Down with Webster

Down with Webster originally started as an instrumental jazz band{{cite web |title=Interview – Cam Hunter from Down With Webster |url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2013/08/23/interview-cam-hunter-from-down-with-webster/ |website=Canadian Beats |access-date=December 29, 2022 |date=August 23, 2013}} that was formed in a music classInfantry, Ashante (August 13, 2010). "[https://www.thestar.com/specialsections/cne/article/846358--get-down-with-webster-at-the-bandshell-aug-28 Down with Webster's at the Bandshell]" Toronto Star. Retrieved November 2, 2010. at Glen Ames Senior Public School in 1998 by band members Patrick Gillett and Tyler Armes.Liss, Sarah (July 24, 2003)."[http://www.nowtoronto.com/art/story.cfm?content=137555&archive=22,47,2003 10 teens taking over] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023212415/http://www.nowtoronto.com/art/story.cfm?content=137555&archive=22,47,2003|date=October 23, 2012 }} Now. Retrieved September 13, 2011 They, along with the original members of the band, quickly named the group toward the end of class after the beloved titular character from the 80s sitcom Webster, who is played by Emmanuel Lewis.{{cite web |title=Down With Webster Interview Concludes |url=https://chasemarch.com/down-with-webster-interview-concludes/ |website=Chase March |date=8 October 2010 |access-date=21 September 2022}} Following a victory at their school's "Battle of the Bands" competition,{{cite web |title=Artist Interview: Down With Webster talks dictionaries, fictitious albums and Canadian jails |url=https://therooster.com/blog/artist-interview-down-webster-talks-dictionaries-fictitious-albums-and-canadian-jails |magazine=Rooster |access-date=May 17, 2023 |date=October 17, 2014}} the group was joined by Andrew Martino and Martin "Bucky" Seja, students from Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts,{{cite web |title=Q & A with Down With Webster |url=https://www.thesputnik.ca/q-a-with-down-with-webster/ |work=The Sputnik |access-date=May 10, 2023 |date=September 13, 2012}}{{cite web |last1=Ayuka |first1=Ryan |title=Down With Webster's Andrew Martino on his new project, Honors |url=https://streetsoftoronto.com/down-with-websters-andrew-martino-on-his-new-project-honors/|work=Streets of Toronto |access-date=June 1, 2023 |date=October 17, 2017}} and other members who attended Malvern Collegiate Institute.{{cite web |title=Down With Webster heads home to play Malvern Collegiate prom |url=https://www.toronto.com/life/down-with-webster-heads-home-to-play-malvern-collegiate-prom/article_ef17b514-2e48-58a8-a6e2-4a84dd695246.html? |publisher=East York Mirror |access-date=May 10, 2023 |date=June 23, 2011}} As a jam band,{{cite web |last1=Wright |first1=Kayla |title=DWW, up with rap-rock

|url=https://algonquintimes.com/arts-entertainment/596/ |website=Algonquin Times |access-date=May 17, 2023 }} they made reggae,{{cite web |last1=Amundson |first1=Quinton |title=Down with Webster looks to establish itself in the United States |url=https://calgaryjournal.ca/2014/07/13/down-with-webster-looks-to-establish-itself-in-the-united-states/ |work=Calgary Journal |access-date=May 17, 2023 |date=July 13, 2014}} funk and jazz{{cite web|title=Samba Squad & Down with Webster (Samba)|website=Beaches International Jazz Festival |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20030627200127/http://www.beachesjazz.com/streetfest/samba.html |url= http://www.beachesjazz.com/streetfest/samba.html |access-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-date=June 27, 2003}} inspired music in Armes' father garage.{{cite news |last1=Murdoch |first1=Lorie |title=Songwriter staying in tune |url=https://beachmetro.com/2014/01/09/songwriter-staying-tune/ |newspaper=Beach Metro Community News |access-date=April 15, 2023 |date=January 9, 2014}} Hip-hop elements were incorporated into their music once Seja became a part of the group and rapped along with Gillett, who also brought an influence of blues rock to the band.{{cite web |last1=Khan |first1=Joshua |title=INTERVIEW – DOWN WITH WEBSTER |url=https://blaremagazine.com/2010/06/26/interview-down-with-webster/ |website=Blare Magazine |access-date=May 18, 2022 |date=June 26, 2010}}

The band released a six-track CD-R EP titled The Reverb Session July '03. This release was primarily sold at concerts in 2003 and 2004.{{cite web |last1=Sharp |first1=Keith |title=Down With Webster: Playing By Their Own Rules |url=https://themusicexpress.ca/down-with-webster-playing-by-their-own-rules/ |work=Music Express |access-date=May 11, 2023 |date=February 25, 2014}} Hype man Kyle "Kap" Fairlie, a former actor whose voice work includes roles in the Nelvana series Redwall, Franklin, Babar and Rolie Polie Olie,{{cite web |title=Kyle Fairlie (Visual Voices Guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Kyle-Fairlie/ |website=Behind the Voice Actors |access-date=May 11, 2023}} and the film The Little Bear Movie,{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Tracy |title=Parents' Guide to The Little Bear Movie |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-little-bear-movie |website=Common Sense Media |access-date=May 11, 2023}} and rapper Cameron "Cam" Hunter would later join the band's lineup. In 2007, the band released their debut independent self-titled album.{{cite web |url=http://www.torontomusicscene.ca/hip-hop/down-with-webster.html |title=Toronto Music Scene, November 2, 2010 |publisher=Torontomusicscene.ca |date=2007-07-10 |access-date=2010-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903062421/http://www.torontomusicscene.ca/hip-hop/down-with-webster.html |archive-date=2011-09-03 |url-status=dead }}

{{Quote box |bgcolor=#white |salign=center |width=220px |align=left | quote = As long as any of us can remember, all we wanted to do was make music. While we came from different backgrounds, found inspiration from different influences, and developed different styles; we were united by our love of music. It's the reason we saved all of our money to buy albums, memorized every word, learned each chord, bass line and beat. It's the reason we spent all of our time together writing, playing and producing in a garage. It's the reason we sleep in the studio and live on stage… Every show is a party and we dare the audience to have more fun than us (usually it's a tie).|source =–Down with Webster (2009){{cite news|url=https://www.amazon.com/Time-Win-DOWN-WEBSTER/dp/B002NOYWZU|title=Artist bio |website=Amazon|access-date=August 27, 2021}}}}

The group built a following{{cite web |last1=Seyid |first1=Mehek |title=Concert Review + Photos: The Big Jingle with Fall Out Boy, Hedley, Serena Ryder, Ylvis, Icona Pop, Fefe Dobson, Mia Martina, and Down With Webster |url=https://aestheticmagazinetoronto.com/2013/12/08/review-photos-the-big-jingle-fall-out-boy-hedley-serena-ryder-ylvis-icona-pop-fefe-dobson-mia-martina-down-with-webster/ |work=Aesthetic Magazine |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=December 8, 2013}} through their energetic shows.{{cite web |title=DOWN WITH WEBSTER RETURNS TO WILF'S |url=https://thecord.ca/down-with-webster-returns-to-wilfs/ |newspaper=The Cord |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=March 31, 2010}}{{cite web |last1=Amery |first1=Richard |title=Down With Webster gets audience screaming |url=http://www.labeat.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2857&Itemid=50 |website=The L.A. Beat |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=May 1, 2013}} Jill Langlois of Chart recounted their performance at Canadian Music Week in March 2008: "...the band exploded onto the stage and never slowed down or stopped. Words will never really describe the Down With Webster experience." She described them as "flashy and obnoxious, but fun and loveable".Langlois, Jill (March 8, 2008)."{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110412085916/http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/54299/down-with-webster-cmw-2008 Down with Webster @CMW 2008]}}." Retrieved December 20, 2010. In June, the group was named 'Best Unsigned Artist in Canada' by Rogers Mobile and received a recording prize worth $25,000.{{cite web |title=Down with Webster wins "Canada's Best Unsigned Artist" |url=https://mobilesyrup.com/2008/06/13/down-with-webster-wins-canadas-best-unsigned-artist/ |website=Mobile Syrup |access-date=May 17, 2023 |date=June 13, 2008}} After facing years of rejection,{{cite web |author1=Mike Bell |author2=Ruth Myles |title=Interview: Down With Webster Maintain an 'Underdog Mentality' |url=http://dose.ca/2011/03/03/interview-down-webster-maintain-underdog-mentality/ |magazine=Dose |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=March 3, 2011}} they captured the attention of music executives including musicians Gene Simmons and Timbaland, who wanted to sign the band to their respective record labels.Dekel, Jonathan (November 9, 2009) "[http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=22545966 Down with Webster not down with Gene Simmons] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009021206/http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=22545966 |date=2011-10-09 }}" msn.ca. Retrieved December 11, 2010. The former had aspirations for them to appear in a reality series to grow their audience as well.{{cite web |title=Gene Simmons finally signs a band to his Canadian label |url=https://torontolife.com/city/gene-simmons-finally-signs-a-band-to-his-canadian-label/ |magazine=Toronto Life |access-date=May 10, 2023 |date=March 12, 2010}} According to Timbaland, "That group is the most amazing and creative, innovative group that's going to come out in 2010."{{cite web|url=http://www.killahbeez.com/2010/01/29/getting-down-with-webster-qa-with-tyler-of-dww/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131090824/https://www.killahbeez.com/2010/01/29/getting-down-with-webster-qa-with-tyler-of-dww/ |archive-date= January 31, 2010|title=Getting Down with Webster: Q&A with Tyler of DWW |publisher=Killahbeez |date=2010-01-29 |access-date=2010-12-20}}[http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20091006006282/en Down with Webster's Time To Win, Vol. I in Stores Today] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009133826/http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20091006006282/en |date=2010-10-09 }} Business Wire, October 6, 2009 Ultimately, they signed with Universal/Motown.

The band's debut gold-certified EP{{cite web |url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/1210_g.php |title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum – December 2010 |publisher=Cria.ca |access-date=2011-01-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706174547/http://www.cria.ca/gold/1210_g.php |archive-date=2011-07-06 }} Time to Win, Vol. I was released on October 6, 2009.{{cite web |last1=Nightingale |first1=Steve |title=Artist Profile: Down With Webster |url=https://www.starmaker.ca/annualreports/2011/down-with-webster |website=Radio Starmaker Fund |access-date=May 18, 2023}} The lead single from the EP "Rich Girl$", which sampled the Hall & Oates track of the same name, peaked at No. 21 on the Canadian Hot 100. In the fall of 2009, they opened for Forever the Sickest Kids on the Cheap Date Tour.{{cite web |title=Forever The Sickest Kids announce headlining tour |url=https://www.altpress.com/archive_foreversummer/ |magazine=Alternative Press |access-date=May 17, 2023 |date=September 2, 2009}}

The follow-up single "Your Man" peaked at No. 12 on the Hot 100, and was certified double platinum in digital downloads by the CRIA.{{cite web |url=http://cria.ca/gold/0410_g.php |title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum – April 2010 |publisher=Cria.ca |access-date=2010-12-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929174022/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0410_g.php |archive-date=2010-09-29 }}{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100 |title=Canada Singles Top 100 – Music Charts |publisher=Acharts.us |access-date=2010-12-20}} The first headlining tour, WINTOUR I, had the band tour Canada and the United States in January and February 2010.[http://www.downwithwebster.com/blog/wintour-2010-we-need-your-help-and-weve-got-a-surprise-for-you/ WINtour 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415165448/http://www.downwithwebster.com/blog/wintour-2010-we-need-your-help-and-weve-got-a-surprise-for-you/ |date=2011-04-15 }} downwithwebster.com. Retrieved November 7, 2010. The tour started in Halifax on January 7 and ended on February 1 in Vancouver. The band also opened for Timbaland on two dates in February on the Shock Value II Tour.{{cite web |title=Video vocalists irrelevant to tight band's beat |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2010/01/24/video-vocalists-irrelevant-to-tight/23724004007/ |newspaper=The Columbus Dispatch |access-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230517145958/https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2010/01/24/video-vocalists-irrelevant-to-tight/23724004007/#selection-361.0-364.0 |date=January 23, 2010}} They were nominated for 'New Group of the Year' at the 2010 Juno Awards, losing to Arkells.[http://junoawards.ca/database/yearly-summary/?group_id=1080&category_id=0&from_year=2010&to_year=2010&show_details=1 2010 New Group of the Year Nominations and Winner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006185616/http://junoawards.ca/database/yearly-summary/?group_id=1080&category_id=0&from_year=2010&to_year=2010&show_details=1 |date=2011-10-06 }}. Retrieved December 20, 2010. Additionally, they received nominations for 'UR Fave: New Artist' and 'Pop Video of the Year'. at the 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards.[http://mmva.muchmusic.com/awards/ 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards Nominations] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202004649/http://mmva.muchmusic.com/awards/ |date=December 2, 2010 }}. Retrieved December 20, 2010. The third single "Whoa Is Me", was released on June 15, 2010, and peaked at No. 13 on the Canadian Hot 100.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=down with webster|chart=all}} Whoa Is Me Chart History] Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2010. Over the summer, they played at festivals such as the SCENE Music Festival,Harper, Kate (April 28, 2010).{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110415044406/http://www.chartattack.com/news/81392/lights-shad-down-with-webster-playing-scene-music-festival LIGHTS, Shad, Down With Webster Playing S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival]}}." Retrieved December 20, 2010. the Ottawa Bluesfest{{cite web|url=http://blog.muchmusic.com/arcade-fire-weezer-drake-metric-to-play-ottawa-bluesfest/ |title=Arcade Fire, Weezer, Drake, Metric to play Ottawa Bluesfest |website=MuchMusic |date=2010-04-21 |access-date=2010-12-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012111543/http://blog.muchmusic.com/arcade-fire-weezer-drake-metric-to-play-ottawa-bluesfest/ |archive-date=2012-10-12 }} and the Sarnia Bayfest, where they opened for the Black Eyed Peas.{{cite web |title=Rogers Bayfest 2010 |url=http://www.sarniabayfest.com/past/2010 |website=Sarnia Bayfest |access-date=May 17, 2023}} After finishing the Streets of Gold Tour with 3OH!3, the band would "lock ourselves in the studio for a couple of months" and finish their forthcoming album.[http://asapmusicblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/interview-down-with-webster/ INTERVIEW: Down With Webster]. Retrieved November 24, 2010. The tour was completed on November 24, 2010, at Albuquerque, New Mexico. They then performed at the pregame show for the 98th Grey Cup.{{cite web |url=http://greycup.cfl.ca/article/down-with-webster-to-rock-gc-pre-game-show |title=Down With Webster to rock GC Pre-Game Show |author=CFL.ca Staff |date=November 24, 2010 |publisher=CFL.ca |access-date=November 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412055917/http://greycup.cfl.ca/article/down-with-webster-to-rock-gc-pre-game-show |archive-date=April 12, 2011 }} In December, they won the 'Online Artist of the Year' at the 2010 Canadian New Media Awards.[http://www.nextmediaevents.com/cnma/index.php 2010 Canadian New Media Awards Winners] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230071050/http://www.nextmediaevents.com/cnma/index.php |date=December 30, 2010 }}. Retrieved December 20, 2010.

WINtour II, a cross-Canada tour that supported their upcoming album began on February 22, 2011, in Lethbridge, Alberta and ended on March 12 in Toronto.[http://www.downwithwebster.com/news/wintour-2011/ WINtour 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211175813/http://www.downwithwebster.com/news/wintour-2011/ |date=2011-02-11 }} downwithwebster.com Retrieved December 13, 2010 They were nominated for two awards at the Juno Awards of 2011, Group of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.[http://junoawards.ca/2011-juno-award-nominees/ 2011 Juno Awards Nominees] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219115559/http://junoawards.ca/2011-juno-award-nominees/ |date=2011-02-19 }} Retrieved February 1, 2011 The band also performed at the awards ceremony on March 27.{{cite web |title=The JUNO Effect: CTV's 2011 JUNO AWARDS Broadcast Increases Album and Digital Sales for Performers and Winners |url=https://www.channelcanada.com/canadian-channels/english-networks/ctv/the-juno-effect-ctvs-2011-juno-awards-broadcast-increases-album-and-digital-sales-for-performers-and-winners/ |website=Channel Canada |access-date=May 23, 2023 |date=April 7, 2011}} They received four nominations at 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards,Stevenson, Jane (May 17, 2011). [http://www.torontosun.com/2011/05/17/dobson-desman-top-mmva-noms "Dobson, Desman top MMVA noms"] Toronto Sun. Retrieved May 23, 2011. winning one for Pop Video of the Year for "Whoa Is Me".{{Cite web |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/List+MMVA+2011+winners/4972826/story.html |title=List of MMVA 2011 winners |access-date=2018-10-04 |archive-date=2011-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804222726/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/List+MMVA+2011+winners/4972826/story.html |url-status=dead }} On May 12, 2011, it was announced that hype man Kyle "Kap" Fairlie was no longer in the band, citing their reason as "6 guys going in one musical direction that didn't quite fit with the 7th."{{cite web|url=http://www.downwithwebster.com/|title=A Message For Our Fans…|website=Downwithwebster.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513210112/http://www.downwithwebster.com/|access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=2011-05-13}} The group played at summer festivals and exhibitions including the Red River Exhibition and Capital Ex, where Armes' former band the Midway State{{cite web |last1=Scharner |first1=Andrea |title=Down With Webster roll out new material at Edmonton's Capital Ex |url=https://www.gigcity.ca/2011/07/25/down-with-webster-roll-out-new-material-at-edmontons-capital-ex/ |website=Gigcity.ca |access-date=May 17, 2023 |date=July 25, 2011}} was their supporting act.{{cite web |title=Down With Webster heads to Kelowna |url=https://www.kelownacapnews.com/life/down-with-webster-heads-to-kelowna/ |publisher=Kelowna Capital News|date=February 14, 2022 |access-date=May 11, 2023}} The first single from their upcoming album, "She's Dope", was released on May 23, 2011. It peaked at No. 18 on the Hot 100. "Big Wheels" was released as the album's second single on September 9, 2011, and peaked at No. 51 on the Hot 100. Time to Win, Vol. II was released on October 31, 2011,{{cite web |url=http://universalmusic.ca/down-with-webster-announce-october-31-release-of-time-to-win-vol-ii/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115144825/http://universalmusic.ca/down-with-webster-announce-october-31-release-of-time-to-win-vol-ii/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-15 |title=Universal Music Canada – DOWN WITH WEBSTER ANNOUNCE OCTOBER 31 RELEASE OF TIME TO WIN VOL. II |work=Universal Music Canada |publisher=Universal |access-date=2011-09-01 }} and reached No. 9 on the Canadian Albums Chart. On December 20, 2011, the band released their iTunes Session EP that included live versions of songs from the album. In 2012, they embarked on the third edition of their WINtour. "Royalty" and "Jessica" became the final singles from the album. The band made a cameo appearance in the Canadian comedic film The Movie Out Here later that year.{{YouTube|_zp7_cHdK1o?t|The Movie Out Here Official Red Band Movie Trailer...}}

On March 20, 2013, the band released the single "One in a Million". They continued opening for Marianas Trench on the second leg of the Face The Music Tour{{cite web |last1=Hopper |first1=Donna |title=33 photos of Marianas Trench, Down With Webster |url=https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/33-photos-of-marianas-trench-down-with-webster-166082 |website=Sootoday.com |date=April 9, 2013}} in Canada after opening for them in the fall of 2012.{{cite web |title=Face The Music Tour |url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/cd/68/43/cd6843993e67da9160a6a3783355422f--face-the-music-trench.jpg |access-date=19 September 2022}} On August 13, 2013, the band released the song "Party for Your Life". It was later revealed that Party for Your Life is also the name of the upcoming album, originally scheduled for release on October 22, 2013. The album was later pushed back to January 28, 2014, to include newer material in the album.{{cite web |last1=Connolly |first1=Colleen |title=DOWN WITH WEBSTER REVISITS LAURIER WITH ENERGETIC SHOW AT THE TURRET |url=https://thecord.ca/down-with-webster-revisits-laurier-with-an-energetic-show-at-the-turret/ |newspaper=The Cord |access-date=May 18, 2023 |date=November 6, 2013}} It peaked at No. 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart{{cite web |author1=Alan Cross |title=Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 05 February 2014 |url=https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-05-february-2014/ |website=A Journal of Musical Things |access-date=May 11, 2023 |date=February 5, 2014}} and was nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the Juno Awards.{{cite web |title=East-end artists nominated for Junos |url=https://www.toronto.com/news/east-end-artists-nominated-for-junos/article_15021d40-984a-5c6b-8172-e51c6a801946.html? |website=toronto.com |access-date=May 11, 2023 |date=January 27, 2015}} Their version of "Saturday Night" was played during the NHL's 2013–14 season on Hockey Night in Canada.{{cite web |title=Down With Webster rocks Hockey Tonight |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/down-with-webster-rocks-hockey-tonight-1.1914197 |website=CBC Sports |access-date=21 September 2022}}{{YouTube|ThXapCz4P0U|HNIC Down With Webster Saturday Night montage 11/9/13 NHL Hockey.}} "Chills" was released on December 17, 2013, becoming the band's fourth single to reach the top 20 of the Canadian Hot 100 and spending 34 weeks on the chart—longer than any song they released previously. On February 9, 2014, an alternate version of "Feel So Alive" was played during the CBC Olympic broadcasts of the 2014 Winter Olympics.{{cite web |title=Sam Roberts Band, Fefe Dobson unveil Olympics-themed songs |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/sam-roberts-band-fefe-dobson-unveil-olympics-themed-songs-1.2524135 |website=CBC |access-date=20 September 2022}}{{YouTube|wCg12xoIx9Y|Down With Webster – Feel So Alive (Sochi 2014 Music Video)}} The band toured from 2014, starting the fourth and final installment of their WINtour series across Canada,{{cite web |title=Concert pic of the morning: Down With Webster at the Vogue |url=https://www.straight.com/blogra/577806/concert-pic-morning-down-webster-vogue |website=The Georgia Straight |access-date=May 13, 2023 |date=January 30, 2014}} to opening slots in 2015 in the US. Their DJ Dave "Diggy" Ferris decided to stop touring with the group in 2014 after his girlfriend became pregnant with their first child.{{cite web |title=Cameron Hunter: The Sweetest Thing |url=https://greatnessadjacentpodcast.com/cameron-hunter-the-sweetest-thing/ |website=Greatness Adjacent |access-date=May 10, 2023 |date=June 4, 2019}} In the US, they joined the tours of Hoodie Allen,{{cite web |title=Down With Webster to Join Hoodie Allen's Hanging With Hoodie Tour |url=https://digitaltourbus.com/news/webster-join-hoodie-allens-hanging-hoodie-tour/ |website=Digital Tour Bus |date=3 May 2014 |access-date=19 September 2022}} Timeflies and Jonny Craig.{{cite web |last1=Knutson |first1=Madeline |title=Alternative Rock Band Down with Webster: The Blast Interview |url=https://blastmagazine.com/2014/12/03/blast-interview-webster/ |work=Blast Magazine |access-date=May 17, 2023 |date=December 3, 2014}}

In 2016, Armes released two songs that he had made with Gillett under the name Best Night Ever. Proceeds from the singles supported Kids Help Phone and The Trevor Project.{{cite web|url=https://themusicplayground.com/artists/bestnightever/|title=Best Night Ever|website= The Music Playground |access-date=2022-09-18}} Seja started a new project called Karter Park with original band member, Kierscey.{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/karter-park|title=Karter Park - Soundcloud |website=Soundcloud |access-date=2023-12-08}}

Gillett opened up about his struggles with mental health{{cite web|url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/canadian-musician-pat-gillett-opens-up-about-personal-struggles-1.10636111|title=Canadian Musician Pat Gillett Opens Up About Personal Struggles|website=iHeartRadio Canada|author=John Kennedy|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=September 20, 2022}} and created music with Armes, Martino and Hunter while maintaining his sobriety{{cite web |title=Behind the Pain |url=https://storiesforcaregivers.com/cypher-behind-the-pain-with-honors/ |website=Stories for Caregivers |access-date=April 15, 2023}}{{cite web |title=Honors & the Significance of Feel-ing Better |url=https://sawdustandgin.com/2018/12/01/honors-interview/ |website=Sawdust and Gin |access-date=April 21, 2023}} which later became a part of an album, released under the band name Honors, titled Feel Better (2018).

During the summer of 2020, the group released the songs, "Love Is Not Enough"{{cite web|url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/down-with-webster-resurfaces-with-love-is-not-enough-1.12807395|title=Down With Webster Resurfaces With 'Love Is Not Enough' |website=iHeartRadio Canada |access-date=2021-03-17}} and "Take Us Alive"{{cite web|url=https://soundigest.com/2020/07/29/down-with-webster-take-us-alive-review/|title=Down With Webster – Take Us Alive – Review |work=Soundigest |date=29 July 2020 |access-date=2021-03-17}} from an album called V which was recorded back in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/v/1551788611|title=Album V|accessdate=2021-02-25}} Armes shared that V is their final album after its surprise release in February 2021.{{cite Instagram |user=tylerarmes |postid=CLexlmxA-s4/|title=The Final @downwithwebster album is out today ❤️...|date=19 February 2021}}

The band members remain active in the music industry. Seja{{cite web |last1=Bliss |first1=Karen |title=PUBLISHING: MARC COSTANZO AND INSIDE MUSIC NASHVILLE |url=https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/publishing-marc-costanzo-and-inside-music-nashville/ |work=SOCAN Magazine |access-date=May 20, 2023 |date=June 24, 2020}} and Hunter signed a publishing deal as songwriters.{{cite web |title=Inside Music Publishing Nashville & Kobalt Form Global Partnership |url=https://musicrow.com/2022/08/inside-music-publishing-nashville-kobalt-form-global-partnership/ |work=MusicRow |access-date=May 20, 2023 |date=August 8, 2022}} Hunter has also continued to release solo albums.{{cite web|url=https://algonquintimes.com/arts-entertainment/camm-hunter-rocks-the-ob/|title=Camm Hunter rocks the Ob|work=Algonquin Times |date=20 March 2015 |access-date=2022-09-18}}{{cite Instagram |user=cammhunter |postid=CSPNN-cr0yE|title=New album at long last.…|date=6 August 2021}} Martino worked on Hunter's music as well as the soundtracks for the My Little Pony web series Tell Your Tale{{cite Instagram |user=thewilderstv|postid=Cosw7RtvUtv|title=My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale is a magical show to be a part of, and the crew behind it are at the heart of what makes it so special.|date=February 15, 2023}} and television special Bridlewoodstock.{{cite web |title="Bridlewoodstock" Soundtrack Album Featuring 5 Songs Released |url=https://www.equestriadaily.com/2023/06/bridlewoodstock-soundtrack-album.html |website=Equestria Daily |access-date=June 3, 2023 |date=June 2, 2023}} Armes produced the scores for the CBC series, Anyone's Game{{cite web |title=How one chart-topping musician made the move into TV scores |url=https://www.cbc.ca/television/anyonesgame/how-one-chart-topping-musician-made-the-move-into-tv-scores-1.5907957 |website=CBC|author=Chris Dart|date=February 10, 2021|access-date=19 September 2022}} and Run the Burbs.{{cite Instagram |user=tylerarmes |postid=CYupirUMfBk|title=I Love writing to picture 🎵📽 Been quietly working on this awesome TV show recently…|date=14 January 2022}} Gillett releases music independently.{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/patgillett|title=Pat Gillett – SoundCloud|website=SoundCloud|access-date=September 20, 2022}} Ferris is a real estate agent that djs on occasion.{{cite Instagram|user=davidferris.realtor|postid=CVym54XPtAl|title=Hi friends! 👋🏻 I'm a Real Estate Agent now... Everyone keeps asking...'Are you still a DJ?'... The answer is YES, of course!|date=November 2, 2021}}

On April 1, 2024, Down with Webster returned and announced via social media that the band will be having a reunion tour in the summer with tour dates coming soon.{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/down-with-webster-are-about-to-be-so-back|title=Down with Webster Are About to Be So Back|website=Exclaim!|author=Megan LaPierre|date=April 3, 2024}} The group played a handful of festivals in the summer including the Calgary Stampede on July 9,{{cite web|url=https://www.virginradio.ca/calgary/events/bud-light-stage-at-the-big-four-roadhouse-2024.html|title=Bud Light Stage at The Big Four Roadhouse|website=Virgin Radio|access-date=November 10, 2024}} Ottawa Bluesfest on July 14,{{cite web|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/bluesfest-day-10-final-day-marked-by-power-outage-but-most-shows-go-on|title=Bluesfest Day 10: Final day marked by power outage but most shows go on|website=Ottawa Citizen|author=Lynn Saxberg|date=July 15, 2024|access-date=November 10, 2024}} the Super-Spike Volleyball tournament on July 19 and 20,{{cite web|url=https://www.chrisd.ca/2024/04/03/super-spike-volleyball-tournament-2024/|title=Down With Webster to Headline Super-Spike Volleyball Tournament|website=ChrisD.ca|date=April 3, 2024|access-date=April 3, 2024}} and the Peterborough Musicfest on August 1.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/fans-were-down-at-down-with-webster/article_9561906b-a52f-5c84-9348-01f94aee8704.html|title=Fans Were Down at Down with Webster|author=Lance Anderson|date=August 1, 2024|website=The Peterborough Examiner|access-date=November 10, 2024}} The group performed on a holiday WinTOUR tour in December 2024{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/down-with-webster-book-toronto-and-montreal-on-holiday-wintour|title=Down with Webster Book Toronto and Montreal Shows on Holiday Wintour|website=Exclaim!|author=Sydney Brasil|date=October 22, 2024|access-date=November 10, 2024}} and plan to perform in Hamilton in July 2025.{{Cite web |title=Because Beer Gets the Sheepdogs, Down with Webster, the Dirty Nil for 2025 Lineup │ Exclaim! |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/because-beer-gets-the-sheepdogs-down-with-webster-the-dirty-nil-for-2025-lineup |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=Because Beer Gets the Sheepdogs, Down with Webster, the Dirty Nil for 2025 Lineup │ Exclaim! |language=en}}

The band played live at the Liberal Party's victory night celebration after the April 2025 election.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-29 |title=AP PHOTOS: Mark Carney's Liberal Party wins federal election in Canada |url=https://apnews.com/article/canada-election-carney-trump-poilievre-photos-ba7e3ed9a6ec579fc7f6f4761573fdb4 |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=AP News |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Verity |date=2025-04-28 |title=Carney on the dance floor |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/livestory/canada-election-full-voting-results-expected-this-afternoon-with-key-races-still-too-close-to-call-9.6738893?webview=true&appname=news-ios-app&udid=104d354f-cbb2-464d-b9c7-566eb80a9dad&featurename=deeplink |work=CBC |quote=Well, DWW played live at the Liberal HQ tonight and CBC photographer Evan Mitsui captured Carney busting moves in a red hoodie with the band's logo on the front.}}

• Cameron Hunter — rap vocals, vocals{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/down-with-webster-mn0002335936/biography|title=Down with Webster – Biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 20, 2022}}
• Martin "Bucky" Seja – rap vocals, vocals
• Patrick Gillett – guitar, rap vocals, lead vocals
• Tyler Armes – bass guitar, keyboards
• Andrew "Marty" Martino – drums

• Kyle "Kap" Fairlie – backing vocals{{cite web |title=Down With Webster Band Member Bios |url=https://michaelcranis.com/dww/ |website=michaelcranis.com |access-date=May 20, 2023}}
• Dave "Diggy" Ferris — turntables
• Kierscey Regozo – keyboards{{cite web |title=Shotgun Wedding: The Musical — July 6–17, at the Toronto Fringe. |url=https://backinschoolweusedtodreamaboutthiseveryday.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/shotgun-wedding-the-musical-july-6-17-at-the-toronto-fringe/ |website=Shotgun Wedding |access-date=April 19, 2023 |date=July 4, 2011}}
• Matt Campitelli – guitar
• Mitchell Wong – saxophone{{cite web |title=The 7th Annual Jean Lumb Award Winners, 2004 |url=https://jeanlumbfoundation.ca/?page_id=367 |website=Jean Lumb Foundation |access-date=April 19, 2023}}

Their influences range across many genres including pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz and electronic music.{{cite web |title=Down With Webster |url=http://scenetrash.com/Interviews/DownWithWebster.php |magazine=Scene Trash |access-date=December 28, 2022}} Armes has cited Michael Jackson; electronic artists Justice and Skrillex; and jazz fusion musicians Stanley Clarke and Jaco Pastorious as inspirations,{{cite web |last1=Van Zanten |first1=Michael |title=Down With Webster brings the party to Live @ Veishea: "Bring Your Helmet" |url=https://iowastatedaily.com/106460/ames247/down-with-webster-brings-the-party-to-live-veishea-bring-your-helmet/ |newspaper=Iowa State Daily |access-date=December 28, 2022 |date=April 10, 2014}}{{cite web |last1=Boone |first1=Antonio |title=Down With Webster: Taking Every Kind of Music and Making Something New. |url=https://jumpphilly.org/2012/02/01/down-with-webster-taking-every-kind-of-music-and-making-something-new/ |website=Jump Philly |access-date=December 28, 2022 |date=February 1, 2012}}{{cite web |last1=Robb |first1=Peter |title=Down With Webster's newest album a departure — but still a party |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/music/down-with-websters-newest-album-a-departure-but-still-a-party |website=Ottawa Citizen |access-date=December 28, 2022 |date=February 11, 2014}} while Gillett and Hunter has credited hip-hop groups Beastie Boys, Wu-Tang Clan and Cypress Hill; and rock bands Aerosmith,{{cite web |title=POZ Playlist: Marianas Trench, Down With Webster |url=https://propertyofzack.com/post/53863031079/poz-playlist-marianas-trench-down-with-webster |website=Property of Zack |access-date=May 20, 2023 |date=June 25, 2013}} Rage Against the Machine and Led Zeppelin for helping the band shape their blend of music.{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Brendan |title=Down With Webster: The fans' band |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2011/03/25/down_with_webster_the_fans_band.html |website=Toronto Star |access-date=December 28, 2022 |date=March 25, 2011}}{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Charlie |title=Down With Webster gets down with Samsung in Vancouver |url=https://www.straight.com/music/down-webster-gets-down-samsung-vancouver |newspaper=The Georgia Straight |access-date=December 28, 2022 |date=June 21, 2012}}

{{Main article|Down with Webster discography}}

• 2007: Down with Webster
• 2009: Time to Win, Vol. I
• 2011: Time to Win, Vol. II
• 2014: Party for Your Life
• 2021: V

{{Main article|List of Down with Webster concert tours}}

Down With Webster has been nominated for 22 awards including 12 MuchMusic Video Awards and 6 Juno Awards.

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