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| Origin = [[St. Albert, Alberta]], [[Canada]] |
| Origin = [[St. Albert, Alberta]], [[Canada]] |
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| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]<br>[[Punk rock]]<br>[[Pop punk]] |
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]<br>[[Punk rock]]<br>[[Pop punk]] |
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| Years_active = [[1999]] – present |
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| Label = [[Universal Canada]] |
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Optimism is a rare trait in today's landscape of broken-hearted anti-heroes, but the brazen boys of Social Code are rebellious enough to bring it back. |
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'''Social Code''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[alternative rock|alternative]]/[[punk rock]] group from [[St. Albert, Alberta]]. The band, formerly known as '''Fifth Season''', met in high school and formed in the late 1990's. The group proved to be popular with the local crowd, often performing to packed houses. After releasing the EP 'Binbox' in 1999 and the full length album 'Patiently Waiting' in 2001, the group finally got recognized by a major label. |
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After the Edmonton band's first album, A Year at the Movies, sold 20,000 copies in Canada alone, and lead to shows with Rise Against, Fall Out Boy, Deftones, among others, the Edmonton foursome decided to take on the daunting task of creating a new record with only their blood, sweat, tears and, of course, guitars. Social Code's previous experience working with high-profile producers, such as Howard Benson (The All-American Rejects, Hawthorne Heights, My Chemical Romance) in posh Los Angeles studios had earned them a PhD in rock 'n' roll and recording. |
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The band travelled down to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] to record 'A Year At The Movies' under their new name Social Code. The name change came after learning that Fifth Season had already been used by a band in Europe, so for legal reasons they opted for the new name. The album was released in 2004. It featured two reworked Fifth Season songs 'Everything's Fine' and 'As Good As It Gets' as well as 'Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)', a cover of the 80's hit by the Icicle Works. The album also featured new drummer Ben Shillabeer, who took over for former Fifth Season beat-keeper, Andrew Patrick. |
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"We went to band university," bassist Logan Jacobs laughs. "We worked in amazing studios with fantastic people." |
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The album's first release, 'Beautiful', saw impressive radio play across Canada and immediately gained massive support from [[CFBR-FM|The Bear 100.3]] in [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]]. The song put Social Code on the map and opened incredible touring opportunities. Social Code has shared the stage with the likes of [[Sum 41]], [[Bif Naked]], [[Three Days Grace]], and [[Fall Out Boy]]. |
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That experience gave the band the confidence to go it alone — despite the huge pressure. So, Social Code took the only next step that made sense: they gutted the basement of Jacobs' house, built a studio and spent the next year locked underground, redefining themselves as a band. The end results were songs that were truly Social Code. |
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In 2005, Social Code hired permanent guitarist Morgan Gies. Gies became the band's fourth guitarist following Rob Schellenberg, Dave Hesse and Chris Ruddy. In the summer of 2005, Social Code joined [[Good Charlotte]] on the Canadian leg of the "Noise To The World Tour" which saw stops in all major cities across Canada from [[Calgary]] to [[Ottawa]]. |
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"It seems like we are so inundated with negativity and music about wallowing in your problems, feeling horrible about bad things happening to you," says bassist Logan Jacobs. "I think it's really important and I think it's a breath of fresh air to write about making it through something and feeling good." |
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For the second album, the band decided to go the "Do-It-Yourself" way and gutted the basement of bass player Logan Jacobs house where they built their own recording studio. Jacobs acted as producer with the help of long time friend, soundman and tour manager, Budd Grayson Arnold. The album finally saw release in May 2007. |
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"If you have any sense of hope within yourself, then why not translate that into a song?" adds singer Travis Nesbitt. "Why not take a positive spin on a negative thing?" |
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Social Code officially put their hats in the ring with the album's first single, 'Bomb Hands'. The band held a contest on their website asking their fans to come up with a concept for the video, which they hired director Colin Minihan to bring to life. The video was added to medium rotation on [[MuchMusic]], and the song was featured on MuchMusic's "PunchMuch" compilation disc. |
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The band has filmed the video for the second single, "The Shortest Line" and are currently in the midst of their second construction project: Building a tour bus. |
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In [[Calgary Stampede]] 2007, Social Code performed at the "Coke Stage" just before [[Good Charlotte]]'s Show. They preformed again on the "Coke Stage" during the 2008 [[Calgary Stampede]] prior to the [[Plain White T's]]. |
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==Members== |
==Members== |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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* ''[[A Year at the Movies]]'' ([[2004]])'' **Canada Release** |
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* ''[[Social-Code]]'' ([[2007]]) **Canada Release** |
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* "He Said, She Said EP" (2008) **U.S. release** |
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* ''[[A Year at the Movies]]'' ([[2004]]) '' |
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* ''[[Social-Code]]'' ([[2007]]) |
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==Singles== |
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*Everything's Fine, Trebleface (2001) - as Fifth Season |
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*Beautiful (2004) |
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*Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly) (2004-2005) |
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*Perfect Grave (2005-2006) |
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*Bomb Hands (2007) |
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*The Shortest Line (2007) |
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*Everyday (Late November) (2007) |
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==Interviews== |
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*[http://www.torontomusicscene.ca/interviews/two-minutes-with-travis-from-social-code.html Two minutes with Travis from Social Code] - From Toronto Music Scene |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.socialcodemusic.com/ Official Site] |
*[http://www.socialcodemusic.com/ Official Site] |
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*[http://www.myspace.com/socialcode Official MySpace page] |
*[http://www.myspace.com/socialcode Official MySpace page] |
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*[http://www.albertastars.com/galleries/social-code/ Social Code Gallery on Alberta Stars] |
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[[Category:Canadian punk rock groups]] |
[[Category:Canadian punk rock groups]] |
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Revision as of 21:06, 11 September 2008
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Optimism is a rare trait in today's landscape of broken-hearted anti-heroes, but the brazen boys of Social Code are rebellious enough to bring it back.
After the Edmonton band's first album, A Year at the Movies, sold 20,000 copies in Canada alone, and lead to shows with Rise Against, Fall Out Boy, Deftones, among others, the Edmonton foursome decided to take on the daunting task of creating a new record with only their blood, sweat, tears and, of course, guitars. Social Code's previous experience working with high-profile producers, such as Howard Benson (The All-American Rejects, Hawthorne Heights, My Chemical Romance) in posh Los Angeles studios had earned them a PhD in rock 'n' roll and recording.
"We went to band university," bassist Logan Jacobs laughs. "We worked in amazing studios with fantastic people."
That experience gave the band the confidence to go it alone — despite the huge pressure. So, Social Code took the only next step that made sense: they gutted the basement of Jacobs' house, built a studio and spent the next year locked underground, redefining themselves as a band. The end results were songs that were truly Social Code.
"It seems like we are so inundated with negativity and music about wallowing in your problems, feeling horrible about bad things happening to you," says bassist Logan Jacobs. "I think it's really important and I think it's a breath of fresh air to write about making it through something and feeling good."
"If you have any sense of hope within yourself, then why not translate that into a song?" adds singer Travis Nesbitt. "Why not take a positive spin on a negative thing?"
Members
- Travis Nesbitt - lead vocals
- Morgan Gies - lead guitar
- Logan Jacobs - bass
- Ben Shillabeer - drums, percussion
Discography
- A Year at the Movies (2004) **Canada Release**
- Social-Code (2007) **Canada Release**
- "He Said, She Said EP" (2008) **U.S. release**