Hawk Nelson
Encyclopedia
Hawk Nelson is a Christian rock
band from Peterborough, Ontario
. The band has become very popular in the Christian music scene and was voted "Favorite New Artist" by CCM Magazine
in their February 2006 Reader's Choice Awards. In 2006 Hawk Nelson won a No. 1 spot on VH1's top 20 video countdown with "The One Thing I Have Left" music video.
-based group called SWISH (they also used the name "Reason Being" briefly), while Biro sang lead vocals in a four-piece group called the "Cheese Monkeys from Planet Nine" from Barrie, Ontario
. In 2000, while named "SWISH" they released Riding Around the Park
independently. On May 1, 2003, after the band changed to the current name, they released the EP Saturday Rock Action
.
They continued to preform and tour independently in Ontario, Canada, before being signed with Tooth & Nail Records
, largely on the recommendation of Trevor McNevan
, the lead singer of fellow Tooth & Nail bands Thousand Foot Krutch
and FM Static
. McNevan, also from Peterborough, Ontario
, is credited with discovering the band. In July 2004, Hawk Nelson released their major label debut Letters to the President
. It was produced by Aaron Sprinkle
and McNevan, who also co-wrote the album's fourteen songs. He has also appeared on some of the band's songs, as well as in their video for the song "California".
The band has achieved some success in the mainstream as well. They portrayed The Who
on an episode of the NBC
drama American Dreams
, and they recorded a song named "Bring 'Em Out" for the 2005 motion picture Yours, Mine and Ours
featuring Drake Bell
. This song and another hit song "The Show" were both used on Sunday Night Football
commercials. "Things We Go Through" from Letters to the President was also featured in Yours, Mine and Ours. On December 20, 2005 Hawk Nelson released Bring Em' Out EP.
April 4, 2006 Hawk Nelson released Connect Sets EP with six acoustic tracks including: "Bring Em' Out", "Thing We Go Through", and "California".
In October 2005, the band re-released Letters to the President, with new material including their cover of The Who
's "My Generation", three acoustic versions of some of their hits, and a limited edition cover. Hawk Nelson plays the party band for the film Yours, Mine and Ours
(2005). Their songs "The Show" and "Something on my Mind" were featured in the game Thrillville
in 2006.
Hawk Nelson released a "Double Take" which includes selections from Letters to the President and Smile It's the End of the World in March 2007 and Holiday Trio EP in 2007. In 2006 Jorden Dean filled in for Jonathan Steingard on rhythm guitar and background vocals starting with Winter Jam 2006, then in late 2007 Dean departed from the band.
The band released their second studio album, Smile, It's the End of the World
, on April 4, 2006. The album was also co-written by Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch
. The album won a GMA Canada Covenant Award
for "Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year" in 2006. The album's first single, "Everything You Ever Wanted", went on to hit No. 1 for 9 weeks on the R&R
Christian CHR chart, and was the fourth most-played song of 2006. The band spent the summer of 2006 touring the major Christian music festivals, and also took part in Jeremy Camp
's Beyond Measure tour. Hawk Nelson released a three-track Christmas
EP
titled Gloria
on November 21, 2006, and in winter of that year they toured with TobyMac
's Winter Wonder Slam tour along with The Afters
, Family Force 5
, and Ayiesha Woods
.
Bulletproof Records and producer Ralph Sall have assembled the compilation Charlotte's Web: Music Inspired By The Motion Picture featuring music by Christian artists including Hawk Nelson, Amy Grant
, and Billy Ray Cyrus
, which was released December 12, 2006. In addition, Bob Carlisle
, Leigh Nash (Sixpence None The Richer
), and The Send
have all contributed exclusive tracks.
Hawk Nelson performed in 2006 on the Fringe Stage at Creation Festival
Northwest, then again on the main stage at Creation in 2007. They performed sometime between July 25–28, 2007, at Creation Festival
Northwest on the Main Stage, and they played again on the Fringe Stage at Creation Festival
Northeast sometime between June 27–30, 2007. In 2007, (and again in 2009), Hawk Nelson performed at Winter Jam with a variety of other Christian
bands, which were Newsong
, Jeremy Camp
, Steven Curtis Chapman
, Sanctus Real
, and Britt Nicole
. Hawk Nelson also toured with MxPx
, Run Kid Run
, Project 86
, The Fold
, and The Classic Crime
on the Tooth and Nail Tour (Green Tee Show Photos).
In 2007, Aaron Tosti left the band to pursue other musical ventures and was replaced by Justin Benner. Justin had previously toured with Hawk Nelson before with The Send.
Hawk Nelson's third full album, Hawk Nelson Is My Friend
was released on April 1, 2008, and featured songs co-written by Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch
, Raine Maida
of Our Lady Peace
and Richard Marx
.
In 2008, the band also contributed a cover of "Don't You (Forget About Me)
", originally by Simple Minds
, off the Don't You Forget About Me: The Covers EP. The song was also featured in back-to-school commercials for J.C. Penney
.
In January, 2008 The band headlined their own tour, that they called the Green T Tour, which also featured Capital Lights
and Run Kid Run
(Green Tee Stage Show Photos).In the summer of 2008, Hawk Nelson played their second annual Faith Nights Baseball Tour.
Hawk Nelson was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award in the category for Best Recording Package, for their 2008 album Hawk Nelson Is My Friend.
On July 21, 2009 Hawk Nelson released their second single from their fourth album Live Life Loud
called "The Meaning Of Life", and on August 8, the song "Alive" began to be played on Christian Radio. They released their fourth album, Live Life Loud on September 22, 2009. The title song "Live Life Loud" was made available in the Rock Band store during the first week of April 2010. The song "Live Life Loud" was featured in the trailer for the movie, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules".
On October 18, 2010, they released the tracklisting and release date of their fifth studio album, Crazy Love
. which was released in stores February 8, 2011.
On June 17, 2011 Hawk Nelson released the single "Your Love Is a Mystery".
Hawk Nelson released another Christmas EP November 1, 2011 including the songs "Hark the Herald Angels Sing/O'Come All Ye Faithful", "The Wassail Song" ,and "Up on the Housetop".
Jeremi Hough (former drummer for Philmont) did gang volcals on Hawk Nelson's NEW Chirsmtas EP.
Jason Dunn plans to release a solo album under the band name "Lights Go Down" in second quarter of 2012 tentatively titled Abandon Progress.
Covenant Awards
GMA Dove Awards
Golden Ear Music Awards (Ignite Your Faith Magazine)
Grammy Award
s
Juno Awards
VH1
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
band from Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
. The band has become very popular in the Christian music scene and was voted "Favorite New Artist" by CCM Magazine
CCM Magazine
CCM Magazine was a monthly magazine published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications. It was first published in July 1978, and it has always been a Christian music magazine. On January 16, 2008, Salem announced that the April 2008 issue would be the final printed issue of the...
in their February 2006 Reader's Choice Awards. In 2006 Hawk Nelson won a No. 1 spot on VH1's top 20 video countdown with "The One Thing I Have Left" music video.
Biography
Prior to the formation of Hawk Nelson, Dunn, Clark, and Paige had formed the PeterboroughPeterborough, Ontario
Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
-based group called SWISH (they also used the name "Reason Being" briefly), while Biro sang lead vocals in a four-piece group called the "Cheese Monkeys from Planet Nine" from Barrie, Ontario
Barrie, Ontario
Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, approximately 90 km north of Toronto. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent...
. In 2000, while named "SWISH" they released Riding Around the Park
Riding Around the Park
Riding Around the Park is the first album released by Hawk Nelson, then known as "SWISH".-Track listing:#"Tomorrow May Not Come" - 5:00#"Nursery Rhyme" - 3:53#"Tragic Go Cart Scene" - 2:07#"Anthrax" - 7:20#"Song Number Six" - 6:29#"Scape Goat" - 2:51...
independently. On May 1, 2003, after the band changed to the current name, they released the EP Saturday Rock Action
Saturday Rock Action
Saturday Rock Action is the first EP released by Hawk Nelson.-Track listing:#"The Grand Introduction" - 0:43#"Overwhelmed" - 2:08#"Eighty-Six That " - 3:42#"As I Was"#"Jason's Song" - 2:50#"Sheridan" - 3:08#"Return to Me" - 3:31...
.
They continued to preform and tour independently in Ontario, Canada, before being signed with Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
, largely on the recommendation of Trevor McNevan
Trevor McNevan
Trevor McNevan , also known as Teerawk, is a Canadian musician and lead singer/songwriter of Thousand Foot Krutch and pop punk side project FM Static along with Steve Augustine...
, the lead singer of fellow Tooth & Nail bands Thousand Foot Krutch
Thousand Foot Krutch
Thousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in 1995. They have released five major studio albums: Set It Off , Phenomenon , The Art of Breaking , The Flame In All of Us , and Welcome to the Masquerade . They also have one live album, Live at the Masquerade...
and FM Static
FM Static
FM Static is a two-piece Toronto-based pop punk band currently signed to Tooth & Nail Records. The band was started as a side project by Thousand Foot Krutch frontman Trevor McNevan, and drummer Steve Augustine...
. McNevan, also from Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
, is credited with discovering the band. In July 2004, Hawk Nelson released their major label debut Letters to the President
Letters to the President
Letters to the President is the first album released by Christian pop punk band Hawk Nelson. The album was released on July 13, 2004. It was later re-released on October 4, 2005 with six additional tracks and three exclusive videos.-Track listing:...
. It was produced by Aaron Sprinkle
Aaron Sprinkle
Aaron Sprinkle is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Career:His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and they released a number of albums . Aaron Sprinkle also sang and played...
and McNevan, who also co-wrote the album's fourteen songs. He has also appeared on some of the band's songs, as well as in their video for the song "California".
The band has achieved some success in the mainstream as well. They portrayed The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
on an episode of the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
drama American Dreams
American Dreams
American Dreams is an American television comedy-drama program broadcast on the NBC television network, produced by Once A Frog and Dick Clark Productions in association with Universal Network Television and NBC Studios...
, and they recorded a song named "Bring 'Em Out" for the 2005 motion picture Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours (2005 film)
Yours, Mine & Ours is a 2005 film starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo. Directed by Raja Gosnell, it was released on November 23, 2005, and is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name, starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda...
featuring Drake Bell
Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bell , better known as Drake Bell, is an American actor, comedian, guitarist, singer/songwriter, producer, and occasional television director. After beginning his career as a child star in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he appeared on The Amanda Show and became well-known among young...
. This song and another hit song "The Show" were both used on Sunday Night Football
Sunday Night Football
Sunday Night Football is a weekly American football game held throughout most of the season by the National Football League. Sunday night games have been played regularly since 1987 and have thus far aired on three different television outlets:...
commercials. "Things We Go Through" from Letters to the President was also featured in Yours, Mine and Ours. On December 20, 2005 Hawk Nelson released Bring Em' Out EP.
April 4, 2006 Hawk Nelson released Connect Sets EP with six acoustic tracks including: "Bring Em' Out", "Thing We Go Through", and "California".
In October 2005, the band re-released Letters to the President, with new material including their cover of The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
's "My Generation", three acoustic versions of some of their hits, and a limited edition cover. Hawk Nelson plays the party band for the film Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine and Ours (2005 film)
Yours, Mine & Ours is a 2005 film starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo. Directed by Raja Gosnell, it was released on November 23, 2005, and is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name, starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda...
(2005). Their songs "The Show" and "Something on my Mind" were featured in the game Thrillville
Thrillville
Thrillville is a simulation and strategy video game that depicts theme park management, very similar to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, which Frontier Developments also created. Thrillville is currently available for PlayStation 2, PSP and Xbox.-Plot:...
in 2006.
Hawk Nelson released a "Double Take" which includes selections from Letters to the President and Smile It's the End of the World in March 2007 and Holiday Trio EP in 2007. In 2006 Jorden Dean filled in for Jonathan Steingard on rhythm guitar and background vocals starting with Winter Jam 2006, then in late 2007 Dean departed from the band.
The band released their second studio album, Smile, It's the End of the World
Smile, It's The End of the World
Smile, It's the End of the World is the second full length album by pop punk band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 4, 2006.The record was a 2005 GMA Dove Award nominee for Rock Album, produced by Aaron Sprinkle. It was also a nominee for Recorded Music Packaging, designed by Jason Powers...
, on April 4, 2006. The album was also co-written by Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch
Thousand Foot Krutch
Thousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in 1995. They have released five major studio albums: Set It Off , Phenomenon , The Art of Breaking , The Flame In All of Us , and Welcome to the Masquerade . They also have one live album, Live at the Masquerade...
. The album won a GMA Canada Covenant Award
Covenant Awards
The Covenant Awards are handed out annually by GMA Canada, the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...
for "Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year" in 2006. The album's first single, "Everything You Ever Wanted", went on to hit No. 1 for 9 weeks on the R&R
R&R (magazine)
R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
Christian CHR chart, and was the fourth most-played song of 2006. The band spent the summer of 2006 touring the major Christian music festivals, and also took part in Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released seven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold and two are live albums, and 17 number-one hit songs...
's Beyond Measure tour. Hawk Nelson released a three-track Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
titled Gloria
Gloria EP
Gloria is the first Christmas album from Canadian pop punk band Hawk Nelson. It was released on November 21, 2006.- Track listing :# "Alleluia"# "Gloria"# "I Heard the Bells"# "Last Christmas" -Personnel:* Jason Dunn: vocals and keys...
on November 21, 2006, and in winter of that year they toured with TobyMac
TobyMac
Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
's Winter Wonder Slam tour along with The Afters
The Afters
The Afters are a Christian rock band founded by Joshua Havens and Matt Fuqua. Havens and Fuqua first worked together in a Starbucks coffee shop in Mesquite, Texas, where they played for customers, before deciding to form a band. They added Brad Wigg and Marc Dodd, who were also employed at the same...
, Family Force 5
Family Force 5
Family Force 5 is a Christian crunk rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They consist of Solomon "Soul Glow Activatur" Olds, Jacob "Crouton" Olds, Joshua "Fatty" Olds, Nathan "Nadaddy" Currin, and Derek "Chap Stique" Mount...
, and Ayiesha Woods
Ayiesha Woods
Ayiesha Woods is a contemporary Christian musician signed to Gotee Records. She has released two studio albums on Gotee: Introducing Ayiesha Woods and Love Like This . Woods is known for the hit songs "Happy" and "Big Enough" from her debut album...
.
Bulletproof Records and producer Ralph Sall have assembled the compilation Charlotte's Web: Music Inspired By The Motion Picture featuring music by Christian artists including Hawk Nelson, Amy Grant
Amy Grant
Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
, and Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus
William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
, which was released December 12, 2006. In addition, Bob Carlisle
Bob Carlisle
Bob Carlisle is a Grammy Award and Dove Award-winning American musician who performs Christian music. He performed with several bands, most notably Allies and Billy Thermal, before launching a solo career...
, Leigh Nash (Sixpence None The Richer
Sixpence None the Richer
Sixpence None the Richer is an American rock/pop band that formed in New Braunfels, Texas, eventually settling in Nashville, Tennessee. They are best known for their songs "Kiss Me" and "Breathe Your Name" and their covers of "Don't Dream It's Over" and "There She Goes". The name of the band is...
), and The Send
The Send
The Send is an alternative rock project of Falling Up ex-guitarist, Joseph A. Kisselburgh of Albany Oregon, currently signed to Tooth & Nail Records. His debut album, Cosmos, was released on July 31, 2007...
have all contributed exclusive tracks.
Hawk Nelson performed in 2006 on the Fringe Stage at Creation Festival
Creation Festival
Creation Festival consists of two annual, four-day Christian music festivals held in the United States. According to www.Creationfest.com, the festivals have become the "Nation's Largest Christian Music Festivals." This is in reflection to Creation Northeast being known to attract 100,000...
Northwest, then again on the main stage at Creation in 2007. They performed sometime between July 25–28, 2007, at Creation Festival
Creation Festival
Creation Festival consists of two annual, four-day Christian music festivals held in the United States. According to www.Creationfest.com, the festivals have become the "Nation's Largest Christian Music Festivals." This is in reflection to Creation Northeast being known to attract 100,000...
Northwest on the Main Stage, and they played again on the Fringe Stage at Creation Festival
Creation Festival
Creation Festival consists of two annual, four-day Christian music festivals held in the United States. According to www.Creationfest.com, the festivals have become the "Nation's Largest Christian Music Festivals." This is in reflection to Creation Northeast being known to attract 100,000...
Northeast sometime between June 27–30, 2007. In 2007, (and again in 2009), Hawk Nelson performed at Winter Jam with a variety of other Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
bands, which were Newsong
NewSong
NewSong is a Contemporary Christian Music group that was founded in 1981, at Morningside Baptist Church in Valdosta, Georgia. They have had eight GMA Dove Award nominations. They are the founders of the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, the United States' largest annual Christian music tour. It began in...
, Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released seven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold and two are live albums, and 17 number-one hit songs...
, Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist.After starting his career in the late 1980s as a singer/songwriter of contemporary Christian music, Chapman has since been recognized as one of the most prolific singers in the genre,...
, Sanctus Real
Sanctus Real
Sanctus Real is an American Christian rock band formed in Toledo, Ohio, in 1996. The group is composed of Matt Hammitt , Chris Rohman , Dan Gartley , Pete Prevost , and Mark Graalman...
, and Britt Nicole
Britt Nicole
Brittany Nicole Waddell is a Christian music artist who performs under the name Britt Nicole. She is signed to EMI CMG/Sparrow.-Childhood:Britt Nicole was born on August 2nd 1985....
. Hawk Nelson also toured with MxPx
MxPx
MxPx is a pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington with connections to the Christian punk scene. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles....
, Run Kid Run
Run Kid Run
Run Kid Run is a Christian pop/rock band from Carmi, Illinois and Morganfield, Kentucky, formed in 2006. Their debut album This Is Who We Are, was released on May 18, 2006 through Tooth & Nail Records. All of the members, except Paul Stewart, were originally from punk rock band Side Walk Slam on...
, Project 86
Project 86
Project 86 is an American Christian rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1996. The line-up consists of bassist Steven Dail, vocalist and songwriter Andrew Schwab, and guitarist Randy Torres. The band has released seven studio albums, which have collectively sold over 500,000 units...
, The Fold
The Fold
The Fold is a high energy rock-pop band from Chicago, Illinois. They have released two full length albums and one EP on Tooth & Nail Records, and an independent album in 2009. Their single "Gravity" from the album This Too Shall Pass reached #1 on the CHR Rock charts.-History:Their debut album This...
, and The Classic Crime
The Classic Crime
The Classic Crime is an Alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band consists of Matt MacDonald , Alan Clark , Robert "Cheeze" Negrin , and Paul "Skip" Erickson . It was announced in November 2011 that Justin DuQue was leaving the band.-Background:Their debut album Albatross was...
on the Tooth and Nail Tour (Green Tee Show Photos).
In 2007, Aaron Tosti left the band to pursue other musical ventures and was replaced by Justin Benner. Justin had previously toured with Hawk Nelson before with The Send.
Hawk Nelson's third full album, Hawk Nelson Is My Friend
Hawk Nelson Is My Friend
Hawk Nelson Is My Friend, stylized on the album cover as Hawk Nelson... Is My Friend!, is the third full-length studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 1, 2008, debuting at #34 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on iTunes top hundred chart. In the first week of its...
was released on April 1, 2008, and featured songs co-written by Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch
Thousand Foot Krutch
Thousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in 1995. They have released five major studio albums: Set It Off , Phenomenon , The Art of Breaking , The Flame In All of Us , and Welcome to the Masquerade . They also have one live album, Live at the Masquerade...
, Raine Maida
Raine Maida
Raine Maida , is a Canadian musician best known as being the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band Our Lady Peace. He has come to be known for his unique countertenor nasal falsetto singing voice, as well as his cryptic and poetry-influenced song lyrics...
of Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Headed by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band additionally consists of Jeremy Taggart on percussion, Duncan Coutts on bass, and Steve Mazur as lead guitarist...
and Richard Marx
Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
.
In 2008, the band also contributed a cover of "Don't You (Forget About Me)
Don't You (Forget About Me)
"Don't You " is a song known for its being in the soundtrack to the film The Breakfast Club and performed by the band Simple Minds in 1985. The songwriters were producer Keith Forsey "Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a song known for its being in the soundtrack to the film The Breakfast Club and...
", originally by Simple Minds
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...
, off the Don't You Forget About Me: The Covers EP. The song was also featured in back-to-school commercials for J.C. Penney
J.C. Penney
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. is a chain of American mid-range department stores based in Plano, Texas, a suburb north of Dallas. The company operates 1,107 department stores in all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. JCPenney also operates catalog sales merchant offices nationwide in many...
.
In January, 2008 The band headlined their own tour, that they called the Green T Tour, which also featured Capital Lights
Capital Lights
Capital Lights was a pop rock band that was formed in 2002. The band released one full-length album and several EPs. On Christmas Eve 2010, Bryson Phillips appeared on RadioU's morning show, The R!OT...
and Run Kid Run
Run Kid Run
Run Kid Run is a Christian pop/rock band from Carmi, Illinois and Morganfield, Kentucky, formed in 2006. Their debut album This Is Who We Are, was released on May 18, 2006 through Tooth & Nail Records. All of the members, except Paul Stewart, were originally from punk rock band Side Walk Slam on...
(Green Tee Stage Show Photos).In the summer of 2008, Hawk Nelson played their second annual Faith Nights Baseball Tour.
Hawk Nelson was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award in the category for Best Recording Package, for their 2008 album Hawk Nelson Is My Friend.
On July 21, 2009 Hawk Nelson released their second single from their fourth album Live Life Loud
Live Life Loud
Live Life Loud is the fourth studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on September 22, 2009. According to Daniel Biro, the dog on the cover is Jason's dog Murphy, and the album was packaged with a pair of 3D glasses that are needed to be worn to view the albums CD booklet,...
called "The Meaning Of Life", and on August 8, the song "Alive" began to be played on Christian Radio. They released their fourth album, Live Life Loud on September 22, 2009. The title song "Live Life Loud" was made available in the Rock Band store during the first week of April 2010. The song "Live Life Loud" was featured in the trailer for the movie, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules".
On October 18, 2010, they released the tracklisting and release date of their fifth studio album, Crazy Love
Crazy Love (Hawk Nelson album)
Crazy Love is the fifth studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on February 8, 2011.-Concept and musical style:...
. which was released in stores February 8, 2011.
On June 17, 2011 Hawk Nelson released the single "Your Love Is a Mystery".
Hawk Nelson released another Christmas EP November 1, 2011 including the songs "Hark the Herald Angels Sing/O'Come All Ye Faithful", "The Wassail Song" ,and "Up on the Housetop".
Jeremi Hough (former drummer for Philmont) did gang volcals on Hawk Nelson's NEW Chirsmtas EP.
Jason Dunn plans to release a solo album under the band name "Lights Go Down" in second quarter of 2012 tentatively titled Abandon Progress.
Current members
- Jason Dunn – lead vocals (2000–present)
- Daniel Biro – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(2002–present) - Jonathan SteingardJonathan SteingardJonathan Steingard is the lead guitarist for the Christian pop-punk band, Hawk Nelson which he joined in October 2004, replacing the former guitarist David Clark...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(2004–present) - Justin Benner – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2008–present)
Past members
- Dave 'Davin' Clark – guitar (2000–2004)
- Matt 'Matty' Paige – drums (2000–2005)
- Aaron 'Skwid' Tosti – drums (2005–2008)
- Jorden Dean - fill-in guitarist rhythm guitar and backround vocals (2006-2007)
Albums
- 2004: Letters to the PresidentLetters to the PresidentLetters to the President is the first album released by Christian pop punk band Hawk Nelson. The album was released on July 13, 2004. It was later re-released on October 4, 2005 with six additional tracks and three exclusive videos.-Track listing:...
- 2006: Smile, It's the End of the WorldSmile, It's The End of the WorldSmile, It's the End of the World is the second full length album by pop punk band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 4, 2006.The record was a 2005 GMA Dove Award nominee for Rock Album, produced by Aaron Sprinkle. It was also a nominee for Recorded Music Packaging, designed by Jason Powers...
- 2008: Hawk Nelson Is My FriendHawk Nelson Is My FriendHawk Nelson Is My Friend, stylized on the album cover as Hawk Nelson... Is My Friend!, is the third full-length studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 1, 2008, debuting at #34 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on iTunes top hundred chart. In the first week of its...
- 2009: Live Life LoudLive Life LoudLive Life Loud is the fourth studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on September 22, 2009. According to Daniel Biro, the dog on the cover is Jason's dog Murphy, and the album was packaged with a pair of 3D glasses that are needed to be worn to view the albums CD booklet,...
- 2011: Crazy LoveCrazy Love (Hawk Nelson album)Crazy Love is the fifth studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on February 8, 2011.-Concept and musical style:...
Awards
GMA CanadaGMA Canada
GMA Canada is the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the organization is a not for profit association whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...
Covenant Awards
Covenant Awards
The Covenant Awards are handed out annually by GMA Canada, the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...
- 2006 Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year: Smile, It's the End of the WorldSmile, It's The End of the WorldSmile, It's the End of the World is the second full length album by pop punk band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 4, 2006.The record was a 2005 GMA Dove Award nominee for Rock Album, produced by Aaron Sprinkle. It was also a nominee for Recorded Music Packaging, designed by Jason Powers...
- 2007 two nominations: Modern Rock/Alternative Song of the Year: "The One Thing I Have Left", and Recorded Song of the Year: "Everything You Ever Wanted"
- 2008 two nominations: Group of the Year, and Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year: Hawk Nelson Is My FriendHawk Nelson Is My FriendHawk Nelson Is My Friend, stylized on the album cover as Hawk Nelson... Is My Friend!, is the third full-length studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 1, 2008, debuting at #34 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on iTunes top hundred chart. In the first week of its...
- 2009 Modern Rock/Alternative Song of the Year: "Live Life Loud"
- 2010 Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year: Live Life Loud!
- 2010 Modern Rock/Alternative Song of the Year: "Never Enough"
GMA Dove Awards
GMA Music Awards
The Gospel Music Association Dove Awards are presented annually by the Gospel Music Association for outstanding achievements in the Christian music industry. The awards are usually presented during a ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee, that features performances by a number of the industry's newest...
- 2007 nominee, Recorded Music Packaging: Smile, It's the End of the World
- 2009 nominee, Recorded Music Packaging: Hawk Nelson Is My Friend
- 2010 nominee41st GMA Dove AwardsThe 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 21, 2010 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2009. The show was held at the The Opry Entertainment Complex in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Bart Millard....
, Recorded Music Packaging: Live Life Loud
Golden Ear Music Awards (Ignite Your Faith Magazine)
- 2006 two wins: Best Band, and Best Male Vocalist: Jason Dunn
Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
s
- 2009 nominee, Best Recording Package: Hawk Nelson Is My FriendHawk Nelson Is My FriendHawk Nelson Is My Friend, stylized on the album cover as Hawk Nelson... Is My Friend!, is the third full-length studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 1, 2008, debuting at #34 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on iTunes top hundred chart. In the first week of its...
Juno Awards
- 2007 nomineeJuno Awards of 2007The Juno Awards of 2007 were hosted in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on the weekend ending 1 April 2007. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada during most of 2006...
, Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: Smile, It's the End of the WorldSmile, It's The End of the WorldSmile, It's the End of the World is the second full length album by pop punk band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 4, 2006.The record was a 2005 GMA Dove Award nominee for Rock Album, produced by Aaron Sprinkle. It was also a nominee for Recorded Music Packaging, designed by Jason Powers...
VH1
- 2006, No. 1 spot on VH1's top 20 video countdown with "The One Thing I Have Left" music video.