Serial Joe
{{Short description|Canadian musical group}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Serial Joe
| image =
| caption = (left to right) Ryan Stever, Dan Stadnicki (top), Ryan Dennis (bottom), John Davidson, Jamie Fulcher
| image_size = 150
| background = group_or_band
| origin = Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
| genre = {{Hlist|Rap rock{{Cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/S/Serial_Joe/1999/10/04/pf-749464.html |title=CANOE -- JAM! - Serial Joe signs with Korn's label |access-date=September 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911115047/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/S/Serial_Joe/1999/10/04/pf-749464.html |archive-date=September 11, 2017 |url-status=dead }}|post-grunge|nu metal|alternative metal|hard rock|punk rock (early)}}
| years_active = 1997–2002
| label = Aquarius Records
| past_members = John Davidson
Ryan Dennis
Dan Stadnicki
Ryan Stever
Jamie Fulcher}}
Serial Joe was a Canadian rock band from Newmarket, Ontario which consisted of high school students Ryan Dennis (vocals, guitar), Ryan Stever (guitar), John Davidson (bass guitar), Dan Stadnicki (drums) and Jamie Fulcher (Back Up Vocals) .Glen Nott, "Cradle rockers ; Don't be fooled by their tender age - Serial Joe is serious stuff". Cambridge Reporter, April 13, 2000. The group released four studio albums.
Dennis stated that the band's name came from a girl with a speech disorder who would mispronounce the name "Sergio" as "Serial-Joe".Gordon Kennedy, "Serial Joe: Ten things you didn't know about Canada's boy musicians". Sudbury Star, October 20, 2000.
History
In 1998, Serial Joe independently released their debut EP, KICKeD. The EP featured the single "Skidrow". The music video for "Skidrow" won the 1998 MuchMusic Video Award for "Best Independent Video.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RPM-IDX/IDX/90s/RPM-1998-09-28-OCR-Page-0007.pdf|title=New and established take home MuchMusic Video Awards|magazine=RPM|accessdate=February 1, 2024}} The band became the house band on YTV's System Crash.
In 1999, the band released their first studio album for Aquarius Records, Face Down, which peaked at No. 47 on the Canadian Albums Chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8386&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 69, No. 13, July 19, 1999|magazine=RPM|accessdate=2012-01-06 }} The album's first single, "Mistake", gained international airplay.
The band won several awards, and performed at Woodstock 1999 in the "emerging artists" tent.Lynn Saxberg, "Canadians embody `spirit of Woodstock': Kingston's Tragically Hip, Ottawa's Alanis Morissette make up Canada Day at festival". Ottawa Citizen, July 25, 1999.
In late 2001, Serial Joe released their final album Last Chance (At the Romance Dance), which showcased a more melodic pop/rock approach, in contrast to the band's earlier rap-influenced metal sound.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011217085121/http://chartattack.com:80/damn/2001/10/0901.cfm "CD REVIEWS: Rocket Science, Serial Joe, The Strokes and many more"]}}. Chart Attack, October 09, 2001 The opening track, "Completely", was released as a single and topped the Canadian Singles Chart for three weeks in October and November 2001.{{cite magazine|title=Hits of the World: Canada|magazine=Billboard|volume=113|issue=41|page=54|date=October 13, 2001}}{{cite magazine|title=Hits of the World: Canada|magazine=Billboard|volume=113|issue=42|page=42|date=October 20, 2001}}{{cite magazine|title=Hits of the World: Canada|magazine=Billboard|volume=113|issue=44|page=62|date=November 3, 2001}} Around 2002, they were dropped from their label and broke up shortly thereafter. Vocalist Ryan Dennis and guitarist Ryan Stever later became part of the hard rock group High Kapitol.
Awards
- 1998 "Skidrow": Much Music Video Award for Best Independent Video
- 1999 YTV Achievement Award for Best BandHeath Jon McCoy, "Serial Joe gets an A". Calgary Herald, July 15, 2000.
- 1999 (Nominated) "Mistake": Much Music Video Award for Best Rock Video
- 2000 "Deep": Much Music Video FACT Award for Best Video (presented by Kiss members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons during a tour with them)
- 2000 (Nominated) Much Music People's Choice Award for Best Canadian Band
- 2000 (Nominated) Juno Award for Best New Band{{cite magazine|author=Larry LeBlanc|title=Morissette leads Canada's Juno nomination list|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Q0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45|date=12 February 2000|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=45–|issn=0006-2510}}
- 2000 (Nominated) Gemini Award for Best Specialty Show
Discography
KICKeD (1998)
- Skidrow
- Dream Girl
- Velocity
- Lonely Heart
- Obsession
- Welcome To Happyland
Face Down (1999) (Gold){{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Face%20Down&ica=False&sa=Serial%20Joe&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|title=Gold Platinum Database: Serial Joe - Face Down|publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=2012-01-06 }}
- Should Have Been Mine
- Deep
- Mistake
- Face Down
- Dragon On My Shoulder
- Shallow
- Push
- Sanity
- Centipede
- Confused
- Outrage
- Denial
Serial Joe... (2000)
- Silently Screaming
- Out Of Hand
- Absence Of Mind
- What I See
- Another Time
- False Design
- Mistake: USA Version
- Face Down: My Brilliant Beast Mix
- Should Have Been Mine: MetalDog Mix
- Deep: MetalDog Mix
- Absence of Mind: Jimi LaMort's Absinthe Mix
- What I See: Malhavoc's "Help Please Send Bobo" Mix
(Last Chance) At the Romance Dance... (2001)
- Completely
- Angry
- Unintended
- Stranded
- Mary
- Turn Around
- Suddenly
- Girl Like You
- You Don't Laugh
- Go for a Ride
- Committed
- Save Me