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Infobox musical artist | name = The Reason| image = The Reason at Burlington Music Festival.jpg| caption = Performing at the 2011 Burlington Sound of Music festival| image_size =| landscape =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton , Ontario , Canada | genre = Indie rock Rock music|Rock Emo Post-hardcore (Earlier)| years_active = start date|2003dashpresent| label = Smallman Records|Smallman Anthem Records|Anthem | associated_acts =| website =| current_members = Adam White - Singing|Vocals James Nelan - Guitar Mike Caputo - Guitar Ronson Armstrong - Bass guitar|Bass Steve Kiely - Drum kit|Drums | past_members = Jeremy Widerman - Guitar Cam Bordignon - Drum kit|Drums Sean Palmer - Bass guitar|Bass Erik Mikalauskas - Guitar Joe "Juice" Deumars - Drum kit|Drums The Reason is a Canadian Rock music|rock band, formed by Adam White and James Nelan in 2003 in Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton .
History
Adam White ( Singing|vocals ) and James "Cubby" Nelan ( guitar ) formed The Reason in late 2003 after the passing of their punk rock band, Sewing With Nancie. Eventually adding Erik Mikalauskas ( guitar ), Cam Bordignon ( Drum kit|drums ) and Sean Palmer ( bass guitar|bass ), The Reason began to write songs and immediately released their first Extended play|EP - Problems Associated With Running . The band replaced Mikalauskas with Jeremy Widerman on guitar shortly afterwards, and went on tour { http://www.thereason.ca/newsite/tour.php}. They soon signed to Smallman Records & Management after the label witnessed the band performing a concert. In the 12 months that followed they played over 200 shows across Canada and the northern USA, and quickly developed poise well beyond their short existence.
They released their first full-length album, Ravenna , on Smallman Records in 2004, which helped them join tours with Alexisonfire , Boys Night Out , Murphy's Law (band)|Murphy's Law , No Use for A Name and Strung Out , and shows at CMW, Wakefest, Edgefest, and Wakestock. The album combined aggressive pop with punk music|punk that triggered comparisons to Grade (band)|Grade Citation needed|date=June 2007 and early The Get Up Kids|Get Up Kids Citation needed|date=June 2007. According to Chart Magazine , The Reason had "sharpened their attack, tightened up arrangements and honed their harmonies to precision-drilled perfection" http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/49208/cd-releases-the-arcade-fire-peter-elkas-the-datsuns-joni-mitchell-tegan-and-sara-and-m Review of the album "Ravenna" by Steve English of Chart magazine, Sept 14, 2004 Last retrieved Apr 2, 2009
In 2005, The Reason replaced Sean Palmer with Ronson Armstrong on bass and started work on their next release, patiently writing and recording songs over the next two years. They attracted the attention of Juno-winning producer Gavin Brown (musician)|Gavin Brown ( Billy Talent , Three Days Grace , Thornley (band)|Thornley ), who agreed to work with The Reason "as a labour of love"Citation needed|date=March 2008 after hearing the Demo (music)|demo . With Brown's help, The Reason's album, '' Things Couldn't Be Better '', was released March 20, 2007.Allmusic|class=album|id=r1031992|pure_url=yes Things Couldn't Be Better at Allmusic
At the end of September 2008, the band announced via myspace that drummer Cam Bordignon had left the band during the writing process for FOOLS (album)|FOOLS , their upcoming record. The split was amicable and it was also announced that close friend Steve Kiely was to replace Cam as the new permanent drummer for The Reason.
The band recorded FOOLS at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, North Carolina in November 2008. The month-long experience had a rejuvenating effect on the band, partly because of the great locale and partly because of the work of producer Steven Haigler ( The Pixies , Brand New , Clutch ). Haigler played a pivotal role in developing the band's new sound, which steered away from its previous heavier style.
In 2010, the band parted ways with Smallman and are now managed by SRO/Anthem ( Rush (band)|Rush , Thornley (band)|Thornley ). They also said goodbye to guitarist Jeremy Widerman, who is now replaced by Michael Caputo.
FOOLS was released on August 24, 2010, as the band begins a cross-Canada tour.
Band members
Adam White - Singing|Vocals , Guitar
James Nelan - Guitar , Singing|Vocals , Keyboard Instrument|Keys
Silence Is Bliss (2002) (Recorded during the transition from "Sewing With Nancie" to "The Reason")
Problems Associated With Running (2003)
Full Lengths
Ravenna (album)|Ravenna (2004)
'' Things Couldn't Be Better (2007)
FOOLS (album)|FOOLS (2010)
Singles
Year
Title
Chart Positions
Album
Hot 100
Modern Rock Tracks
2005
"150"
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Ravenna
2007
"This is Just the Beginning"
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''Things Couldn't Be Better
"All I Ever Wanted"
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"We're So Beyond This"
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2010
"The Longest Highway Home"
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Fools
"Where Do We Go From Here"
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Music Videos
Year
Title
Album
Director
2005
"150"
Ravenna
Marc Ricciardelli
2007
"This is Just the Beginning"
''Things Couldn't Be Better
Sean Michael Turrell
"All I Ever Wanted"
"We're So Beyond This"
2010
"The Longest Highway Home"
Fools
Micha Dahan
2011
"Where Do We Go From Here"
Trivia
Their official video for 'We're So Beyond This' features Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara , who contributed vocals to the song.
Interviews
http://www.torontomusicscene.ca/interviews/the-reason-doesn-t-care-if-you-don-t-like-them.html Interview With The Reason at Virgin Festival 2007- From Toronto Music Scene
See also
Portal|Music of Canada
List of bands from Canada
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.thereasonmusic.com/ The Reason Official site
http://www.smallmanrecords.com/ The Reason at Smallman Records
http://www.myspace.com/thereasonrock The Reason at Myspace
DEFAULTSORT:Reason Category:Musical groups established in 2003 Category:Musical groups from Edmonton Category:Canadian indie rock groups Category:Canadian post-hardcore musical groups
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