Hey Major

{{Short description|Canadian indie rock band}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Hey Major

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| alias = Orange O'Clock (2010-2017)

| origin = Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

| genre = indie rock, synthpop

| years_active = {{start date|2010}}–present

| label = Indica Records

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| website = {{URL|https://www.heymajormusic.com/}}

| current_members = Mickaël Fortin
Raphaël Fortin

| past_members = Anthony Simoneau-Dubuc

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Hey Major are a Canadian indie rock band from Sherbrooke, Quebec, consisting of brothers Mickaël and Raphaël Fortin.Sandy Graham, [https://cashboxcanada.ca/features-cover-story/hey-major-meet-them-station/3656 "Hey Major Meet Them at 'The Station'"]. Cashbox Canada, October 18, 2019.

The band was first formed in 2010 as a trio under the name Orange O'Clock, with guitarist Anthony Simoneau-Dubuc as the third member. As Orange O'Clock they released the album Crazy Carnival independently in 2014,[https://www.lerefletdulac.com/2015/04/16/orange-oclock-encore-plus-pret-du-but/ "Orange O’Clock: encore plus prêt du but"]. Le Reflet du Lac, April 16, 2015. and won CBC Music's Searchlight competition for unsigned bands in 2015.[http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/schedule-for-friday-may-15-2015-1.3074786/searchlight-orange-o-clock-crowned-canada-s-best-new-act-1.3074791 Searchlight - Orange O'Clock crowned Canada's best new act]. Q, May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015. The following year they were finalists in the Unisong International Song Contest, finishing in second place with their song "Wax 'n Wane".[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/773047/orange-o-clock-finaliste-internation-songwriting-competition-groupe-sherbrooke "Orange O'Clock finaliste à l'International Songwriting Competition"]. Ici Radio-Canada, March 30, 2016.

Orange O'Clock had begun work on their second album, even reaching the stage of releasing the album's first single "Get It On" in early 2017,[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1019753/premier-extrait-deuxieme-album-orange-o-clock-get-it-on "Un premier extrait pour le deuxième album d'Orange O'Clock"]. Ici Radio-Canada, March 1, 2017. when Simoneau-Dubuc left the band.Karine Tremblay, [https://www.latribune.ca/arts/nouveau-depart-pour-orange-oclock-dea9637621bba854ab3e082011fe03e5 "Nouveau départ pour Orange O'Clock"]. La Tribune, August 31, 2017. The Fortin brothers opted to continue as a duo, changing their name to Hey Major and evolving from Orange O'Clock's rock-based sound toward a more pop-oriented approach defined by Mickaël Fortin's keyboards.Steve Bergeron, [https://www.latribune.ca/arts/un-renouveau-en-duo-pour-hey-major-44f2fb6507a7d2cf0a69a7e2580c9baf "Un renouveau en duo pour Hey Major"]. La Tribune, July 17, 2018. As Hey Major they signed to Indica Records, which released the album The Station in 2019.Karine Tremblay, [https://www.latribune.ca/arts/hey-major--chemin-musical-vers-le-bonheur-848a30186c0669357b1b60ede5c989cb "Hey Major : chemin musical vers le bonheur"]. La Tribune, October 12, 2019.