State of Shock is a

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. Formed by Jesse Wainwright and Johnny Philippon, they made their debut in June 2004 with their album '' Guilty by Association'' after winning

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's Seeds contest, and won Favourite New Group of the Year at the 2005 Canadian Music Awards. They became better known in early 2007, with the release of their album '' Life, Love & Lies''. Included in the album was their successful debut single, "Money Honey", which won the band a

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nomination for New Group of the Year, two Canadian Radio Music Awards in the category of Best New Group for both rock and CHR formats, as well as a Canadian Indie Music Award for Favourite Single of the Year. The single eventually reached the double platinum sales mark for digital sales in Canada and stayed on ''

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's'' Canadian Hot 100 chart for nearly a year. With their second single "Hearts that Bleed", the band enjoyed a top-ten slot at

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and rock radio. During the summer of 2007, State of Shock went on a Canada-wide tour supporting bands such as

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, and opening for

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in front of 27,000 people at Sarnia Bayfest. State of Shock released their third and most recent studio album, ''Rock N' Roll Romance'', on 20 September 2011. Both albums were produced by Jeff Dawson and mixed by Mike Fraser. In 2014, Jesse Wainwright (guitar, backing vocals) teamed up with country singer Stacey McKitrick as a new country duo, Austin Belle, with Kadooh (Simon Clow) playing guitar for Austin Belle's live shows.

Band members

*Cameron Melnyk: lead vocals *Alison Toews: bass, backing vocals *Jesse Wainwright: guitar, backing vocals *Simon Clow (Kadooh): guitar, backing vocals *Johnny Philippon: drums

Discography

Albums

Singles

¹ Weren't produced into physical singles, but music videos were made for them.

Awards

Canadian Radio Music Awards

*Best Rock song (for "Money Honey") – ''Winner'' *Best Contemporary hit radio song (for "Money Honey") – ''Winner'' *Best Hot Adult Contemporary song (for "Money Honey") – *Independent Single of the Year (money honey) – ''Winner'' – (beat out Feist) *Western Canadian Rock Recording of the Year 2008 – ''Winner''

2008 Juno Awards

*Best New Group of the Year – ''Nominated''

Independent Music Awards

*Hard Rock/Metal Album of the year (Life, Love, and Lies) – Nominated

Television appearances

In 2008, State of Shock appeared on the show '' About a Girl'', playing their single "Money Honey".

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:State of Shock (Band) Musical groups established in 1999 Canadian alternative rock groups Canadian pop rock music groups Musical groups from Vancouver 1999 establishments in British Columbia