Hawk Nelson is a
Christian rockChristian rock is a form of rock music played by bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands. Much Christian rock has ties to the contemporary...
band hailing from
Peterborough, OntarioPeterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in Southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 in the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area had a population of 116 570. It presently ranks as the 33rd and smallest CMA...
. The band has become popular in the Christian music scene and was voted "Favorite New Artist" by
CCM MagazineCCM Magazine was a monthly magazine published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications. It was first published in July 1978, and it has always been a Christian music magazine. On January 16, 2008, Salem announced that the April 2008 issue would be the final printed issue of the...
in their February 2006
Reader's Choice Awards. In 2006 Hawk Nelson won a #1 spot on VH1's top 20 video countdown with "The One Thing I Have Left" music video.
Biography
The band played and toured independently in Ontario, Canada before being signed with
Tooth & Nail RecordsTooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
, largely on the recommendation of
Trevor McNevanTrevor McNevan was born July 17, 1978 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He is the lead singer/songwriter of Thousand Foot Krutch. He also performs in pop punk side project FM Static with Steve Augustine , and he used the FM Static song "Moment Of Truth", to propose to his wife...
, the lead singer of fellow Tooth & Nail band
Thousand Foot KrutchThousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian christian rock band formed in 1997. They have released five major studio albums: Set It Off , Phenomenon , The Art of Breaking , The Flame In All of Us , and Welcome to the Masquerade...
. McNevan, also from
Peterborough, OntarioPeterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in Southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 in the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area had a population of 116 570. It presently ranks as the 33rd and smallest CMA...
, is credited with discovering the band. In July 2004, Hawk Nelson released their major label debut
Letters to the PresidentLetters to the President is the first album released by Christian pop punk band Hawk Nelson. The album was released on July 13, 2004. It was later re-released on October 4, 2005 with six additional tracks and three exclusive videos.-Track listing:...
. It was produced by
Aaron SprinkleAaron Sprinkle, aka "Wild Boar", is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Seattle, Washington.- Career :His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and they released a number of albums...
and McNevan, who also co-wrote the album's fourteen songs. He has also appeared on some of the band's songs, as well as in their video for the song "California".
The band has achieved some success in the mainstream as well. They portrayed
The WhoThe Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They became known for energetic live performances including the pioneering spectacle of instrument destruction...
on an episode of the
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
drama
American DreamsAmerican Dreams is an American television drama program broadcast on the NBC television network. It debuted on September 29, 2002. The show is set mostly in Philadelphia, and partly at Lehigh University...
, and they recorded a song named "Bring 'Em Out" for the 2005 motion picture
Yours, Mine and OursYours, Mine & Ours is a 2005 film starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo. Directed by Raja Gosnell, it was released on November 23 2005, and is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name, starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda.-Synopsis:...
featuring Drake Bell. This song and another hit song "The Show" were both used on Sunday Night Football commercials. "Things We Go Through" from
Letters to the President was also featured in
Yours, Mine and Ours.
In October 2005, the band re-released
Letters to the President, with new material including their cover of
The WhoThe Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They became known for energetic live performances including the pioneering spectacle of instrument destruction...
's "My Generation", three acoustic versions of some of their hits, and a limited edition cover.
The band released their second studio album,
Smile, It's the End of the WorldSmile, It's the End of the World is the second full length album by pop punk band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 4, 2006.Smile, It's the End of the World was a 2005 GMA Dove Award nominee for Rock Album, produced by Aaron Sprinkle. It was also a nominee for Recorded Music Packaging,...
, on April 4, 2006. The album was also co-written by Trevor McNevan of
Thousand Foot KrutchThousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian christian rock band formed in 1997. They have released five major studio albums: Set It Off , Phenomenon , The Art of Breaking , The Flame In All of Us , and Welcome to the Masquerade...
. The album won a GMA Canada
Covenant AwardThe Covenant Awards are handed out annually by GMA Canada, the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...
for "Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year" in 2006. The album's first single, "Everything You Ever Wanted", went on to hit #1 for 9 weeks on the
R&RR&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
Christian CHR chart, and was the fourth most-played song of 2006. The band spent the summer of 2006 touring the major Christian music festivals, and also took part in
Jeremy CampJeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released six albums, three of them RIAA-certified as Gold, and 17 number-one hit songs. His original music is a mixture of ballads and rock....
's
Beyond Measure tour. Hawk Nelson released a three-track
ChristmasChristmas , also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days. The nativity of Jesus, which is the basis for the anno Domini...
EPAn extended play is a vinyl record, CD, or music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as an LP. Usually, a CD single has around 10–28 minutes of music, an EP has up to 36 minutes, and an album generally has 30–80 minutes. Mini-LPs generally contain 20–30...
titled
GloriaGloria is Hawk Nelson's very first Christmas album to be released. It was released on 21 November 2006 to digital music stores.- Track listing :# "Alleluia"# "Gloria"# "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"# "Last Christmas"...
on November 21, 2006, and in winter of that year they toured with TobyMac's Winter Wonder Slam tour along with
The AftersThe Afters are a Dove Award-winning Rock band founded by Joshua Havens and Matt Fuqua. Havens and Fuqua first worked together in a Starbucks coffee shop in Mesquite, Texas, where they played for customers, before deciding to form a band. They added Brad Wigg and Marc Dodd, who were also employed at...
,
Family Force 5Family Force 5 is a Christian crunkcore band from Atlanta, Georgia.-Early History and The Family :...
, and
Ayiesha WoodsAyiesha Woods is a contemporary Christian musician. She has released two studio albums on Gotee Records: Introducing Ayiesha Woods and Love Like This . Woods is known for the hit songs "Happy" and "Big Enough" from her debut album...
.
Bulletproof Records and producer Ralph Sall have assembled the compilation
Charlotte's Web: Music Inspired By The Motion Picture featuring music by Christian artists including Hawk Nelson,
Amy GrantAmy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, author, media personality and occasional actress, best known for her contemporary Christian music. Grant was born in Augusta, Georgia....
, and
Billy Ray CyrusBilly Ray Cyrus is a Grammy Award-nominated American country music singer, songwriter and actor, best known for his #1 single "Achy Breaky Heart." Cyrus, a multi-platinum selling recording artist, has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart...
, which was released December 12, 2006. In addition,
Bob CarlisleBob Carlisle is a Grammy Award and Dove Award-winning American musician who performs Christian music. He performed with several bands, most notably Allies and Billy Thermal, before launching a solo career...
, Leigh Nash (Sixpence None The Richer), and
The SendThe Send is an alternative rock side-project of Falling Up ex-guitarist, Joseph A. Kisselburgh of Albany Oregon, currently signed to Tooth & Nail Records. His debut album, Cosmos, was released on July 31, 2007...
have all contributed exclusive tracks.
Hawk Nelson performed in 2006 on the Fringe Stage at
Creation FestivalCreation Festival is a series of popular Christian music festivals held in the United States. The original festival began in 1979 at Muddy Run Park in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania until 1984 when the Northeast festival was moved to Agape Farm in Mount Union, Pennsylvania...
Northwest, then again on the main stage at Creation in 2007. They performed sometime between July 25-July 28 2007 at
Creation FestivalCreation Festival is a series of popular Christian music festivals held in the United States. The original festival began in 1979 at Muddy Run Park in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania until 1984 when the Northeast festival was moved to Agape Farm in Mount Union, Pennsylvania...
Northwest on the Main Stage, and they played again on the Fringe Stage at
Creation FestivalCreation Festival is a series of popular Christian music festivals held in the United States. The original festival began in 1979 at Muddy Run Park in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania until 1984 when the Northeast festival was moved to Agape Farm in Mount Union, Pennsylvania...
Northeast sometime between June 27-June 30 2007. In 2007 (and again in 2009), Hawk Nelson performed at Winter Jam with a wide variety of other
ChristianA Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, who Christians believe was the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, and the Son of God.The term "Christian" is also used adjectivally to...
bands, which were
NewsongNewSong is a Contemporary Christian Music group that was founded in 1981, at Morningside Baptist Church in Valdosta, Georgia. They have had 20 #1 singles and eight GMA Dove Award nominations. They are the founders of the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, the United States' largest annual Christian music...
,
Jeremy CampJeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released six albums, three of them RIAA-certified as Gold, and 17 number-one hit songs. His original music is a mixture of ballads and rock....
,
Steven Curtis ChapmanSteven Curtis Chapman is a Contemporary Christian musician.After starting his career in the late 80s as a songwriter, Chapman has turned into one of the most prolific singers in the genre, releasing more than 20 albums to this date...
,
Sanctus RealSanctus Real is an American Christian rock band formed in Toledo, Ohio, in 1996. The group is composed of Matt Hammitt , Chris Rohman , Dan Gartley , Pete Prevost , and Mark Graalman...
, and
Britt NicoleBrittany Nicole Waddell is a Christian music artist who performs under the name Britt Nicole. She is signed to EMI CMG/Sparrow. She has Contemporary Christian music hits.-Childhood:...
. Also, Hawk Nelson toured with
MxPxMxPx is a punk rock band that officially formed in Bremerton, Washington, United States in 1992. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles....
,
Run Kid RunRun Kid Run is a Christian pop/rock band from Carmi, Illinois and Morganfield, Kentucky, formed in 2006. Their debut album This Is Who We Are, was released on May 18, 2006 through Tooth & Nail Records. All of the members, except Paul Stewart, were originally from the backing band for solo artist...
,
Project 86Project 86 is an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1996. As of 2009, the line-up consists of bassist Steven Dail, vocalist and songwriter Andrew Schwab, and guitarist Randy Torres. The band has released seven studio albums, two EPs, and two DVDs, which have sold over...
,
The FoldThe Fold is a rock band from Chicago, IL. They have released two full length albums and one EP on EMI/Tooth & Nail Records. This Too Shall Pass was released February 22, 2006 Secrets Keep You Sick released May 22nd, 2007 and Stargazer EP released August 26, 2008. Directly following the release of...
, and
The Classic CrimeThe Classic Crime is a band from Seattle, Washington. They are currently signed to Tooth & Nail Records. The band consists of Matt MacDonald , Alan Clark , Robert "Cheeze" Negrin , Paul "Skip" Erickson , and Justin DuQue .-Background:Their debut album Albatross was released on May 23, 2006. The...
on the Tooth and Nail Tour (
Green Tee Show Photos.
Aaron Tosti left the band to pursue other musical ventures and Justin Benner replaced him on the drums. Justin had toured with Hawk Nelson before with The Send.
Hawk Nelson's third full album,
Hawk Nelson Is My FriendHawk Nelson Is My Friend, stylized on the album cover as Hawk Nelson... Is My Friend!, is the third full-length studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 1, 2008, debuting at #34 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on iTunes top hundred chart. In the first week of its...
was released on April 1, 2008, and was co-written by Trevor McNevan of
Thousand Foot KrutchThousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian christian rock band formed in 1997. They have released five major studio albums: Set It Off , Phenomenon , The Art of Breaking , The Flame In All of Us , and Welcome to the Masquerade...
,
Raine MaidaMichael "Raine" Maida is a Canadian-born singer and songwriter, best known as being the vocalist and co-founder of the rock band Our Lady Peace....
of
Our Lady PeaceOur Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1992. Widely recognized by its abbreviation OLP, the band currently consists of members Raine Maida, Duncan Coutts, Jeremy Taggart and Steve Mazur...
and
Richard MarxRichard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
The band also contributed in 2008 a cover of "
Don't You (Forget About Me)"Don't You " is a song written for the soundtrack to the film The Breakfast Club and performed by Simple Minds in 1984. The songwriters were disco producer Keith Forsey "Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a song written for the soundtrack to the film The Breakfast Club and performed by Simple Minds in...
", originally by
Simple MindsSimple Minds are a rock band from Scotland, who had their greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band, from the south side of Glasgow, produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s, and later went on to produce some politically inspired and...
, off the
Don't You Forget About Me: The Covers EP.
The band headlined their own tour, the Green T Tour, which also featured
Capital LightsCapital Lights was a band that was formed in 2002. The band released one full-length album and several EPs.-History:The bandmates started the group in 2002 with the name afterEIGHT, after the demise of their previous group, known as twenty-4-seven....
and
Run Kid RunRun Kid Run is a Christian pop/rock band from Carmi, Illinois and Morganfield, Kentucky, formed in 2006. Their debut album This Is Who We Are, was released on May 18, 2006 through Tooth & Nail Records. All of the members, except Paul Stewart, were originally from the backing band for solo artist...
(
Green Tee Stage Show Photos). They headed out for another Faith Nights Baseball Tour this Summer.
Hawk Nelson was nominated for a Grammy for Best Recording Package, for their
Hawk Nelson Is My Friend album.
Hawk Nelson is involved in a campaign called the One Little Miracle Campaign pairing with
Toms ShoesTOMS Shoes is an American footwear company that is based in Santa Monica, California, which also operates a non-profit subsidiary, Friends of TOMS. The company was founded in 2006 by Blake Mycoskie, a business owner from Arlington, Texas. The company designs and sells lightweight shoes based on...
and the Ronald McDonald House.
In 2009, they were on the Winterjam tour [Winter 2009]and the Rock and Worship Road Show Tour [Spring 2009].
The band are currently touring with
SkilletSkillet is an American Christian rock band, formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band consists of John Cooper , his wife Korey Cooper , Ben Kasica , and the newest member Jen Ledger . Skillet has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose...
from October through December on their Awake and Alive Tour along with
Decyfer DownDecyfer Down is an American Christian alternative metal / hard rock band formed in 1999 and based in Morehead City, North Carolina. Up until 2002–the year that Chris Clonts joined the band–they went by the moniker Allysonhymn...
and The Letter Black.
On July 21 Hawk Nelson released their 2nd single from
Live Life LoudLive Life Loud is the fourth studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on September 22, 2009. According to Daniel Biro the dog on the cover is Jason's dog Murphy, and the album will be packaged with a pair of 3D glasses that will need to be worn to view the albums CD...
called "The Meaning Of Life," and on August 8, their song "Alive" began to be played on Christian Radio.
They released their newest album, Live Life Loud on September 22, 2009, and is now available on ITunes.
Current members
- Jason Dunn - lead vocals, piano
The piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
(since 2002)
- Daniel Biro - bass
The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
, backing vocalsA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(since 2002)
- Jonathan Steingard
Jonathan Steingard is the lead guitarist for the popular Christian pop-punk band, Hawk Nelson which he joined in October 2004, replacing the former guitarist Davin Clark...
- guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
, backing vocalsA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(since 2004)
- Justin Benner - drums
A drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
(since 2008)
Past members
- Dave 'Davin' Clark - guitar
The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
(2002-2004)
- Matt 'Matty' Paige - drums
A drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
(2002-2005)
- Aaron 'Skwid' Tosti - drums
A drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
(2005-2007)
Albums
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Album Title |
Record Label In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
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RIAA Certification |
| 2000 |
Riding Around The Park |
Independent as SWISH |
| July 13, 2004 |
Letters to the President Letters to the President is the first album released by Christian pop punk band Hawk Nelson. The album was released on July 13, 2004. It was later re-released on October 4, 2005 with six additional tracks and three exclusive videos.-Track listing:...
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Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
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Copies sold ca: 1,750,000 |
| April 4, 2006 |
Smile, It's the End of the World Smile, It's the End of the World is the second full length album by pop punk band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 4, 2006.Smile, It's the End of the World was a 2005 GMA Dove Award nominee for Rock Album, produced by Aaron Sprinkle. It was also a nominee for Recorded Music Packaging,...
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Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
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Copies sold ca: 1,450,000 |
| April 1, 2008 |
Hawk Nelson Is My Friend Hawk Nelson Is My Friend, stylized on the album cover as Hawk Nelson... Is My Friend!, is the third full-length studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 1, 2008, debuting at #34 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on iTunes top hundred chart. In the first week of its...
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Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
/BEC RecordingsBEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....
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Copies sold ca: 1,400,001 |
| September 22, 2009 |
Live Life Loud Live Life Loud is the fourth studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on September 22, 2009. According to Daniel Biro the dog on the cover is Jason's dog Murphy, and the album will be packaged with a pair of 3D glasses that will need to be worn to view the albums CD...
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BEC RecordingsBEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....
/Tooth & Nail RecordsTooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
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EPs
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EP Title |
Record Label In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
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Details |
| 2003 |
Saturday Rock Action -Track listing:#"The Grand Introduction"#"Overwhelmed"#"Eighty-Six That "#"As I Was"#"Jason's Song"#"Sheridan"#"Return to Me"#"Sheridan "-Credit:*All songs written by and performed by Hawk Nelson*All songs produced by Hawk Nelson and...
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none |
Band's debut EP |
| 2004 |
California EP |
Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
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Second EP leading up to debut album |
| 2005 |
Bring 'Em Out |
Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
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Third EP bridging first and second album, Digital EP only available on iTunes StoreThe iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple Inc. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, it was as of April 2008 the number-one music vendor in the United States. As of January 2009, the store has sold 6 billion songs, accounting for 70% of...
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| November 21, 2006 |
Gloria EP Gloria is Hawk Nelson's very first Christmas album to be released. It was released on 21 November 2006 to digital music stores.- Track listing :# "Alleluia"# "Gloria"# "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"# "Last Christmas"...
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Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
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Fourth EP, featuring ChristmasChristmas , also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days. The nativity of Jesus, which is the basis for the anno Domini...
songs |
| October 21, 2008 |
One Little Miracle EP |
BEC RecordingsBEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....
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Fifth EP, featuring Amy Grant as part of their One Little Miracle Campaign iTunes StoreThe iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple Inc. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, it was as of April 2008 the number-one music vendor in the United States. As of January 2009, the store has sold 6 billion songs, accounting for 70% of...
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DecemberDecember is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days....
, 2008 |
Let's Dance: The Remixes |
Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
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Remix EP featuring a remix by each member of the band, of the song Let's Dance |
| June 16, 2009 |
Summer EP Summer EP is Hawk Nelson's EP for summer. It contains four tracks including the title track off their upcoming fourth studio album, Live Life Loud.-Release information:Hawk Nelson "Summer 09 EP" release on June 16th...
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Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
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EP for summer |
Singles
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Single Title |
Record Label In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
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| 2004 |
Letters to the President "Letters to the President" is a song recorded by the Christian pop punk group, Hawk Nelson.The lyrics mention someone named Tommy who had something good in his life until the school made a budget cutting out the track team and the person ended up doing drugs...
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Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
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| April 4, 2006 |
Zero "Zero" is a song by the Christian alternative rock band, Hawk Nelson, from their album Smile, It's The End of the World. The song itself is about someone Bruce Soard, the vocalist for Hawk Nelson, knew who committed suicide. The song was released as a single on May 30th 2007 in the USA and Canada...
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Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
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| December 24, 2007 |
Friend Like That "Friend Like That" is the debut single from Hawk Nelson's most recent album, Hawk Nelson Is My Friend. It was released on Christmas Eve of 2007.-Release:"Friend Like That" was released as single through iTunes on December 24, 2007....
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Tooth & Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
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| June 23, 2009 |
Live Life Loud |
BEC RecordingsBEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....
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| July 21, 2009 |
Meaning Of Life |
BEC RecordingsBEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....
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Songs on compilations
| Year |
Album |
Song(s) |
Label |
| 2005 |
X the album The X series is a collection of compilation albums and compilation DVDs released by Tooth and Nail Records and Fervent Records promoting Christian music, specifically from Tooth and Nail Records and BEC Records.-Rock Compilations:...
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"California" |
BEC RecordingsBEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....
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| 2006 |
X the album The X series is a collection of compilation albums and compilation DVDs released by Tooth and Nail Records and Fervent Records promoting Christian music, specifically from Tooth and Nail Records and BEC Records.-Rock Compilations:...
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"The One Thing I Have Left |
BEC RecordingsBEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....
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| 2006 |
27th Annual Covenant Hits 27th Annual Covenant Hits is a collection of songs performed by nominees and winners from the 27th Annual Covenant Awards in the year 2005. The Covenant Awards are presented annually by the Canadian Gospel Music Association...
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"Every Little Thing" |
CMC Distribution |
| 2007 |
X the album The X series is a collection of compilation albums and compilation DVDs released by Tooth and Nail Records and Fervent Records promoting Christian music, specifically from Tooth and Nail Records and BEC Records.-Rock Compilations:...
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"Is Forever Enough" |
BEC RecordingsBEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....
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| 2007 |
X Worship The X series is a collection of compilation albums and compilation DVDs released by Tooth and Nail Records and Fervent Records promoting Christian music, specifically from Tooth and Nail Records and BEC Records.-Rock Compilations:...
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"Everything You Ever Wanted" |
BEC RecordingsBEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....
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Charlotte's WebCharlotte's Web is an award-winning children's novel by acclaimed American author E. B. White, about a pig named Wilbur who is saved from being slaughtered by an intelligent spider named Charlotte. The book was first published in 1952, with illustrations by Garth Williams.The novel tells the story...
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"Everything You Ever Wanted" |
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Canada Rocks |
"Friend Like That "Friend Like That" is the debut single from Hawk Nelson's most recent album, Hawk Nelson Is My Friend. It was released on Christmas Eve of 2007.-Release:"Friend Like That" was released as single through iTunes on December 24, 2007....
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GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection is a three-CD collection commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Gospel Music Association of Canada. It showcases the history of Christian music in Canada...
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"Every Little Thing" |
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X the album The X series is a collection of compilation albums and compilation DVDs released by Tooth and Nail Records and Fervent Records promoting Christian music, specifically from Tooth and Nail Records and BEC Records.-Rock Compilations:...
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"The Show" |
BEC RecordingsBEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....
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Wow Hits 2008 WOW Hits 2008 is a two-disc compilation album comprising some of the biggest hits on Christian radio from the previous year. Disc one features more of the adult contemporary hits, while disc two features the CHR/Pop and Rock hits. On November 12, 2008 the album was certified gold in the US by the...
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"The Show" |
Sparrow RecordsSparrow Records is a popular Christian music record label; a division of EMI. Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's...
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X Christmas X Christmas is a holiday compilation album, featuring artists mostly affiliated with Tooth & Nail or its imprint labels, BEC Recordings and SolidState Records performing their own renditions of Christmas carols, as well as original songs about Christmas....
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"Gloria" |
BEC RecordingsBEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....
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X the album The X series is a collection of compilation albums and compilation DVDs released by Tooth and Nail Records and Fervent Records promoting Christian music, specifically from Tooth and Nail Records and BEC Records.-Rock Compilations:...
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"Friend Like That "Friend Like That" is the debut single from Hawk Nelson's most recent album, Hawk Nelson Is My Friend. It was released on Christmas Eve of 2007.-Release:"Friend Like That" was released as single through iTunes on December 24, 2007....
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Videos
- "California" (Letters to the President, 2004)
- "Every Little Thing" (Letters to the President, 2004)
- "From Underneath" (Letters to the President, 2004)
- "Letters to the President" (Letters to the President, 2005)
- "Bring 'Em Out (live, featuring Drake Bell)" (Soundtrack: Yours, Mine and Ours, 2005)
- "The One Thing I Have Left" (Smile, It's the End of the World, 2006)
- "Zero" (Smile, It's the End of the World, 2007)
- "Friend Like That" (Hawk Nelson Is My Friend, 2008)
- "Live Life Loud" (Live Life Loud, 2009)
Trivia
- In an interview, Jason Dunn, the band's frontman, revealed the meaning of the band's name. He said that when he was about 14 years old, he played the video game 2 Xtreme
2 Xtreme is a racing game released for the PlayStation in 1996 and a sequel to ESPN Extreme Games. It was sponsored by ESPN. In it, the player races against others in various events around the world using Rollerblading, skateboarding, biking, and snowboarding...
on the Sony PlayStationThe PlayStation is a 32-bit fifth generation video game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment in December ....
. It required the player to create a name for the character. He got the first name from Tony HawkAnthony Frank "Birdman" Hawk , better known as Tony Hawk, is an American professional skateboarder. Tony gained significant fame for completing the first 900 at the 1999 X-Games as well as his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision.-Early life:Hawk was born in San Diego, California,...
. "Nelson" he got from a boot repair store in his hometown: Nelson Boot Repair.
- Prior to the formation of Hawk Nelson, Dunn, Clark, and Paige had formed the Peterborough
Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in Southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 in the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area had a population of 116 570. It presently ranks as the 33rd and smallest CMA...
-based group called Swish (they also used the name Reason Being briefly), while Biro sang lead vocals in a four-piece group called the Cheese Monkeys from Planet Nine from Barrie, OntarioBarrie is a city of 128,430 residents, the 35th largest municipality in Canada. It is located on Kempenfelt Bay, an arm of Lake Simcoe in the central portion of Southern Ontario, Canada....
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- In 2006, Hawk Nelson won Best Artist in Ignite Your Faith Magazine's Golden Ear Awards. Jason Dunn also won best male vocalist, and "Letters to the President" won the #3 spot in the Best Song category.
- Hawk Nelson's songs "The Show" and "Something on my Mind" were featured in the game Thrillville
Thrillville is a simulation and strategy video game that simulates theme park management. It was developed by Frontier Developments, also a developer of the similar theme park game RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. The game is available on the PlayStation 2, the PlayStation Portable, and Xbox.-Plot:Your...
in 2006.
- Hawk Nelson plays the party band for the film Yours, Mine and Ours
Yours, Mine & Ours is a 2005 film starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo. Directed by Raja Gosnell, it was released on November 23 2005, and is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name, starring Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda.-Synopsis:...
(2005).
- Jason's dad and Davin's dad were in a band together in high school.
- Jason and Trevor McNevan
Trevor McNevan was born July 17, 1978 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He is the lead singer/songwriter of Thousand Foot Krutch. He also performs in pop punk side project FM Static with Steve Augustine , and he used the FM Static song "Moment Of Truth", to propose to his wife...
(lead singer of Thousand Foot Krutch as well as FM Static) grew up in the same church.
- Jason's middle name is Michael. His middle name being Kevin is just a joke.
- Jason Dunn married Lenay Olsen on August 23, 2009
Awards
GMA CanadaGMA Canada is the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the organization is a not for profit association whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...
Covenant AwardsThe Covenant Awards are handed out annually by GMA Canada, the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...
- 2006 Modern Rock/Alternative Album Of The Year: Smile, It's the End of the World
Smile, It's the End of the World is the second full length album by pop punk band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 4, 2006.Smile, It's the End of the World was a 2005 GMA Dove Award nominee for Rock Album, produced by Aaron Sprinkle. It was also a nominee for Recorded Music Packaging,...
- 2007 nominee, Modern Rock/Alternative Song Of The Year: "The One Thing I Have Left"
- 2007 nominee, Recorded Song Of The Year: "Everything You Ever Wanted"
- 2008 nominee, Group Of The Year
- 2008 nominee, Modern Rock/Alternative Album Of The Year: Hawk Nelson Is My Friend
Hawk Nelson Is My Friend, stylized on the album cover as Hawk Nelson... Is My Friend!, is the third full-length studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 1, 2008, debuting at #34 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on iTunes top hundred chart. In the first week of its...
- 2009 nominee, Group Of The Year
- 2009 nominee, Modern Rock/Alternative Song Of The Year: "Live Life Loud"
GMA Dove AwardsThe Gospel Music Association Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music. The awards, representing a wide variety of musical styles, including metal, pop, rock, rap & hip hop, country, gospel, and praise & worship, are...
- 2009 nominee, Recorded Music Packaging: Hawk Nelson Is My Friend
Golden Ear Music Awards
- 2006 nominee, Best Band: 1#
- 2006 nominee, Best Male Vocalist: 1# Jason Dunn
- 2006 nominee, Best Song Of The Year: 3# Letters to the President
"Letters to the President" is a song recorded by the Christian pop punk group, Hawk Nelson.The lyrics mention someone named Tommy who had something good in his life until the school made a budget cutting out the track team and the person ended up doing drugs...
Grammy AwardThe Grammy Awards —or Grammys—are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry...
s
- 2009 nominee, Best Recording Package: Hawk Nelson Is My Friend
Hawk Nelson Is My Friend, stylized on the album cover as Hawk Nelson... Is My Friend!, is the third full-length studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 1, 2008, debuting at #34 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on iTunes top hundred chart. In the first week of its...
Juno Awards
- 2007 nominee
The Juno Awards of 2007 were hosted in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on the weekend ending 1 April 2007. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada during most of 2006.Nominees were announced on 6 February 2007.-Ceremonies:...
, Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album Of The Year: Smile, It's the End of the WorldSmile, It's the End of the World is the second full length album by pop punk band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 4, 2006.Smile, It's the End of the World was a 2005 GMA Dove Award nominee for Rock Album, produced by Aaron Sprinkle. It was also a nominee for Recorded Music Packaging,...
VH1
- 2006 #1 spot on VH1's top 20 video countdown with "The One Thing I Have Left" music video.
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