When Alex Foster (vocals), Jeff Beaulieu (guitar), Sef (guitar), Ben Lemelin (bass), Miss Isabel (keys and vocals) 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.
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Hey Marilyn. I'm good. I can't audition or see bon jovi twice because i can't afford it!!! No job yet :( i went xmas shopping yesterday, it was so much fun. I also bought myself a treat......Twilight on DVD!!!! Have a great rest of the week Hannah xoxo
Hey Marilyn, yes it does suck!!! I have been invited to audition for the british equalivent of America's got talent!!! Argh!!! Should be fantastic!! I might sing a song from a band once nicknamed The New Jersey Syndicate.....Bon Jovi.....love that band, i'm seeing them live twice in june 2010.....how lucky am i?!!!!!! Hannah xoxo
Internets fixed!!!! I've been kicked out of college because of my lateness, they knew i didn't live locally since may. Looking for a job at the moment but not succeedding. Hannah Xoxo
I was going to go back to school, but then I recieved a job offer that was going to train me in the same field after I work there for six months. I think that will be cool. I really hope that I will be able to keep this new job too.
i have an associates of appliced science in graphic design, but i'm thinking about going back to school to get a degree for becoming a CNA since that job is more in demand here, unfortinuetly, i'm a small town girl...lol.
that's fine, my internet crashed so i'm using my mum's.....lol. I'm not doing too bad after eveything that's happen....my godfather passed away last week so i have to go away for a couple of days to deal with it next week then back to full swing in college.
I'm loving the new term, it's so busy and stressful but it's all fantastic. I'm studying Performing Arts eg singing, dancing and acting. I absolutely love it. Hannah xoxo
thank you for your compliment...your site is so beautiful.
i had graduated several years ago, the only issue i have at the moment is that the job is not in demand in this area, so i'm hoping to get a job in that field by doing some freelancing
it's also a hobby too. i was unable to upgrade my myspace, using wix since this profile was created after the update, so i tried to manage, using css.
you have to have 1.0 or a band site to be able to create a wix myspace profile. i plan on making a few myspace profile for other people, a bit later because i'm webbed out from making the website.
Hey Marilyn, i'm good. My term's just started and doesn't finish until the week before christmas...ugh. At the moment i'm moving house so been busy packing. What are you studying? Hannah
My school is good, so much work!! We draw things outside of school, it's very cool but the sun to 4hrs pm is not nice when you draw lol! And you how is your school? Hey if you like to check some buildings very special in your free time, search: -Antonio Gaudi & Krank lloyd wright!!!!
HEINN =D you use CS4!!! We are too we use this program, yes it is amazing, I don't very have the time to check very option by option but more I will advanced in the program more I will use!! I'm sure the program you use the most is photoshop CS4 in all programs in this box!
Ohh it's Sophie, she does very good job to design your page!! It's very beautiful! Thanks very much for saying me the architect you talked me! :) I seeing what he does as buildings!!! WOW! AMAZING how he designs buildings!! It's incroyable how people have talent!
I'm sure you are excited to finish in 2010!! WOW A-!! You are very smart!! I'm happy for you and congraluation even if a small quiz!! Don't worry with maths, I'm sure it will be more easy when you will have your teacher who help you!! Be stronger! Maths it's very hard! Well for me, school begin soon as august 24th! I'm not very excited just normal, yeah school begin, I take it relax!
What you do this weekend? it announced hot for texas? We there, it's very beautiful weekend sunny+hot!
haha I understand now why your page is very amazing as design...you are in Graphic Design WOWW :D It's very sick to see all designs where people invent with program!! I ever liked design!! You probably use Adobe where us too we use in Architecture for photoshop. Uhmm big architect in Spain, I don't know still most popular mans..soon yes!! I see some of North America in a class of creativity and presentation architecture when I was in Exploration program.
ohhh it's soon, august 5th!! Are you excited to begin your second term of your program? How many years you have to do?
Pass a good beginning of class!! I wish the best for you !!
Thanks very much to take time to write me!! :) I'm happy you are with us!! It's nice to heard you our page!! It's nice when you enter in your page, you have the sensation of hot color as in Texas will be very hot as temperature!! lol
What are you study for you career college? Me it's Architecture and I like it!! :)
Hey I have a projet to show!! If you will like to participate, you send your photos to the link I give :)
Hey sweetie! just wanted to say hi and to let you know how happy I am for you for the new design! you've been with us for a long time and you are a really important part of this family! :) Your continuing love and support are more precious to us than you think... and your friendship is really precious to me! So enjoy the gift! It's truly from the bottom of our hearts! :)
how are you doing? Did you have a great weekend? I hope all is going well for you! I haven't heard from you in a while now. So I thought to stop by your page and show you some love! :)
I saw your bulletin, what happened with MySpace? I saw the other site, pretty cool...I'll be checking it out more in a few. So how are you? What is your name? I just started running my page about1 1/2 months and just realized I never spoke with you. Nice to meet you!
Stop by my page and say hi and tell me a little more about you! :) Kristine
