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905 music scene
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The 905 is a Canadian Music scene located in south central Ontario. Corresponding to communities that use the 905 area code, it primarily designates the suburban areas encircling the Greater Toronto Area, but has been used to label musical acts from south of Hamilton into the Niagara Peninsula. The label is applied throughout the Golden Horseshoe region for any city other than Toronto. Due to its population and urban culture Toronto (the 416 area code) is typically considered a separate scene, albeit deeply interconnected with the 905. While individual cities in the 905 may have populations too small to support an isolated music scene, the dense number of cities in the area has allowed for a large number of musical acts to form. Relevance As population in the area has risen throughout the 1990s and 2000s many bands from the 905 music scene have begun to attract attention from across Canada and internationally. The area has given rise to a number of internationally recognized rock music bands, particularly in the subgenres of punk, indie rock, hardcore, post-hardcore and garage rock. The Canadian music press recognized a number of touring bands emerging from the area in the mid 2000s, including bands like Sum 41, Billy Talent and Silverstein. Many of the acts sharing that subgenre have signed deals with record labels in the United States, subsequently touring south of the border and bringing more attention from labels to the area. Active Musicians * Adelaide * Anvil * Attack In Black * Cancer Bats * Billy Talent * Bombing Neverland * Boys Night Out * Cities in Dust * City and Colour * The Creepshow * Cuff the Duke * Dead and Divine * The End * Leslie Feist (Feist) * Finger Eleven * Grade * Sarah Harmer * Hawk Nelson * I Hate Sally * Idle Sons * IllScarlett * The Junction * Junior Boys * K-OS * The Marble Index * The Mark Inside * The Meligrove Band * Moneen * The Most Serene Republic * The Next Best Thing * Not by Choice * The Pettit Project * Protest the Hero * * The Salads * Silverstein * Sum 41 * Summerside * Teenage Head * The Lost Melody * Tokyo Police Club * Tomi Swick * The Video Dead * The Vulcan Dub Squad * Wave * Wax Mannequin Recognition Many 905 area bands have been recognized for their work with various awards. The most respected award for music in Canada is the Juno and 905 bands and solo artists have been nominated for and won a number of Juno Awards in various categories. Along with Juno Awards, artists from the 905 have been nominated for and won many other awards, which are also listed. Junos The Juno Awards are awards of achievement presented to Canadian musical artists and bands each year. 2001 * Finger Eleven - nominated Rock Album of the Year (The Greyest of Blue Skies) * Sarah Harmer - nominated New Artist of the Year * Sarah Harmer - nominated Pop Album of the Year (You Were Here) 2003 * Sum 41 - won Group of the Year * Finger Eleven - nominated Group of the Year 2004 * Finger Eleven - performed 2005 * Sum 41 - won Rock Album of the Year (Chuck) * Alexisonfire - won New Group of the Year * Sarah Harmer - won Adult Alternative Album of the Year 2006 * Boys Night Out - nominated New Group of the Year * Silverstein - nominated New Group of the Year Other Awards Many 905 area artists have been nominated and won various other Canadian and International awards. Included in this list are * Much Music Video Awards (MMVA's) * Canadian Artists Selected by You (CASBY's) * Canadian Independent Music Awards * Polaris Music Prize Best full length Canadian album based on artist merit -> 2006 short list: Metric, Broken Social Scene, Sarah Harmer, The Deadly Snakes, K'naan, Winner: Final Fantasy -> 2007 short list: Feist 
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