Hedley (band)

Hedley
Left to right: Tommy MacDonald, Jacob Hoggard, Dave Rosin, Chris Crippin
Background information
Origin	Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Rock, pop, alternative rock
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Universal Canada, Capitol, Island
Website	www.hedleyonline.com
Members
Jacob Hoggard Tommy Mac Dave Rosin Chris Crippin

Hedley is a Canadian rock band composed of lead singer Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac on bass, Dave Rosin on lead guitar and Chris Crippin on drums. The band retains the name of Hoggard's pre-Canadian Idol group, although the membership has changed. The band originated in Abbotsford, British Columbia. They were named after the town of Hedley, British Columbia, a name chosen after members heard that it was for sale for $246,000.^{[citation needed]} While the idea of buying the town ran its course, the name remained. There are also rumors that the name "Hedley" originated from Hedley Street in Abbotsford, the hometown of Jacob Hoggard.^{[citation needed]}

Original line-up and Canadian Idol (2004-05)

Hedley originally consisted of Jacob Hoggard, Kevin Giesbrecht, Kevin Heeres, Ryan Federau and Brandon McKay. The band wrote many songs such as Gunnin' and Sugar Free (which were later recorded by the current Hedley). The original band bet Jacob Hoggard $150 that he wouldn't make it into the top three for Canadian Idol. Hoggard proved them wrong making it to the top three before stepping out of the competition. Reason for he knew where Hedley was going and wanted to start with a road of success for him and his band.

Hedley and Famous Last Words (2005-08)

Their debut single "On My Own" reached number 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart and the follow-up "Trip" peaked at number 11. The singles "On My Own", "321", "Trip", and "Gunnin" topped the MuchMusic Countdown.^{[citation needed]} Their last single, "Street Fight", off of their self-titled debut album was successful on both the MuchMusic Countdown and the Canadian Singles Chart.^{[citation needed]} Their first single from their album Famous Last Words, "She's So Sorry", achieved success on the MuchMusic Countdown.^{[citation needed]} They have toured with Simple Plan, Faber Drive, MxPx, Nickelback and Bon Jovi.

In the summer of 2006, they signed a record deal with Capitol Records in the United States where they completed a tour opening for Yellowcard. Hedley released their second album, Famous Last Words, on October 30, 2007. It went platinum ten days after release.^{[citation needed]} The first single from the CD, "She's So Sorry", was released to radio on August 21, 2007. The video was shot in Toronto, Ontario, and premiered on MuchMusic on September 20, 2007.

An American compilation of singles was released in the US by Universal Music on May 19, 2009 entitled Never Too Late.

The Show Must Go and Go With The Show (2009-2011)

On November 17, 2009, Hedley released their third studio album The Show Must Go. The first single "Cha-Ching" peaked at number 6 in the Canadian Hot 100.^{[citation needed]} The second single, Don't Talk To Strangers peaked at number 11 on the Canadian Hot 100, and at number 1 on the Much Music Countdown.^{[citation needed]} The third single "Perfect" peaked at number seven in the Canadian Hot 100, and also peaked at number one in the Much Music Countdown.^{[citation needed]} The fourth single off the album was "Hands Up".

Hedley have finished their tour across Canada in support of their new album The Show Must Go which was released November 17, 2009. On November 16, 2009, Chart Attack reported, "Fefe Dobson and Stereos will be along for the whole trek, while Faber Drive and Boys Like Girls will support on select dates." A live album entitled "Go With The Show" was recorded during this tour.

In 2010 the band signed an American record deal with Island Records. The album was originally to be released in the US on October 12, but instead was released on December 7, 2010. The band also toured the US promoting the album, the album was available on the tour containing the bonus tracks "I Do (Wanna Love You)" and "Color Outside The Lines."

Storms (2011-present)

On May 5, 2011, Hedley confirmed that they were back in the studio recording a new album. The first official single from the album, entitled, "Invincible", was released on iTunes (Canada) on August 23, 2011. The single has yet to be released on iTunes (U.S.).

An official music video for the single, "Invincible', was released on September 6, 2011. Another official music video for "One Life" was also released.

The band's fourth studio album, Storms, was released on November 8, 2011.

Band members

• Jacob Hoggard – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, piano
• Dave Rosin – guitar, backing vocals
• Tommy Mac – bass, backing vocals
• Chris Crippin – drums, backing vocals, rhythm guitar

Lead guitar player Dave Rosin (full name David Cameron Rosin), was born in Prince George, BC on July 28, 1981. Dave was previously in a band called Day Theory, but left the band in 2004 to join Hedley, along with Jacob, Chris and Tommy.

Discography

Main article: Hedley discography

Studio albums

• Hedley (2005)
• Famous Last Words (2007)
• The Show Must Go (2009 Canada, 2010 US)
• Storms (November 8, 2011)

Live albums

• Go With the Show (2010)

Awards

Hedley at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival

• Nominated for Rock Album of the Year (for self-titled CD; Nickelback's All The Right Reasons won), and New Group of the Year (won by Bedouin Soundclash) at the 2006 Juno Awards. They closed the show with their single "On My Own".
• Nominated for Favourite Canadian Group (won by Billy Talent), and they were nominated for Best Pop Video and Best Post-Production (won by Sam Roberts) for their video for "Gunnin'" at the MuchMusic Video Awards on June 17, 2007. They won Best Pop Video.
• Nominated for four 2007 Juno Awards. Their only victory was for their producer, Brian Howes (for "Trip", off the Hedley album). They were also nominated for the 2008 Juno Award for Group of the Year, but lost to Blue Rodeo.
• Of the six nominations the group got for the 2008 Much Music Video Awards (MMVA), the group won four awards: Best Video - For The Nights I Can't Remember, Best Cinematography - For the Nights I Can't Remember (which defeated another Hedley effort, She's So Sorry), Best Director - For The Nights I Can't Remember, MuchLOUD Best Rock Video - She's So Sorry.
• Won 3 awards, all for the song "For the Nights I Can't Remember" Fans Choice Award, Song of the Year, and the Chart Topper Award.
• Nominated for two 2010 Juno Awards: Pop Album of the Year (won by Michael Bublé for album Crazy Love), and Group of the Year (won by Metric).
• Played at the closing ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 olympic games.
• Nominated for 6 awards in the 2010 MMVAs: Video Of The Year (won for Perfect), Post Production of The Year (won for Perfect), Cinematography Of The Year (lost to Trey Songz and Drake's Successful), Director Of The Year (lost to Billy Talent's Saint Veronika) , Pop Video Of The Year (won for Cha-Ching), and Ur Fave Video (lost to Justin Bieber and Ludacris's Baby).
• Won a Juno Award at the 2011 ceremony for Video of the Year.

Influences

After an interview Jacob confessed to being influenced by the band Jimmy Eat World and Steven Tyler. He said “Tommy came from metal background and I came in with Jimmy Eat World and Steven Tyler as being my biggest influences, and it somehow came together amazingly.”

See also

• List of bands from Canada

External links

• Official website