Stereos
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Stereos are a Juno
nominated pop
band from Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
, formed in 2008. They are known mainly for their musical style, which fuses aspects of hip hop
and pop
to form their primary style including. Their first act that had them recognized was appearing on the MuchMusic
original series, disBAND
. In October 2009, they released their first album self-titled Stereos
.
under the name Stand By Me in 2008. After meeting disBAND Guru Greig Nori
, Stand By Me had been immediately advised to change their name due to copyright issues. Turn It Up was chosen. Later, in order to perform several shows in Toronto
, Ontario
, Universal Music Canada A&R rep Mark Spicoluk
advised the band to change their name again, and the band chose the name Stereos. After receiving the thumbs up from the judges from disBand, Stereos went to a large gig to receive a contract from the President of Universal Music Canada and judged by Kiss
member Gene Simmons
.
They are currently recording a studio album with producer Gavin Brown
.
On June 4 their music video for "Summer Girl
" debuted on the MuchMusic Countdown. The single also debuted at #2 on the Canadian Hot 100
based on the large amount of downloads in the first week and in June 2009, Stereos' debut single, "Summer Girl" sold over 120,000 units in Canada and has been certified CRIA
double platinum in digital downloads. The band released their self-titled debut album Stereos
on October 20, 2009 and was certified gold by the CRIA
in January 2010 with sales of over 40,000 copies. The band started their first ever Cross-Canada tour on November 7, 2009 in Windsor, Ontario.
The Show Must Go...On The Road Tour!!
Stereos went across Canada in March and April 2010 on Hedley
's The Show Must Go...On The Road Tour. Hedley announced the tour in support of their new album The Show Must Go
which was released November 17, 2009. "Fefe Dobson
and Stereos will be along for the whole trek, while Faber Drive
and Boys Like Girls
will support on select dates."
On January 7, 2010 the band stated they were going back to the studio on a blog posted by Dan.
In March 2010, the band received two Juno Award
nominations which was for Best New Artist, and Best Pop Album. They released two other singles that charted moderately,"Turn It Up" peaked at #31, and "Butterflies" at #51. The song "She Only Likes Me When She's Drunk" failed to chart.
Stereos second album, titled "Uncontrollable" was released on December 14, 2010. The first single from the album, "Uncontrollable" was released on October 25, 2010 and peaked at #42 on the Canadian Hot 100. The second single,"Body Move" was released in February 2011, the music video is currently under works. They will be going on a tour across Canada starting in March 2011. In mid April the bands' drummer, Aaron, sustained a broken finger, leaving him unable to perform. This caused the band to cancel several shows until Aaron's finger heals. The shows will not be rescheduled.
"Throw Ya Hands Up" — 2009
"Turn It Up" — 2009
"Butterflies" — 2010
"Wingin' It
Theme" — 2010
"She Only Likes Me When She's Drunk" — 2010
"Uncontrollable" - 2010
"Body Move" - 2011
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
nominated pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band from Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, formed in 2008. They are known mainly for their musical style, which fuses aspects of hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
to form their primary style including. Their first act that had them recognized was appearing on the MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
original series, disBAND
Disband (TV show)
Disband is a Canadian reality show that was produced and broadcasted by MuchMusic that gave aspiring music acts a chance to get big industry attention...
. In October 2009, they released their first album self-titled Stereos
Stereos (album)
Stereos is the eponymous debut album by Canadian pop rock band Stereos, released on October 20, 2009. The deluxe version features two additional tracks "Bye Bye Baby" and "All U Pretty Girls". The album debuted at #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart, and was certified gold by the CRIA with over 40,000...
.
Biography
The band started approximately two years before being on the show disBANDDisband (TV show)
Disband is a Canadian reality show that was produced and broadcasted by MuchMusic that gave aspiring music acts a chance to get big industry attention...
under the name Stand By Me in 2008. After meeting disBAND Guru Greig Nori
Greig Nori
Greig Andrew Nori is a producer and musician from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada and is well known as the former frontman, lead vocalist and guitarist of the pop punk band Treble Charger...
, Stand By Me had been immediately advised to change their name due to copyright issues. Turn It Up was chosen. Later, in order to perform several shows in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Universal Music Canada A&R rep Mark Spicoluk
Mark Spicoluk
Mark Spicoluk founded and played bass for the band Closet Monster from 1997 until December 8, 2005. Closet Monster reunited to play Wakestock on August 8, 2009. Spicoluk established the indie punk rock label Underground Operations in 1995.During his period with Closet Monster, Spicoluk played for...
advised the band to change their name again, and the band chose the name Stereos. After receiving the thumbs up from the judges from disBand, Stereos went to a large gig to receive a contract from the President of Universal Music Canada and judged by Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
member Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
.
They are currently recording a studio album with producer Gavin Brown
Gavin Brown (musician)
Gavin "Golden" Brown is a multi-platinum, multi-Juno Award-winning Canadian record producer, songwriter, and musician.Brown is based in Toronto, Canada and Los Angeles, California. Having worked with a variety of acts, Gavin is best known for both his ability to develop and break young artists,...
.
On June 4 their music video for "Summer Girl
Summer Girl (song)
"Summer Girl" is the debut single by Canadian pop band Stereos from their self-titled debut album. It was the song they performed on MuchMusic's disBAND reality show, which led them to being signed by Universal Canada. It was released as a single in 2009. The song is about meeting a girl and...
" debuted on the MuchMusic Countdown. The single also debuted at #2 on the Canadian Hot 100
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
based on the large amount of downloads in the first week and in June 2009, Stereos' debut single, "Summer Girl" sold over 120,000 units in Canada and has been certified CRIA
Cria
A cria is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco. It comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English, crya , was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically...
double platinum in digital downloads. The band released their self-titled debut album Stereos
Stereos (album)
Stereos is the eponymous debut album by Canadian pop rock band Stereos, released on October 20, 2009. The deluxe version features two additional tracks "Bye Bye Baby" and "All U Pretty Girls". The album debuted at #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart, and was certified gold by the CRIA with over 40,000...
on October 20, 2009 and was certified gold by the CRIA
Cria
A cria is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco. It comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English, crya , was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically...
in January 2010 with sales of over 40,000 copies. The band started their first ever Cross-Canada tour on November 7, 2009 in Windsor, Ontario.
The Show Must Go...On The Road Tour!!
Stereos went across Canada in March and April 2010 on Hedley
Hedley (band)
Hedley is a Canadian pop rock band comprising lead singer Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac on bass, Dave Rosin on lead guitar and Chris Crippin on drums. The current band retains the original name of Hoggard's pre-Canadian Idol group, although the membership has changed. The band originated in Abbotsford,...
's The Show Must Go...On The Road Tour. Hedley announced the tour in support of their new album The Show Must Go
The Show Must Go
-Charts:-The Show Must Go... on the Road Tour:Hedley announced a tour across Canada in support of the album. Fefe Dobson and Stereos were supporting acts for the entire tour, while Boys Like Girls supported the dates from March 28 to April 10, and Faber Drive supported the other eight dates.A...
which was released November 17, 2009. "Fefe Dobson
Fefe Dobson
Felicia Lily "Fefe" Dobson is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her self-titled debut album earned her two Juno Award nominations. Her second album, Sunday Love, was not released and she was terminated from her recording company...
and Stereos will be along for the whole trek, while Faber Drive
Faber Drive
Faber Drive is a four-piece, Canadian pop punk band from Mission, British Columbia.-Biography:Discovered by Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, and signed to his 604 Records label after winning Fox Seeds, a local radio challenge, Faber Drive released their debut album, Seven Second Surgery, on May 15, 2007...
and Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls is an American rock band from Massachusetts. Formed in 2005, the group gained mainstream recognition when it released its self-titled debut album. Boys Like Girls was the co-headliner with Good Charlotte for the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour 2008 that toured across the United...
will support on select dates."
On January 7, 2010 the band stated they were going back to the studio on a blog posted by Dan.
In March 2010, the band received two Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
nominations which was for Best New Artist, and Best Pop Album. They released two other singles that charted moderately,"Turn It Up" peaked at #31, and "Butterflies" at #51. The song "She Only Likes Me When She's Drunk" failed to chart.
Stereos second album, titled "Uncontrollable" was released on December 14, 2010. The first single from the album, "Uncontrollable" was released on October 25, 2010 and peaked at #42 on the Canadian Hot 100. The second single,"Body Move" was released in February 2011, the music video is currently under works. They will be going on a tour across Canada starting in March 2011. In mid April the bands' drummer, Aaron, sustained a broken finger, leaving him unable to perform. This caused the band to cancel several shows until Aaron's finger heals. The shows will not be rescheduled.
Current members
- Pat Kordyback - Lead vocals
- Miles Holmwood - Lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
/Vocals - Daniel Johnson - Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Robb Chalifoux - Rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Aaron Verdonk - Drums
Touring support
- Jon Weizman - Monitor Sound tech
- Bobby-ray McGuiness - Tour manager
- George Hadjic - FOH Sound guy
- Taylor Kordyback
Studio albums
| Year | Information | Peak | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
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| 2009 | Stereos Stereos (album) Stereos is the eponymous debut album by Canadian pop rock band Stereos, released on October 20, 2009. The deluxe version features two additional tracks "Bye Bye Baby" and "All U Pretty Girls". The album debuted at #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart, and was certified gold by the CRIA with over 40,000...
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Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... : Gold |
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| 2010 | Uncontrollable
Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
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| 2009 | "Summer Girl Summer Girl (song) "Summer Girl" is the debut single by Canadian pop band Stereos from their self-titled debut album. It was the song they performed on MuchMusic's disBAND reality show, which led them to being signed by Universal Canada. It was released as a single in 2009. The song is about meeting a girl and... " |
2 |
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Stereos |
| "Throw Ya Hands Up Throw Ya Hands Up "Throw Ya Hands Up" is a song recorded by Canadian band Stereos, which features vocals from rapper Jhevon Paris. It is the Stereos' second single from their self-titled debut album. It was released digitally on September 1, 2009. On the issue dated September 19, 2009, the song debuted on the... " (feat. Jhevon Paris) |
3 |
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| "Turn It Up" | 30 |
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| 2010 | "Butterflies" | 51 | ||
| "She Only Likes Me When She's Drunk" | — | |||
| "Uncontrollable" | 42 | Uncontrollable | ||
Other charted songs
| Year | Song | Peaks | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
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| 2009 | "Bye Bye Baby" | 43 | Stereos (and deluxe version) |
| "Get With You" (feat. Far East Movement Far east movement Far East Movement is an Asian American electro hop quartet based in Los Angeles. The group formed in 2003 and consists of Kev Nish , Prohgress , J-Splif , and DJ Virman... ) |
31 | ||
| "Jet Black Cadillac" | 70 | ||
| 2010 | "LA Dreamin'" | 75 | LA Dreamin' - Single |
Music videos
"Summer Girl" — 2009"Throw Ya Hands Up" — 2009
"Turn It Up" — 2009
"Butterflies" — 2010
"Wingin' It
Wingin' It
Wingin' It is a Canadian teen sitcom airing on Family; the series is produced by Temple Street Productions in association with Family. It stars Demetrius Joyette and Dylan Everett. It also includes guest-stars from other Family Channel shows such as The Latest Buzz...
Theme" — 2010
"She Only Likes Me When She's Drunk" — 2010
"Uncontrollable" - 2010
"Body Move" - 2011
External links
- Official website
- Stereos at TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...