Serial Joe was a Canadian band from
Newmarket, Ontario
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which consisted of high school students Ryan Dennis (vocals, guitar), Ryan Stever (guitar), John Davidson (bass guitar), Dan Stadnicki (drums) and Jamie Fulcher (Back Up Vocals) .
[Glen Nott, "Cradle rockers ; Don't be fooled by their tender age - Serial Joe is serious stuff". '']Cambridge Reporter
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It was founded in 1846 as the ''Galt Reporter'' by Peter Jaffray, a Scottish settler who was originally from Stirli ...
'', April 13, 2000. The group released four studio albums.
Dennis stated that the band's name came from a girl with a
speech disorder
Speech disorders or speech impairments are a type of communication disorder in which normal speech is disrupted. This can mean stuttering, lisps, etc. Someone who is unable to speak due to a speech disorder is considered mute. Speech skills ...
who would mispronounce the name "Sergio" as "Serial-Joe".
History
They won the 1998 Much Music Video award for best independent video ("Skidrow", off their independent EP ''KICKeD''), later becoming the house band on
YTV's ''
System Crash''.
In 1999, the band released their first studio album for Aquarius Records, ''
Face Down'',
[ which peaked at No. 47 on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album's first single, "Mistake", gained international airplay.
The band won several awards, and performed at ]Woodstock 1999
Woodstock '99 (also called Woodstock 1999) was a music festival held from July 22 to July 25, 1999, in Rome, New York. After Woodstock '94, it was the second large-scale music festival that attempted to emulate the original 1969 Woodstock f ...
in the "emerging artists" tent.
In late 2001, Serial Joe released their final album ''Last Chance (At the Romance Dance)'', which showcased a more melodic pop/rock approach, in contrast to the band's earlier rap-influenced metal sound. Around 2002, they were dropped from their label and broke up shortly thereafter. Vocalist Ryan Dennis and guitarist Ryan Stever are now part of the hard rock group High Kapitol.
Awards
*1998 "Skidrow": Much Music Video Award for Best Independent Video
*1999 YTV Achievement Award for Best Band
*1999 (Nominated) "Mistake": Much Music Video Award for Best Rock Video
*2000 "Deep": Much Music Video FACT Award for Best Video (presented by Kiss
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members Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician who is the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popula ...
and Gene Simmons during a tour with them)
*2000 (Nominated) Much Music People's Choice Award for Best Canadian Band
*2000 (Nominated) Juno Award for Best New Band
Discography
KICKeD (1998)
#Skidrow
#Dream Girl
#Velocity
#Lonely Heart
#Obsession
#Welcome To Happyland
Face Down (1999) (Gold)
References
External links
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Musical groups from Newmarket, Ontario
Canadian punk rock groups
Canadian alternative metal musical groups
Canadian nu metal musical groups
Canadian post-grunge groups
1997 establishments in Ontario
Musical groups established in 1997