Down with Webster
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Down with Webster or DWW is a 7 man Canadian pop rock / hip hop band from The Beaches area of Toronto, Ontario who signed with Universal Motown in April 2009. During live shows the band occasionally uses a three piece horn section.
History
In 2008, DWW won the Rogers Mobile/Universal Music best unsigned artist in Canada award and in 2009 both KISS front man Gene Simmons and Timbaland expressed interest in signing the band to their respective labels. According to Timbaland, "That group is the most amazing and creative, innovative group that’s going to come out in 2010." The band had already decided to go with Universal Motown at the time that Timbaland wanted to sign them, however.[1][2]
The band's debut EP Time to Win Vol. 1 was released on October 6, 2009, and the single "Rich Girl$" debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at #47 for the week of October 24, 2009, and peaked at #21 on the issue of January 9, 2010. The video for "Rich Girl$" was posted to Youtube/VEVO on January 12 and crossed the 1 million views mark in July. The follow-up single "Your Man" was released to Canadian radio stations in January 2010.[3] Since then it has peaked at #12 on the Canadian Hot 100, outperforming their debut single on the chart.[4] In April 2010, both of the hit singles were certified platinum in digital downloads by the CRIA[5].
Trivia
- Band member Kyle "Kap Ten" Fairlie was a child actor in his youth. He played roles such as Rabbit in the TV series Franklin (TV series) [6]. He was also in a few other small film and television roles [7].
Members
Current members
Cameron "Cam" Hunter – vocals, and keys Martin "Bucky" Seja – vocals Tyler Armes – bass guitar, and keys Andrew "Marty" Martino – drums Kyle "Kap Ten/OneOh" Fairlie – hype man Dave "Diggy" Ferris – DJ Patrick gillett "pat"- vocals and guitar
Discography
Studio Albums
- 2007: Down with Webster (Unofficial)
- 2009: Time to Win, Vol. 1
- 2010: Time to Win, Vol. 2 (To be released)
Singles
| Year | Single | CAN | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Rich Girl$" | 21 | Time to Win, Vol. 1 |
| 2010 | "Your Man" | 12 | |
| 2010 | "Whoa Is Me" | 21 |
Footnotes
- ^ http://www.killahbeez.com/2010/01/29/getting-down-with-webster-qa-with-tyler-of-dww/
- ^ Down with Webster’s Time To Win, Vol. I in Stores Today Business Wire, October 6, 2009
- ^ http://www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=Z1
- ^ http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100
- ^ http://cria.ca/gold/0410_g.php
- ^ List of Franklin characters#Franklin's friends
- ^ [1]