When Alex Foster (vocals), Jeff Beaulieu (guitar), Sef (guitar), Ben Lemelin (bass), Miss Isabel (vocals and keys) and Charles Moose Allicy (drums) got together to form Your Favorite Enemies in 2006, they decided to manage every single aspect of the band's career based on their community values and their "do it yourself" attitude. Already known for their commitment towards human rights, Foster being a fervent spokesperson for Amnesty International and a passionate youth speaker, Your Favorite Enemies' distinctive blend of dirty and polished types of melodic textures and their introspective and empowering lyrics instantaneously attracted musical fanatics from all over the world, who organically and spontaneously turned their passion for the band into an incredible multitude of street teams, communities, fan sites and forums emerging in every major city on the planet.
Therefore, inspired by such astounding support and inundated by an impressive number of requests to buy Your Favorite Enemies’ nowhere-to-be-found music, the 6 musicians decided to create the label Hopeful Tragedy Records in April 2007 in order to offer the self-produced 5-song EP and fan-exclusive "And If I Was To Die In the Morning… Would I Still Be Sleeping With You"; released on June 1st, for only $10 worldwide, shipping included. However, facing a strong reluctance and a major lack of support from the band's former advisers, who doubted that any potential success would come out of such a daring operation, the musicians kept their vision of honoring their fans' loyalty with a ridiculously low and worldly-standardized cost for anyone wishing to purchase their EP, from Montreal to Tokyo.
Since many people were expecting a monumental flop and a damaging move for the band's career, the decision to create a record label in order to sell their EP via their own online store turned out to be the determinant turning point for Your Favorite Enemies. The Montreal musicians ended 2007 with more than 30 thousand copies sold of their EP, a first European promotional headlining tour, unbelievable coverage by major international media, the creation of Hopeful Tragedy Records' multimedia branch dedicated to the development of new web initiatives and the production of a weekly podcast show on "YFE-TV"; different elements turning Your Favorite Enemies into one of the most exciting new "Do It Yourself" bands to emerge from the non-traditional music model.
Needless to say that, if 2007 was a good indication of what the future had in store for Your Favorite Enemies, the following year turned out to be an undoubtedly interesting one for the 6 musicians from Montreal, who have been named as one of the top 5 bands to watch out for in 2008 by the Billboard Magazine; a quote which is hard to deny after the incredible success they had in 2008. Success which included being the first band ever to internationally broadcast a real-time live concert on their MySpace page, obtaining extraordinary success for their first Japanese tour, selling more than 60 thousand copies of their second album “Love Is A Promise Whispering Goodbye”, released in June 2008 on the band’s label, Hopeful Tragedy Records, and becoming the first band ever to write songs for the legendary video game franchise Final Fantasy.
Greatly empowered by the amazing support of their faithful fans, Your Favorite Enemies is already in the studio working on new songs for what they described as “a fantastic imaginary voyage” for their third album to be released worldwide in 2009.
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone who wants to change the world with Your Favorite Enemies.
heeeyy, what i do on my spare time well i chill woth friends,party and go to shows!:)..that awesome! I WANT TO SEE THEM! but i have to see if i can get it off work or not (yn) lol...what do u like to do ?
naw i dont play any instruments i used to play the clarinet a couple of years ago :P, i wanted to learn how to play the guitar but im to lazy haha. I like to hang out, go to the movies, go to shows, sing, play video games, bike ect what about u? :)
I hope sooo! are u gonna go to any shows? and thats awesome! i wanna see them play one day!
Hey Katie! I don't think that I have writen you back I have not been on myspace for a while. Yeah the sketch comedy show was really good I ejoyed it and then this just past weekend I went home again to london but only for friday my visits just keep on getting shorter and shorter I went to visit a firend that I have not seen in 3 years because he moved to Arizona and he came up here for a visit so i went to see him.
That is fun did you get braclets for it or just stood out of the gate or what not I was going to go down and check it out bu then dident. I might have seen them at the party I did not get many names when I was there so I am unsure. That is also good that you were able to see your friends from Montreal must have been reall fun!
I am good thanks and you? That must suck about that bug when you tried to search the theatre for a movie. Anyways I had a good weekend I went to the CN Tower for the first time ever because no one in my family ever took me so yeah it was so awesome seeing the whole city from the very top. Maybe that person will take a pic of her tattoo or something you'll never know. Also hope you had a great weekend too. And have an awesome week this week as well.
Hi dear Katie, how are you today? I'm good, and this weekend was really great !! Saturday I went to the wedding of my cousin and before eating the cake, she made a surprise to me and my brother ... a birthday cake...she is really sweet, and even if it was "his" special day has not forgotten that it was our birthday :) ...I love her so much ^^ and yesterday I went to Venice with some friends and was a spectacular day in every way, they told me of the wonderful words and they gave me wonderful gifts ^^ ...I'm soooooooo happy :) !! and what about you? what is new with you? However I think your father is very similar to my father haha!! Have an amazing day sis...Take care!! Love You!! Micky
Heyy yupp Buffy and Angel are my all time have shows. I also have all episodes of both on DVD. Im a lil obsessed, i named my dog Buffy.
I have gone to one show already this summer down at the KoolHaus, it was the Peace Dot Love Festival witch was pretty amazing. And im goin to see the Jonas Brothers in August for my bday. I was guuna go to Warped but i dont have the money :(
Umm on my spare time im mostly on the internet, facebook,myspace,twitter the usual chillin with friends, listening to music or watchin movies.
How are you??? I am doing alright!! Hopefully, I will get my finances straightened out soon...I was never able to get approved for a personal or student loan. I have too much debt already. So, I ended up dropping my school schedule down to 1/2 time this quarter. That way, I was able to get a student loan credit (as opposed to having to pay money to make up for what the loan wouldn't cover). I don't know why it is so hard in this country for people to receive school funding!! Often, the best way to get ahead in the world is to have an education. BUT, you can only get an education if you have money!! It is a vicious cycle!! Sorry...just had to vent!! ;o)
What other street teams do you work with??? Yep, I do have a personal page. It is myspace.com/lovable_leslie LOL...kind of a cheesy name, I know!! LOL...you will see that I am pretty outspoken!
Yep!! I am seriously considering a move to Canada. I would probably end up somewhere in Ontario near Toronto. It would be neat to live in Quebec, but I would most likely have to speak French. I am trying to learn though... I just think I would like Canadian culture a little better. I wish the U.S. had a universal health care system... It is terrible that we have 50 million people who can't afford to see a doctor here!! Medical care is a right, not a privilege...It should not be a big business!! Anyway, I have quite a lot on my plate right now...REALLY contemplating my future, you know??? Hope you are doing wonderful!! Much love, Leslie
heyyy :) thxx for the add. i'm pretty dece, hbu? yes, i will be attending Carleton this fall, i'm pretty stoked about that, and Warped Tour as welll :D. i only am going to one other concert; Summer Rush because I wanted to see Mariana's Trench again :P and Pitbull.. hah. I really wanted to go to the Boys Like Girls concert @ Pheonix Hall too, but money is becoming short as university gets closer. haha.. I play the violin, mandolin, and guitar, but i'm in the same boat, i hardly have time to practice and play them, but i never seem to forget. :P hope youre having a superfantastic day and summer. much love :)
Late reply, had exams and whatnot. I'm good. I got a B- in my Children's literature course, and I just got a 77 on my Political Science midterm. I'm very happy. Uhmm, I guess I'll be keeping myspace. I haven't decided yet, but if you still want to add me on facebook you can. I don't remember my user name but my full name is Sarah Colley, or you can search by email soccerstar_214@hotmail.com and it should come up lol. MMVAs? sounds like fun. Hopefully you can go!
:p He loves us thinking that he's virile, things like that... not as Jeff the Calinours... Haha :p (whereas everybody know that Sef has a Calinours's heart.) Anyway... let me know when Sef will told you what happened to this tee-shirt^^
Burnbugars? What is it? Burn hamburgers?^^ What does it tastes?
That's sad noticing that friends are changing that much :( I can understand that we have different tastes but... i'm sure that we can find compromises...! I can't understand that for some people, friendship isn't enough powerful to go through that sort of obstacles... that's sad :(
Wouaw... freezing?? At this point?? Here, it's mostly hot. But nights are strangely sometimes a little bit cold...! Take care of you!!
Anyway, today wasn't a good one, a roadhog ran over a bird which was going across the road with her babies...! Driver had visibilities, nobody behind her, time to brake... but she did nothing!! She was driving too quickly!! I'm sure that she would have done the same for a kid!! I'm disgusting seeing that, the babies birds were alone, left to theirself...! With no mum anymore...! Those dangerous people doesn't deserve driving lisence.
And you, how are you? What's new for you?:) How does things happen with your appartement? Did you find some work? Good luck...! Keep going :) I'm sure everything will be fine for you both!! Bisous!!
You're so sweet :) I really love reading you messages too^^ Don't worry Amanda!! I'm sure you'll find some job!! You're able, don't give up...! Just trust in you. Trust and will is all what you need to succeed. :) Even if it's hard, never give up because that's when things start to be harder that you can find something. When you use to live failures and use to cross obstacles, that's the moment when you're the strongest you can be to fight against every things which are on your way ;) Let me know how does things happen, and i'll be here to motivate each time you'll need it!! :)
That's the same for your dreams of going back to school. Keep your goal on your mind!! Even if you can't do everything you want for the moment, you'll soon be able. Do things one by one and you'll succeed!!^^ It's more easy to move forward when we've got a dream. And i'm sure that this thought will be more powerful for you than you can think!! Keep it on your mind!! I know you can do it^^ Every thing is possible!! For every one!!
Haha!! Yeah, i now have fun with my friends :) We went to the acrobranche, do you know this game?? It's a funny one but i got vertigo ^^, Couldn't stand anymore working 18/24 per day. Anyway, i now have to find some work too and ... that's not funny :p I went to see "Harry Potter's train" which was travelling in France with items coming from the film, it was cool and pretty to see :) I've take some pics, that's a good memory!! thursday, i'll do some shopping with a friend, and will go to the beach next week for 4 days!! ... Haaa... i love summer time :)
My candies? I miss it :-( Need a little bite more^^ I'm withdrawal symptoms lol
I'm sure Sef kept your tee-shirt :) He loves you too much to burn it or something like that^^ I'm SURE he was very happy but... you know him...!
ha, i saw 3OH!3 on the AP tour too! and i'm very excited for warped tour :P i'm hopefully seeing nevershoutnever! next week, and i'm seeing blink-182 and fall out boy with my friends! thanks for the comment :) have a great weekend too!
ohi (: Thanks so much ! haha. Was it at AP tour you saw them? I wanted to go so bad but I went to another show that night. My weeks been amazing ! Just hanging out with friends. Hows you're week?
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I'm good, thanks, I just got back from my friend's a little over an hour ago, so I'm still hyper haha. How are you?
Ah, Tim Hortons is epic; that and Starbucks lol. What's your favourite kind of coffee from there?
Yeah I love writing, it keeps me sane (: I usually write fiction, some poetry occasionally. I actually just posted a one shot on fictionpress a couple of days ago, and I'm back to working on a chapter story I'm almost ready to start posting.
You work on more than one street team? That's so cool! What bands are you on street teams for?
The AP Tour really does seem like a long time ago. I went for all of the bands actually. You're right, Family Force 5 is bomb lol. It was so crazy, which I loved! I was in the mosh pit for FF5 actually. And I met John oh and Garett from The Maine! And all of A Rocket to The Moon! Sorry, they're some of my favourite bands, I'm still excited over it haha
Aw, that sucks, well I'm sure the cottage will be fun too! I love going up there. That's cool, who did you go to see at the MMVA's? It looked really crowded on TV, yeah. I hope you had fun with your friends (:
This week is nothing excessive planned. Warped Tour on Friday which I'm really excited for! And I might go and buy tickets for All Time Low on the 15th if I can. And then my friends and I have this tradition called movie Tuesdays that we started a couple months ago. It's kind of our way to all get together since we don't all live in the same area and back when it was still the school year we don't all go to the same school, so I always look forward to that lol (:
What are you doing this week? Have fun at the cottage! Ttys.
I am good thanks too. and yeah the movie is about the train. And also that's cool that someone is getting a tattoo on their back I've always loved tattoo's they are so cool looking =). Hope your having an awesome weekend!
Hi dear Katie :) how are you? what is new with you?? I am really tired today because there is the wedding of my cousin ... between 4 hours more or less and she has just called to ask me to prepare a video with pictures of the family... I understand that is her special day ... but I'm tired of continuing to prepare things for her ... especially today -.-" but ok, still a few hours and then I'll go to sleep lol and tomorrow I can finally celebrate my birthday with some friends in Venice !! haha, your father is great...and how you talk about him ... it seems that you are very different LoL!! Take care and give me your news, whaen you can :) !! xoxo Micky
Hey, thanks for the request. Lol yeah I used to watch angel, and buffy too a veery long time ago. Yeah he is a good actor. I couldn't walk for 2 months cuz I had knee surgery so I couldn't go to any shows but I still went to my bfs band shows because I sell their merch. But now I can walk sort of and can go to shows now. !! Yay.k anyways. Off to bed now.nice talkin to you. Crystal
hey :] im good , thank you , how are you? awesome! nope not really , my bffe is coming over tomorrow , dying her hair , thats about it oh nice! have fun <3
How are you? Did you have a nice birthday? I hope so! Any luck on finding a place yet?
I am back to work after a week off and I am not happy about it! lol I forgot how stressed I get when I am here. Not good! I just wanted to stop by and say hi and see how things were going. Feels like I haven't talked to you in awhile!
Hi Amanda how are you doing? Wow, that is exciting news about your move to Hamilton!!! Does that mean you got the full time job? Do you know more people in Hamilton?... You must be pretty busy getting ready! I hope all goes smoothly with your move and look forward to hearing about it. Home isn't just a physical place or location. It is a state of mind you take with you. The most important things remain with you no matter where you go. Take Care, Can't wait to hear how things are in your new place! Shell
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