Hello Beautiful

This article is about a music band. For other uses, see Hello Beautiful (disambiguation).

Hello Beautiful
Origin	Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock, Hip Hop
Years active	2004 (2004)–present
Members	Cole Martin Charlie Royal Kevin Walsh
Past members	Adam Stein Buddy Taylor Darrell Wallace Daniel Bradimore
Website	http://www.hellobeautifulmusic.com

Hello Beautiful is a Canadian alternative rock band from Whitby. They are known primarily for their hybrid sound of punk, rock, hip hop and jazz. They were formed in 2004 by vocalist/guitarist Cole Martin and drummer Kevin Walsh, who were later joined by bass guitarist Daniel Bradimore, and later vocalist Charlie Royal. A few years later, they recorded a self-titled six-song EP, which garnered a large and loyal local following in the Durham region.

Hello Beautiful really knows how to ignite an audience, as noted by Toronto's Exclaim Magazine; "Their set caused a dance floor eruption and a constant interchange between the crowd and band made for an endearing set. HB got enough love from the crowd to play an encore and left the stage while the crowed [sic] raged." (Recently Reviewed, Exclaim Magazine, Nov/08). During the aftermath of a show at Toronto's legendary live venue, The Horseshoe Tavern, the establishment’s co-owner, Jeff Cohen said "The last time I saw someone play like that on this stage, it was Billy Talent, and that was like four years ago!".

While some bands have blended genres before, none have created this particular blend of Punk, Hip Hop and Pop Rock, in essence creating their style of popular music. This unique dynamic is easily noticed on their full-length debut album, Soundtrack For Scenario, which has received high praise: "Sheer noise can result from fusing Hip Hop, Rock and Punk instead of a euphonic harmony" however, "Hello Beautiful have managed to successfully mix the three types of music into one" (ChartAttack.com Aug/08). After having two singles, Virginia Symphony and Saint Andrew's Bridge, in MuchMusic’s Top 5, performances on MTV and Breakfast Television, and ample national touring experience (supporting such acts as; Hedley, Snoop Dogg, illScarlett, Akon, Alexisonfire, Down With Webster, etc. along the way), the quintet with the relentless work ethic headed into the legendary Vespa Studio to record their second album. Produced by International music industry veterans; Harry Hess and Eric Ratz (Billy Talent, Cancer Bats, etc), Hello Beautiful created a hard-hitting 13-track album - still based on their impressive fusion, but full of new twists.

Soundtrack for Scenario

In late April 2007, Hello Beautiful recorded their full-length debut, Soundtrack for Scenario, with the help of Canadian music industry veteran, Murray Daigle. The album was subsequently released a year later through a distribution deal with the independent label Bent Penny Records via the distribution company, Fontana North. Two singles were released from Soundtrack for Scenario, Virginia Symphony, and Saint Andrew's Bridge. Due to large fan support via request lines and internet media, the first single, Virginia Symphony, was in heavy rotation on MuchMusic for the summer/early fall of 2008, and peaked at No. 2 on Much On Demand’s Daily Top 10. Their second video, Saint Andrew's Bridge, peaked at No. 5. Hello Beautiful was the only unsigned artist to chart that year, while all other charting artists were affiliated with a major and/or major independent label. For the next two years, the band toured Canada multiple times in support of Soundtrack for Scenario.

I Wanna Die Like This!

In late 2010, Hello Beautiful recorded a new album titled I Wanna Die Like This! with longtime industry stalwarts, Harry Hess and Eric Ratz (Billy Talent, Cancer Bats, etc), at Vespa Studio in Toronto. Guitarist Darrell Wallace joined the band prior the writing/recording of the album during this time. With the new album being more rock based, but also having some powerful piano driven songs (featuring the influence of pianist Daniel Bradimore, before he departed from the band in mid-2012 for personal reasons), it differs from the first album's base of blues and funk. After being held back for promotional (and political) reasons, the release date for 'I Wanna Die Like This! is set for November 27th, 2012, with videos for the album's two lead singles Tick Tock' and "I'll Come Running" having already been released in October, 2012.

Members

• Cole Kidd (rhythm guitar / lead vocals)
• Charlie Royal (lead vocals)
• Kevin Walsh (drums / backing vocals)

Discography

Studio albums

• Soundtrack for Scenario (2008)
• I Wanna Die Like This! (2010)

External links

• Hello Beautiful on Facebook