Josh Devine |
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| Information | |
| Full name |
Joshua John Devine |
| Born |
July 9, 1991 (age 24) |
| Occupation |
Musician- Drummer |
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Josh Devine is an English drummer, singer, and songwriter. He is known for being the live performance drummer of One Direction. He released his debut EP, Through The Fire, as a solo artist in August 2015 alongside Ollie Green.
Background
Josh was born in Bournemouth, England on 9th July, 1991 and resided there until the age of 10 when he moved to Leicestershire with his family.
He started his drumming career at a very early age and passed his grade 8 drum qualification during his early teens. Furthermore, Josh has a broad knowledge of music theory and applies this to his skills as a writer and is a producer of his own music.
In August 2015, he released his first solo album titled Through The Fire.
In August 11 2017, he released a single with his new band-- Evaride called Heartless
Career
One Direction
In 2011, Devine found out about the audition opportunity for One Direction through a friend of his on Facebook. He was selected on the very first audition, and has since performed with them on every show.
Solo Career
Devine began to pursue a solo career in March 2015, when he first released a cover of "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars alongside Lia Marie Johnson, Jamieboy, and Josh Golden. He later went on to collaborate with singer & songwriter Ollie Green to create the Through The Fire EP in August 2015. In an interview with MTV in October 2015, Devine hinted at working on a full-length album.[9]
Trivia
- Josh's father was in an 80s band called 'Seven'
- He has a cameo in the music video for "Live While We're Young".
- He cites Linkin Park, Slipknot and Korn as his musical inspirations.
External Links
- @JoshDevineDrums — Twitter
- @joshdevinedrums — Instagram
- Josh Devine — Facebook
- Joshdevine — Keek