Simple Plan talk about their track "Summer Paradise" ft. K'Naan
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SPCrew Member Exclusive: Ticket Presale Available Now
March 1, 2012 Amanderz
If you're thinking of heading to the August 11th or 12th shows in Saskatchewan, listen up. Tickets are on to the public tomorrow, but if you're an SPCrew member, you can get your tickets right now during the SPCrew member exclusive pre-sale. Members can login for info and to access the ticket link at officialspcrew.com. Now a member? You can sign up to become apart of the official SP Fan Club now and get access to your tickets.
Aug 11 - Moose Jaw, SK @ Mosaic Place [Pre-sale Now]
Aug 12 - Estevan, SK @ Spectra Place [Pre-sale Now]6
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Buy "Summer Paradise ft. Sean Paul" on iTunes Now
February 28, 2012 Amanderz
Simple Plan's "Summer Paradise ft. Sean Paul" is available on iTunes across the world (including the U.S. as of today!). Click here to download on iTunes now!
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Simple Plan and Sher-wood Hockey Signing
February 28, 2012 Sim
As many of you already know, Simple Plan have launched their own hockey stick the with help of the Sherwood Hockey Co. So while on the Canadian tour, they had a day off in Toronto and decided to do an autograph signing to help support both causes. Here are some highlights.
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Simple Plan Honoured With Allan Waters Humanitarian Award
February 24, 2012 Simple Plan WebCrew CA
Simple Plan has just been announced as the recipients for the 2012 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award for their work through the Simple Plan Foundation! The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences is thrilled to recognize the band for their charitable, global fundraising efforts and dedication to supporting youth through several Canadian charities.
“Words cannot express how grateful we are to be the recipients of this award,” said Chuck. “To be recognized by CARAS and the JUNO Awards is a true honour for us. As a band we have been very fortunate to receive the constant support of our fans, which has allowed us to continue doing what we love for the last ten years. Because of that, we believe that it is extremely important for us to give back, and the Simple Plan Foundation is our way to do this. We are very proud of all of our Foundation’s initiatives — they have helped to define us as a band and have become a large part of who we are. There is no question that the Simple Plan Foundation will continue to grow and that we will be able to help our communities for many years to come."
The band will receive the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award on March 31st in Ottawa, Ontario at the JUNO Awards Gala.35
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SP x 3: Simple Plan x Sean Paul x Summer Paradise
February 17, 2012 Amanderz
If you follow the guys on Twitter you may have been tormented by their "secret project" tweets for the last week or so.. well, me too! Wait no more, the guys are here to tell you all about it, check out their vlog then take a listen to the new track! It's SP x 3 baby, Happy Friday!
Jumat, 02 Maret 2012
David Desrosiers
David Philippe Desrosiers (born August 29, 1980) is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for pop punk band Simple Plan. Born in Sept-Îles, Desrosiers was raised in Matane, Quebec.
He has briefly played the drums and bass guitar for bands such as The Used, Vendetta Red,Green Day, Good Charlotte, and MxPx. He guest-starred on Season 3 of The Naked Brothers Band, episode 7, Naked Idol, Part 2.
Desrosiers primarily plays a Fender Precision Bass.
| Birth name | David Philippe Desrosiers |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1980 Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Pop punk, alternative rock, post punk, melodic hardcore, punk rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Lava / Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Simple Plan |
| Website | www.simpleplan.com |
Chuck Comeau
Charles-André "Chuck" Comeau (born September 17, 1979) is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the drummer for pop punk band Simple Plan.
Comeau started his music career in Reset with fellow bandmate Pierre Bouvier. After the band's first CD was released, Comeau left the band and went to McGill University to pursue a degree in law.
After reuniting with Bouvier at a Sugar Ray concert, he soon left school and helped Bouvier to form Simple Plan. In Simple Plan, Comeau, along with Bouvier, are the main songwriters. He is sometimes known as the "writer" of the band as he does most of the lyrics, writes all the concepts, and writes the scripts to Simple Plan's music videos.
Comeau was also a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.
| Birth name | Charles-André Comeau |
|---|---|
| Born | September 17, 1979 Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Genres | Pop punk, pop rock, alternative rock, punk rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums, percussions, guitar |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Lava, Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Simple Plan, Reset |
| Website | www.simpleplan.com |
Sébastien Lefebvre
Sébastien Lefebvre (born June 5, 1981) is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for pop punk band Simple Plan. He also released his debut solo album “You Are Here/Vous Etes Ici” via Coalition Entertainment Records in 2009 and "Les Robots" in 2011.
During early 2009 Lefebvre recorded an acoustic EP entitled "You Are Here/Vous Etes Ici." You Are Here / Vous Êtes Ici was released October 20, under Coalition Entertainment (Records) Inc. Sébastien was inspired to make “You Are Here” purely by his love of writing and recording music. The EP could not sound more different from Sébastien’s previous work with Simple Plan.
With all the songs having been written, recorded and produced by Sébastien himself, “You Are Here” brings to light the depth of his talent. This seven track EP is a departure from Sébastien's punk rock roots and showcases his folksy, laid back side.
The first single "I Fall for You" was released on September 8. A music video was recently released on YouTube. The music video is directed by Simple Plan band mate, Chuck Comeau.
| Track listing | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Décoller" | 1:31 | |||||||
| 2. | "Comatose" | 4:01 | |||||||
| 3. | "La Nouvelle Vie" | 3:21 | |||||||
| 4. | "Good Night" | 3:02 | |||||||
| 5. | "I Fall for You" | 3:47 | |||||||
| 6. | "Life Goes On" | 3:09 | |||||||
| 7. | "The One" | 2:39 | |||||||
Lefebvre has also released songs on his Myspace page. These include a cover of Weezer's song Can't Stop Partying and a cover of Tik Tokfrom Kesha. On Seb's Myspace page there are demos of two new songs.On September 8 Lefebvre posted a new album sample on his Myspace for a second ep slated to be released in early 2011.
He has also recorded and released another solo EP, called Les Robots, in 2011. He has put it on his official website, and people can download it for free.
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Fabrication" | 1:17 | |||||||
| 2. | "Sending You A Letter" | 3:30 | |||||||
| 3. | "Catch Me (with Katy Rox)" | 3:11 | |||||||
| 4. | "Tu Me Manques" | 2:37 | |||||||
| 5. | "The Last Time We Kiss" | 3:06 | |||||||
| 6. | "Crossed Out" | 3:38 | |||||||
| 7. | "Getting Stuck in my Head" | 3:02 | |||||||
| Birth name | Sébastien Lefebvre |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Seb, Sebby |
| Born | June 5, 1981 Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Genres | Pop punk, alternative rock, pop rock, post punk, punk rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, bass guitar,keyboards, drums |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Lava, Atlantic, Coalition |
| Associated acts | Simple Plan |
| Website | sebastienlefebvre.ca |
Jeff Stinco
Jean-François "Jeff" Stinco (born August 22, 1978) is a French-Canadian musician, who is best known as the lead guitarist for pop punk band Simple Plan.
He attended College Beaubois High School in Pierrefonds, Quebec along with fellow bandmatesSébastien Lefebvre, Chuck Comeau and Pierre Bouvier.
Jeff studied classical guitar for 10 years at Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal with Jean Vallieres. He also participated in many masterclasses over the years with many renown concertists such as Manuel Barrueco and Roland Dyens.
| Birth name | Jean-François Stinco |
|---|---|
| Born | August 22, 1978 Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Genres | Pop punk, Alternative rock,Punk Rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Lava / Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Simple Plan |
| Website | www.simpleplan.com |
Pierre Charles Bouvier
Pierre Charles Bouvier (9 May 1979) is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the lead singer for pop punk band Simple Plan.
At the age of 13, he founded the punk rock band Reset with his best friend Chuck Comeau in which he was the bassist and lead vocalist. He wasn't feeling happy with Reset and left the band in 1999, a year after Chuck Comeau. His current bandmate David Desrosiers took his place as lead vocalist/bassist. He then reacquainted with Chuck Comeau at a Sugar Ray concert and joined him in creating Simple Plan with old schoolmates Jeff Stinco and Sébastien Lefebvre.David Desrosiers also left Reset and joined the new band.
He is co-owner of Role Model Clothing, along with Chuck Comeau and Patrick Langlois.
He hosted the MTV reality show Damage Control.
| Birth name | Pierre Charles Bouvier |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 1979 L'Île-Bizard, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Pop punk Alternative rock Punk rock Pop rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums, bass,piano, percussions |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Lava / Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Simple Plan, Reset |
| Website | Bouvier's MySpace |
Simple Plan
Bio
One day last year, Simple Plan's Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau were sitting in the recording studio trying to come up with lyrics for a track they planned to include on their new album, Get Your Heart On!. Not only did they want to write a song about the emotional power music can have in one's life, they also wanted to capture the sentiment behind the thousands of pieces of mail the band receive at their Montreal headquarters each month from fans all over the world who write to express what Simple Plan's music has meant to them. As Bouvier tells it: "These letters are pretty overwhelming and humbling at the same time so we wanted to somehow pay homage to those fans. We were sitting there going, ‘I don't know, what do you think they would say?' and Chuck says, ‘Why don't we just ask them?'" The following message was posted on Comeau's Twitter feed: "We decided to write a song about you guys…Can you tell me how our music has made you feel through the years?"
"Within seconds, the responses started coming in," Comeau recalls, still marveling at the moment. "It was a deluge, like a hurricane of answers." Based on those Tweets, Bouvier and Comeau constructed what is perhaps the first song ever written entirely via Twitter: the poignant album closer "This Song Saved My Life." "Every word is taken from the hundreds of messages we got from our fans," Comeau says. It's a tribute to these loyal souls (25 of whom showed up from all over the world at a studio in Vancouver to sing on the track after the band tweeted an invite) who have faithfully followed the Canadian quintet since its inception in 1999, through three studio albums, two live albums, and tours to nearly every corner of the globe, including visits to Russia, Israel, Poland, Jakarta, Estonia, South Africa, and The Philippines, as well as extensive sold-out headlining tours of the U.S. and their native Canada.
Simple Plan's connection with its fans has translated into a string of hit singles, including "I'd Do Anything," "Addicted," and "Perfect" from their 2002 double-platinum debut No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls, "Welcome To My Life" and "Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me)?" from 2004's platinum Still Not Getting Any…, and "When I'm Gone" and "Your Love Is A Lie," from 2008's Simple Plan, which debuted in the Top 3 in Mexico, Brazil, Japan, and Canada, Top 10 in Hong Kong, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, and Germany, and Top 20 in Spain, Finland, and France. Overall, Simple Plan have sold nearly four million albums in the U.S. and Canada and more than 7.5 million albums worldwide.
Now the band are back with Get Your Heart On!, a gloriously fun, boundlessly melodic slice of poppy modern-rock that finds Simple Plan returning to the revved-up energy of No Pads and Still Not Getting Any after taking a slight detour with a darker, more beat-driven sound on their previous album.
"We love and are very proud of our third album and I feel like it was a record we had to make because we wanted to do something different," bassist David Desrosiers says. "But now it's time to get back to the high energy songs. We were really itching to have a batch of fast-up tempo songs, because they are really fun to play live."
One of the first songs written for Get Your Heart On! was album opener "You Suck At Love." The chorus' instantly catchy melody and tongue-in-cheek punchline resonated with fans immediately when the band unveiled the song during a string of memorable performances at last year's Bamboozle Roadshow and was a key moment for the new album.
Guitarist Sebastien Lefebvre explains: "This band comes alive on the road. That's where we've earned everything in terms of our fans. We really wanted to keep the energy up there, have a lot of fun with these songs and make sure they came across that way while playing them live. When we played 'You Suck At Love' at those shows, it just felt right. So this time, we thought it'd be nice to have more songs that hit you in the face. It kind of became a theme while we were writing the album."
Which is not to say that Get Your Heart On! isn't musically diverse. "Summer Paradise," featuring Somali-Canadian rapper K'naan, is a lilting, reggae-influenced tune, while "Gone Too Soon" is a heartfelt piano-driven ballad. As with all of Simple Plan's albums, the thoughtful, slower-paced songs balance out the rowdier moments, which are plentiful here. Produced by Brian Howes (Puddle of Mudd, Boys Like Girls), Get Your Heart On! is packed with high-velocity, super-charged songs like "Loser of The Year," "Last One Standing," "Freaking Me Out," (featuring All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth), and "Can't Keep My Hands Off You," which Bouvier and Comeau co-wrote with one of their musical heroes, Rivers Cuomo, who also sings on the track. "Working with Rivers and having him actually appear on ‘Can't Keep My Hands Off You' was a dream come true for us," Bouvier says. Other highlights include the hands in the air, arena-ready anthems "Anywhere Else But Here" and "Astronaut," as well as "Jet Lag," a churning duet with British pop singer Natasha Bedingfield.
"Jet Lag," which addresses the toll that distance can take on a relationship, and "Astronaut," about feeling isolated and longing for someone who understands you, are strong examples of how Simple Plan has stretched itself lyrically, retaining the emotional relatability that is the band's trademark, while showcasing how dedicated they are to the craft of songwriting. "'Astronaut' is a more somber and deep song for us," Bouvier says. "It feels like a very pivotal track for our band and for this album in that it's about what our fans tell us they feel, which is wanting to connect with other people like them."
The band members feel they wrung their best work out of themselves by approaching the writing process differently this time around. "On our second album, we wrote 12 songs and each one was on the album," Comeau says. "We probably had 40 ideas, but never completed them. This time, we forced ourselves to finish every idea, so we ended up with around 70 songs." From there, the band narrowed it down to 30, and finally to 11 that are included on Get Your Heart On!.
"We treated every song like it was a possible single," guitarist Jeff Stinco says, "which is why the album took us a bit longer to make than we had anticipated. But it was so worth it because there isn't one thing we would change. We poured everything we had into making it."
"We're really proud of this record," Bouvier says. "And I think our fans are going to love it. Yesterday, we listened to it all the way through and I tweeted, ‘I can't wait for you guys go hear this, because it's going to blow you away.'"
"Within seconds, the responses started coming in," Comeau recalls, still marveling at the moment. "It was a deluge, like a hurricane of answers." Based on those Tweets, Bouvier and Comeau constructed what is perhaps the first song ever written entirely via Twitter: the poignant album closer "This Song Saved My Life." "Every word is taken from the hundreds of messages we got from our fans," Comeau says. It's a tribute to these loyal souls (25 of whom showed up from all over the world at a studio in Vancouver to sing on the track after the band tweeted an invite) who have faithfully followed the Canadian quintet since its inception in 1999, through three studio albums, two live albums, and tours to nearly every corner of the globe, including visits to Russia, Israel, Poland, Jakarta, Estonia, South Africa, and The Philippines, as well as extensive sold-out headlining tours of the U.S. and their native Canada.
Simple Plan's connection with its fans has translated into a string of hit singles, including "I'd Do Anything," "Addicted," and "Perfect" from their 2002 double-platinum debut No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls, "Welcome To My Life" and "Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me)?" from 2004's platinum Still Not Getting Any…, and "When I'm Gone" and "Your Love Is A Lie," from 2008's Simple Plan, which debuted in the Top 3 in Mexico, Brazil, Japan, and Canada, Top 10 in Hong Kong, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, and Germany, and Top 20 in Spain, Finland, and France. Overall, Simple Plan have sold nearly four million albums in the U.S. and Canada and more than 7.5 million albums worldwide.
Now the band are back with Get Your Heart On!, a gloriously fun, boundlessly melodic slice of poppy modern-rock that finds Simple Plan returning to the revved-up energy of No Pads and Still Not Getting Any after taking a slight detour with a darker, more beat-driven sound on their previous album.
"We love and are very proud of our third album and I feel like it was a record we had to make because we wanted to do something different," bassist David Desrosiers says. "But now it's time to get back to the high energy songs. We were really itching to have a batch of fast-up tempo songs, because they are really fun to play live."
One of the first songs written for Get Your Heart On! was album opener "You Suck At Love." The chorus' instantly catchy melody and tongue-in-cheek punchline resonated with fans immediately when the band unveiled the song during a string of memorable performances at last year's Bamboozle Roadshow and was a key moment for the new album.
Guitarist Sebastien Lefebvre explains: "This band comes alive on the road. That's where we've earned everything in terms of our fans. We really wanted to keep the energy up there, have a lot of fun with these songs and make sure they came across that way while playing them live. When we played 'You Suck At Love' at those shows, it just felt right. So this time, we thought it'd be nice to have more songs that hit you in the face. It kind of became a theme while we were writing the album."
Which is not to say that Get Your Heart On! isn't musically diverse. "Summer Paradise," featuring Somali-Canadian rapper K'naan, is a lilting, reggae-influenced tune, while "Gone Too Soon" is a heartfelt piano-driven ballad. As with all of Simple Plan's albums, the thoughtful, slower-paced songs balance out the rowdier moments, which are plentiful here. Produced by Brian Howes (Puddle of Mudd, Boys Like Girls), Get Your Heart On! is packed with high-velocity, super-charged songs like "Loser of The Year," "Last One Standing," "Freaking Me Out," (featuring All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth), and "Can't Keep My Hands Off You," which Bouvier and Comeau co-wrote with one of their musical heroes, Rivers Cuomo, who also sings on the track. "Working with Rivers and having him actually appear on ‘Can't Keep My Hands Off You' was a dream come true for us," Bouvier says. Other highlights include the hands in the air, arena-ready anthems "Anywhere Else But Here" and "Astronaut," as well as "Jet Lag," a churning duet with British pop singer Natasha Bedingfield.
"Jet Lag," which addresses the toll that distance can take on a relationship, and "Astronaut," about feeling isolated and longing for someone who understands you, are strong examples of how Simple Plan has stretched itself lyrically, retaining the emotional relatability that is the band's trademark, while showcasing how dedicated they are to the craft of songwriting. "'Astronaut' is a more somber and deep song for us," Bouvier says. "It feels like a very pivotal track for our band and for this album in that it's about what our fans tell us they feel, which is wanting to connect with other people like them."
The band members feel they wrung their best work out of themselves by approaching the writing process differently this time around. "On our second album, we wrote 12 songs and each one was on the album," Comeau says. "We probably had 40 ideas, but never completed them. This time, we forced ourselves to finish every idea, so we ended up with around 70 songs." From there, the band narrowed it down to 30, and finally to 11 that are included on Get Your Heart On!.
"We treated every song like it was a possible single," guitarist Jeff Stinco says, "which is why the album took us a bit longer to make than we had anticipated. But it was so worth it because there isn't one thing we would change. We poured everything we had into making it."
"We're really proud of this record," Bouvier says. "And I think our fans are going to love it. Yesterday, we listened to it all the way through and I tweeted, ‘I can't wait for you guys go hear this, because it's going to blow you away.'"
TOUR
San Miguel Vistalegre
Madrid,Spain
People going: 145
People going: 145
Razzmatazz
Barcelona,Spain
People going: 90
People going: 90
Salle Des Fetes
Geneva,Switzerland
People going: 34
People going: 34
Zenith
Paris,France
People going: 134
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People going: 134
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Hugenotenhalle
Neu-Issenburg,Germany
People going: 19
People going: 19
Docks
Hamburg,Germany
People going: 43
People going: 43
Huxleys
Berlin,Germany
People going: 42
People going: 42
E-Werk
Cologne,Germany
People going: 55
People going: 55
Kesselhaus
Munich,Germany
People going: 43
People going: 43
Gasometer
Vienna,Austria
People going: 65
People going: 65
Alcatraz
Milan,Italy
People going: 62
People going: 62
Orion Club
Rome,Italy
People going: 38
People going: 38
Arena Moscow
Moscow,Russian Federation
People going: 28
People going: 28
DK Lensoveta
St. Petersburg,Russian Federation
People going: 11
People going: 11
Tyrol
Stockholm,Sweden
People going: 100
People going: 100
Vega
Copenhagen,Denmark
People going: 31
People going: 31
Zenith
Strasbourg,France
People going: 3
People going: 3
