboard Dance Chart and the album which was released July 17, 2012 by Epic Records
.

Steve Aoki

Stevens co-wrote and engineered the song "

Nervo for Steve Aoki's January 10, 2012 album release, Wonderland
.

Young Jeezy and Ne-Yo

On February 21, 2012, Stevens engineered "

Young Jeezy featuring Ne-Yo and produced by Warren G
. The song was RIAA platinum certified in October 2020.

Unaccredited works

Eminem and Rihanna

In September 2013, while working as a consultant and writer for Interscope Records, Stevens was commissioned to submit songs for Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2. This resulted in Eminem's "The Monster" ft Rihanna mixed by Dr. Dre and bearing a striking resemblance to one of Stevens requested songs.

Present

Stevens was on a world tour in support of his recent radio single "Somewhere", with 2019 tour stops in Japan and US.[6]

Josh Stevens and Spencer Ludwig of Capital Cities writing at Studio City Sound, Ca 2015

Discography

Notes
  • ^a signifies audio engineer
  • ^b signifies music producer
  • ^c signifies songwriter
  • ^d signifies composer
  • intern
  • ^f signifies singer
  • A&R
    /Consultant

References

  1. ^ "Sapporo Group Business Results Presentation for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019" (PDF). Sapporoholdings.jp. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Walk Against Drugs & South County Disaster Preparedness Expo Saturday, Oct. 21 | City of Mission Viejo".
  3. ^ "Hot 100 Songs - Decade-End". Billboard.com. October 31, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "LMFAO | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Josh Stevens Interview - Ten Minute Interviews". Archived from the original on August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  6. ^ "Exclusive Premiere: Josh Stevens Releases Single 'Somewhere'". CelebMix.com. October 18, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

https://www.ocregister.com/2017/10/23/thousands-turn-out-for-mission-viejos-annual-walk-against-drugs/

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http://criticschoice.com/2022/06/the-winners-of-the-4th-annual-critics-choice-real-tv-awards/


https://finance.yahoo.com/news/niftymediaart-inks-groundbreaking-deal-toon-130000373.html

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