Neverest
{{short description|Canadian pop/rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Neverest
| image = 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards - Neverest.jpg
| caption = Neverest with Howie Dorough at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards
| landscape = yes
| origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| years_active = 2007–2014{{cite web|url=http://www.neverestmusic.com/about.html |title=Neverest | Official Website - About |publisher=Neverestmusic.com |date=March 29, 2011 |accessdate=June 25, 2012}}
| associated_acts =
| label = Vic Park Group / Fontana North / Universal Music
| website = {{URL|neverestmusic.com}}
| current_members = Spyros "Spee" Chalkiotis
Paul Loduca
Greg Keyes
Mykey Thomas
| past_members = Alex Ciccone
Michael Basilone
Brendan Colameco
Mike Klose
}}
Neverest was a Canadian pop-rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band was formed by Spyros "Spee" Chalkiotis and Mike Klose.{{cite web|url=http://fridaetv.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/introducing%E2%80%A6neverest/ |title=Introducing…Neverest! " Fridae Tv |publisher=Fridaetv.wordpress.com |date=November 24, 2010 |accessdate=June 25, 2012}}
Music career
=''About Us EP'' (2010–breakup)=
The band released their first single, "About Us", in October 2010. It quickly reached Number 1 on the MuchMusic Top 30 countdown,{{cite web|url=http://herenb.canadaeast.com/music/article/1405498 |title=herenb.com - Neverest goes pop | laura lyall - Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada |publisher=Herenb.canadaeast.com |date= |accessdate=June 25, 2012}} and Number 30 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=neverest|chart=all}} Their second single, entitled "Everything", was released in March 2011 and quickly charted the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=neverest|chart=all}} |title=Canadian Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard.com |accessdate=June 25, 2012}}
The band was managed by Backstreet Boys member Howie Dorough.
Neverest was a supporting act on the Canadian tour dates of the NKOTBSB Tour.{{cite news|author=CA |url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/Arts/Entertainment/2011-05-10/article-2495525/No-rest-for-Neverest/1 |title=No rest for Neverest - Entertainment - Arts |newspaper=The Cape Breton Post |date=May 10, 2011 |accessdate=June 25, 2012}}
Their music video for "Everything" received a nomination for the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards for Cinematography of the Year.{{cite web |url=http://mmva.muchmusic.com/nominees/ |title=MMVA 2011 Nominees | MuchMusic Video Awards |publisher=Mmva.muchmusic.com |date=June 21, 2012 |accessdate=June 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520231740/http://mmva.muchmusic.com/nominees/ |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
Neverest released their first EP About Us on March 29, 2011. Soon after, the band embarked on their first ever concert tour, supporting Juno-nominated band Stereos. In 2011, they co-toured with Canadian artist Alyssa Reid all around Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.neverestmusic.com/news.aspx?id=109 |title=Neverest | Official Website - News |publisher=Neverestmusic.com |date= |accessdate=June 25, 2012}} Their EP consisted of 8 songs:
- About Us - 3:17
- Everything - 3:14
- Hate It - 3:18
- The Chase - 3:25
- Blame Me - 3:13
- Hello/Goodbye - 3:22
- About Us (Acoustic) - 3:29
- About Us (Club Mix) - 3:39
The band's single "About Us" received gold certification from Music Canada on December 2, 2011. In 2012, they sang the Canadian National Anthem at the All Star NBA game.{{cite web |url=https://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssd=12/1/2011&ssb=Artist |title= Gold and Platinum Search|website=musiccanada.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502114458/http://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssd=12%2F1%2F2011&ssb=Artist |archive-date=May 2, 2012}}
Neverest performed at We Day Halifax on November 27, 2013. This was the very first time that this event had ever been held east of Montreal. We Day was held at the Metro Centre, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The band officially broke up in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://bestfan.com/blog/2015/06/neverest-calls-it-quits/ |title=Neverest calls it quits!|publisher=bestfan.com |last=Knopf|first=Krystal|date=June 23, 2015 |accessdate=March 31, 2019}}
Discography
=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album details ! Peak |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:35px;"| CAN |
| 2011
| style="text-align:left;"|About Us EP
| — |
| colspan=14 style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||
| rowspan="2"| Year | rowspan="2" style="width:150px;"| Title | Peak | rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="width:30px;"| CAN {{cite magazine| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=neverest|chart=all}} | title=Neverest – Canadian Hot 100| magazine=Billboard| accessdate=August 3, 2011}} | |||
| 2010
| style="text-align:left;"|"About Us" | 30 | About Us EP | |||
| 2011
| style="text-align:left;"|"Everything" | 52 | About Us EP | |||
| 2011
| style="text-align:left;"|"Lovesick" | - | N/A | |||
| 2011
| style="text-align:left;"|"The Chase" | - | About Us EP | |||
| 2013
| style="text-align:left;"|"Rewind" | - | N/A | |||
| 2014
| style="text-align:left;"|"Starlight" | - | N/A | |||
| 2014
| style="text-align:left;"|"Someday" | - | N/A |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" style="width:550px;" | ||||
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Year
! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Title ! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Award ! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;" | 2011 | "Everything" | Much Music MMVA Cinematography of the Year | Nominated{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.neverestmusic.com/}}
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Category:Canadian pop music groups
Category:2007 establishments in Ontario