The Weekend (Canadian band): Difference between revisions

The Weekend
The Weekend
Origin	London, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Pop-rock
Years active	1998–2005
Members	Andrea Wasse; Link C.; Lorien Jones; Mike Clive;

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 22:47, 16 May 2024

The Weekend was a pop rock band from London, Ontario, Canada.

The Weekend has lent its music to feature film soundtracks (Freaky Friday, Uptown Girls, D.E.B.S.) and television shows such as The Simple Life 2 and Mary-Kate and Ashley's So Little Time.^[1]

The band name led fellow Canadian singer the Weeknd to spell his name without the last “e”, to avoid copyright issues. ^[2]

History[edit]

Co-founders Andrea Wasse (vocals, chief songwriter) and Link C.(synthesizer, programming) were in high school when they formed the band with Lorien Jones (bass) and Mike Clive (drums). Their first performance was in 1998. Originally a swing band who were part of the 90's swing revival, the band reoriented towards pop and power pop.

Its second performance was as an opening act for an audience of over 500 people. The Weekend quickly gained a loyal audience in the Southwestern Ontario independent music scene.

2000–2005[edit]

The Weekend's self-titled debut album was released in 2000 on the label Teenage USA.^[3]^[4] It was produced by Andy Magoffin of The Two-Minute Miracles.^[5] In 2002, the band won the Grand Prize at the New Music West festival in Vancouver.^[6] The band issued three albums produced as pop music with themes that revolve around the attainment of 'perfect love'. They travelled worldwide and with popularity in Asia and Australia. In 2004, it toured Indonesia as part of Soundrenaline 2004, the largest rock music festival in the country.

As of 2005, the band included lead singer Andrea Wasse, keyboardist Lincoln Cushman, guitarist Ryan Ford, drummer Jason Pierce and bassist Randie Van Gorp.^[7]

Solo work (2004-2010)[edit]

Andrea Wasse co-wrote for Canadian Idol (2004), CTV Television series Instant Star, and album tracks for artists Jenna G and Amanda Stott.^[1]

Wasse co-wrote "Watch Me Move"^[8] performed by Fefe Dobson. "I'm a Lady" ^[9] is another one of the songs Wasse co-wrote. The songs appeared on Dobson's album Joy released in November 2010.

Discography[edit]

The Weekend (2000)^[10]
Teaser EP (2002)
Teaser + Bonus Level (2003)
Kiss Kiss (2003) - exclusive to Australia and Japan
Beatbox My Heartbeat^[11] (2005) - includes the single "Into the Morning"

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Artist Profile - The Weekend". November 14, 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-11-14.
^ Marsh, Joanne (2016-02-22). "The Weeknd reveals he lost the 'e' in his name due to possible copyright issues". NME. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
^ Lindsay, Cam (August 31, 2000). "The Weekend". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
^ Nott, Glen (July 20, 2000). "Good things happening to The Weekend". The Hamilton Spectator. p. D12.
^ "Synth-pop with a bit of crunch: The Weekend brings Teaser tracks to Lee's Palace tonight". Toronto Star. May 30, 2002. p. J03.
^ Matheson, Emmet (November 28, 2002). "No more waiting for the Weekend". Regina Leader-Post. p. F2.
^ Sayani, Fateema (February 11, 2005). "Weekend not afraid to make it marketable". Ottawa Citizen. p. D10.
^ "Watch Me Move". ASCAP.com. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
^ "I'm a Lady". ASCAP.com. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
^ "The Weekend - The Weekend". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ Kendy, Emily (May 1, 2005). "The Weekend - Beatbox My Heartbeat". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

External links[edit]

New Music Canada website

[EMI-1] "Artist Profile - The Weekend". November 14, 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-11-14.

[Marsh_2016-2] Marsh, Joanne (2016-02-22). "The Weeknd reveals he lost the 'e' in his name due to possible copyright issues". NME. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

[3] Lindsay, Cam (August 31, 2000). "The Weekend". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

[4] Nott, Glen (July 20, 2000). "Good things happening to The Weekend". The Hamilton Spectator. p. D12.

[5] "Synth-pop with a bit of crunch: The Weekend brings Teaser tracks to Lee's Palace tonight". Toronto Star. May 30, 2002. p. J03.

[6] Matheson, Emmet (November 28, 2002). "No more waiting for the Weekend". Regina Leader-Post. p. F2.

[7] Sayani, Fateema (February 11, 2005). "Weekend not afraid to make it marketable". Ottawa Citizen. p. D10.

[8] "Watch Me Move". ASCAP.com. Retrieved 2009-09-04.

[9] "I'm a Lady". ASCAP.com. Retrieved 2009-09-18.

[10] "The Weekend - The Weekend". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[11] Kendy, Emily (May 1, 2005). "The Weekend - Beatbox My Heartbeat". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Short description|Canadian pop-rock band}}
-{{distinguish|The Weeknd}}
-{{about|the Canadian band|other bands|Weekend (disambiguation)}}
+{{about|the Canadian band|the Canadian singer|the Weeknd|other bands with similar names|Weekend (disambiguation)#Artists}}
 {{Infobox musical artist
 | name            = The Weekend
@@ Line 12: / Line 13: @@
 | origin          = [[London, Ontario]], Canada
 | genre           = [[Pop-rock]]
-| years_active    = {{start date|1998}}–present
+| years_active    = {{start date|1998}}–2005
 | label           =
 | associated_acts =
 | website         = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
 | current_members =
+*Andrea Wasse
+*Link C.
+*Lorien Jones
+*Mike Clive
 | past_members    =
 }}
-'''The Weekend''' is a [[pop-rock]] band from [[London, Ontario]], Canada, whose first performance was in 1998.
+'''The Weekend''' was a [[pop rock]] band from [[London, Ontario]], Canada.
+The Weekend has lent its music to feature film soundtracks (''[[Freaky Friday (soundtrack)|Freaky Friday]]'', ''[[Uptown Girls]]'', ''[[D.E.B.S. (2004 film)|D.E.B.S.]]'') and television shows such as ''[[The Simple Life]] 2'' and ''Mary-Kate and Ashley's So Little Time''.<ref name=EMI>{{Cite web|url=http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/the-weekend_profile.html|title=Artist Profile - The Weekend|date=November 14, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041114153418/http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/the-weekend_profile.html|archive-date=2004-11-14}}</ref>
+The band name led fellow Canadian singer [[the Weeknd]] to spell his name without the last “e”, to avoid copyright issues. <ref name="Marsh 2016">{{cite web | last=Marsh | first=Joanne | title=The Weeknd reveals he lost the 'e' in his name due to possible copyright issues | website=NME | date=2016-02-22 | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-weeknd-12-1197789 | access-date=2022-10-04}}</ref>
 ==History==
-Co-founders Andrea Wasse (vocals, chief songwriter) and Link C.(synthesizer, programming) were in high school when they formed the band with Lorien Jones (bass) and Mike Clive (drums).
+Co-founders Andrea Wasse (vocals, chief songwriter) and Link C.(synthesizer, programming) were in high school when they formed the band with Lorien Jones (bass) and Mike Clive (drums). Their first performance was in 1998. Originally a swing band who were part of the 90's [[swing revival]], the band reoriented towards pop and [[power pop]].
 Its second performance was as an opening act for an audience of over 500 people. The Weekend quickly gained a loyal audience in the [[Southwestern Ontario]] independent music scene.
-==2004–present==
+===2000–2005===
-The Weekend has issued three albums and continues to produce pop music with themes that revolve around the attainment of 'perfect love'. It has travelled worldwide and is popular in Asia and Australia. In 2004, it toured [[Indonesia]] as part of Soundrenaline 2004, the largest rock music festival in the country.
+The Weekend's self-titled debut album was released in 2000 on the label [[Teenage USA Recordings|Teenage USA]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lindsay |first1=Cam |date=August 31, 2000 |title=The Weekend |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/weekend-weekend |website=[[Exclaim!]] |access-date=May 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nott |first1=Glen |title=Good things happening to The Weekend |work=The Hamilton Spectator |page=D12 |date=July 20, 2000}}</ref> It was produced by [[Andy Magoffin]] of [[The Two-Minute Miracles]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Synth-pop with a bit of crunch: The Weekend brings Teaser tracks to Lee's Palace tonight |work=Toronto Star |page=J03 |date=May 30, 2002}}</ref> In 2002, the band won the Grand Prize at the New Music West festival in Vancouver.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Matheson |first1=Emmet |title=No more waiting for the Weekend |work=Regina Leader-Post |page=F2 |date=November 28, 2002}}</ref> The band issued three albums produced as pop music with themes that revolve around the attainment of 'perfect love'. They travelled worldwide and with popularity in Asia and Australia. In 2004, it toured [[Indonesia]] as part of Soundrenaline 2004, the largest rock music festival in the country.
+As of 2005, the band included lead singer Andrea Wasse, keyboardist Lincoln Cushman, guitarist Ryan Ford, drummer Jason Pierce and bassist Randie Van Gorp.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sayani |first1=Fateema |title=Weekend not afraid to make it marketable |work=Ottawa Citizen |page=D10 |date=February 11, 2005}}</ref>
-The Weekend has lent its music to feature film soundtracks (''[[Freaky Friday (soundtrack)|Freaky Friday]]'', ''[[Uptown Girls]]'', ''[[D.E.B.S. (2004 film)|D.E.B.S.]]'') and television shows such as ''[[The Simple Life]] 2'' and ''Mary-Kate and Ashley's So Little Time''.<ref name=EMI>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041114153418/http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/the-weekend_profile.html|title=Artist Profile - The Weekend|date=November 14, 2004|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
+===Solo work (2004-2010)===
-Andrea Wasse has co-written for ''[[Canadian Idol]]'' (2004), [[CTV Television]] series ''Instant Star'', and album tracks for artists [[Jenna Gibbons|Jenna G]] and Amanda Stott.<ref name=EMI/>
+Andrea Wasse co-wrote for ''[[Canadian Idol]]'' (2004), [[CTV Television]] series ''Instant Star'', and album tracks for artists [[Jenna Gibbons|Jenna G]] and Amanda Stott.<ref name=EMI/>
-Wasse co-wrote "Watch Me Move"<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Me Move|work=[[ASCAP|ASCAP.com]]|url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=532295339&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1|accessdate=2009-09-04}}</ref> performed by [[Fefe Dobson]]. The song has been released as a [[music download|digital download]] and as music videos. "I'm a Lady" <ref>{{cite web|title=I'm a Lady|work=[[ASCAP|ASCAP.com]]|url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=392797054&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1|accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref> is another of the songs co-written by Wasse. The songs appeared on Dobson's album ''[[Joy (Fefe Dobson album)|Joy]]'' released in November 2010.
+Wasse co-wrote "Watch Me Move"<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Me Move|work=[[ASCAP|ASCAP.com]]|url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=532295339&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1|access-date=2009-09-04}}</ref> performed by [[Fefe Dobson]]. "I'm a Lady" <ref>{{cite web|title=I'm a Lady|work=[[ASCAP|ASCAP.com]]|url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=392797054&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1|access-date=2009-09-18}}</ref> is another one of the songs Wasse co-wrote. The songs appeared on Dobson's album ''[[Joy (Fefe Dobson album)|Joy]]'' released in November 2010.
 == Discography ==
+*''The Weekend'' (2000)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Weekend - The Weekend |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-weekend-mw0001149542 |website=AllMusic |access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref>
-===''The Weekend''===
+*''Teaser EP'' (2002)
-# "The Single"
+*''Teaser + Bonus Level'' (2003)
-# "New Fast (Right Behind You)"
+*''Kiss Kiss'' (2003) - exclusive to Australia and Japan
-# "My Way"
+*''Beatbox My Heartbeat''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kendy |first1=Emily |title=The Weekend - Beatbox My Heartbeat |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/weekend-beatbox_my_heartbeat |website=Exclaim! |access-date=3 May 2024 |date=May 1, 2005}}</ref> (2005) - includes the single "[[Into the Morning (song)|Into the Morning]]"
-# "What I Die For"
-# "Fleetwood"
-# "High School America"
-# "Drummer"
-# "Maracas"
-# "Cindy"
-# "Heard It On the Radio"
-# "Boy You" -  bonus outtake track.
-===''Teaser EP''===
-# "Bring It On"
-# "80's Rockstar"
-# "Perfect World"
-# "Victory"
-# "Out of Sight"
-===''Teaser + Bonus Level''===
-# "Bring It On"
-# "80's Rockstar"
-# "Perfect World"
-# "Victory"
-# "Out of Sight"
-# "Work It Out"
-# "The Single"
-# "Baby C'mon (Nu New Fast)"
-# "Me vs. the World"
-# "Workin' for The Weekend"
-# "Boy You" - bonus (non-outtake) track.
-# "Do This" - bonus outtake track from previous album's sessions - iTunes store exclusive.
-# "80's Rockstar"
-# "Bring It On"
-# "Perfect World"
-# "NYLA"
-# "Into the Morning"
-# "Victory"
-# "Out of Sight"
-# "Work It Out"
-# "Sex Kitten"
-# "Anything for You"
-# "Boy You" - bonus (non-outtake) track.
-===''Beatbox My Heartbeat''===
-# "[[Into The Morning (song)|Into The Morning]]"
-# "There Goes My Heart"
-# "Temporary Insanity"
-# "Kick Myself"
-# "Cold Feet"
-# "Disconnected"
-# "NYLA"
-# "California"
-# "Pretty from the Outside"
-# "Start It"
-# "Flipside"
 ==References==
@@ Line 99: / Line 56: @@
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.newmusiccanada.com/genres/artist.cfm?Band_Id=5911 New Music Canada Web Site]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060523234920/http://www.newmusiccanada.com/genres/artist.cfm?Band_Id=5911 New Music Canada website]
 {{Authority control}}