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This article is about the Canadian pop rock band. For other uses, see Stereo (disambiguation).
Stereos

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 the prominent use of Auto-Tune. Their first act that had them recognized was appearing on the MuchMusic original series, disBAND. In October of 2009, they released their first album self-titled Stereos.

Early career

Stereos started as a Christian band. They had former members (Brad Bosch and Kris Booth) who left the band because they did not like the fact the Stereos was changing more in to rock and less out of Christian. And that is were Robb Chalifoux and Aaron Verdonk joined the band.

Biography

The band started approximately two years before being on the show disBAND under the name Stand By Me in 2008.

Basically we played this big showcase during Canadian Music Week, Gene Simmons was there, everyone from Universal. After we played, they brought us all up to a big room and just sat us down and they’re like ‘Here’s the deal’.

— Miles Holmwood[1]

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.[2][3]

They are currently recording a studio album with producer Gavin Brown.[4] 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.[5] 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 will be performing 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."[6]

On January 7, 2010 the band has also hinted they are going back to the studio on a recent blog posted by Dan.[7]

In March 2010, the band received two Juno Award nominations which was for Best New Artist, and Best Pop Album.[8]

Band members

Current members

Touring support

  • Jon Weizman - Sound tech
  • Bobby Frazer - Tour manager

Management

Past members

Discography

Studio albums

Year Information Peak Certifications
CAN
2009 Stereos
3[10]
CAN: Gold[11]

Singles

Year Single Peaks Album
CAN
Hot 100
2009 "Summer Girl" 2[12] Stereos
"Throw Ya Hands Up" (feat. Jhevon Paris) 3[13]
"Turn It Up" 30[14]
2010 "Butterflies" 65[15]

Other charted songs

Year Song Chart peaks Album
CAN Hot 100
2009 "Bye Bye Baby" 43[16] Stereos
(and deluxe version)
"Get With You" (feat. Far East Movement) 31[17]
"Jet Black Cadillac" 70[18]
2010 "LA Dreamin'" 75[19] LA Dreamin' - Single

Music videos

"Summer Girl" — 2009
"Throw Ya Hands Up" — 2009
"Turn It Up" — 2009
"Butterflies" — 2010

References

  1. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: disBAND's Stereos Gets Signed". MuchMusic.com. May 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  2. ^ "Stereos Appear On DisBand Finale Tonight". May 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  3. ^ "Stereos Sign With Universal Music Canada". Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  4. ^ "Stereos Appear On DisBand Finale Tonight". May 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-26. Stereos have been working with Juno Award-winning producer Gavin Brown (Billy Talent, Cancer Bats) and plan to release their debut album this fall.
  5. ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  6. ^ Harper, Kate (11/16/09). "Hedley Announce Canadian Tour". Chart Attack. Retrieved 2009-11-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ http://www.wearestereos.com/blog/detail.aspx?nid=416
  8. ^ http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2512896
  9. ^ "Underground Operations - Stereos". Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  10. ^ http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=t.i.#/charts/canadian-albums?chartDate=2009-11-07
  11. ^ http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php#album
  12. ^ "Stereos - Summer Girl - Canadian Singles Top 100". acharts.us. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  13. ^ "Stereos - Throw Ya Hands Up - Canadian Singles Top 100". acharts.us. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  14. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100#/charts/canadian-hot-100?begin=21&order=position
  15. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100#/charts/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer
  16. ^ "Stereos - Bye Bye Baby - Canadian Singles Top 100". acharts.us. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  17. ^ "Stereos and Far East Movement - Get With You - Canadian Singles Top 100". acharts.us. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  18. ^ "Stereos - Jet Black Cadillac - Canadian Singles Top 100". acharts.us. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  19. ^ "Stereos - LA Dreamin' - Canadian Singles Top 100". acharts.us. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
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