The Reason (band)

The Reason
Performing at the 2011 Burlington Sound of Music festival
Background information
Origin	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Indie rock Rock Post-hardcore (Earlier)
Years active	2003 (2003) – present
Labels	Smallman Anthem
Members	Adam White James Nelan Ronson Armstrong Christopher Henry
Past members	Sean Palmer Erik Mikalauskas Joe "Juice" Demars Cam Bordignon Jeremy Widerman Steve Kiely Mike Caputo

The Reason is a Canadian rock band, formed by Adam White and James Nelan in 2003 in Hamilton.

Adam White (vocals) and James "Cubby" Nelan (guitar) formed The Reason in late 2003 after the passing of their punk rock band, Sewing With Nancie. Eventually adding Erik Mikalauskas (guitar), Cam Bordignon (drums; who replaced original drummer Joe Demars) and Sean Palmer (bass), The Reason began to write songs and immediately released their first EP - Problems Associated With Running. The band replaced Mikalauskas with Jeremy Widerman on guitar shortly afterwards, and went on tour {http://www.thereason.ca/newsite/tour.php}. They soon signed to Smallman Records & Management after the label witnessed the band performing a concert. In the 12 months that followed they played over 200 shows across Canada and the northern USA, and quickly developed poise well beyond their short existence.

They released their first full-length album, Ravenna, on Smallman Records in 2004, which helped them join tours with Alexisonfire, Boys Night Out, Murphy's Law, No Use for A Name and Strung Out, and shows at CMW, Wakefest, Edgefest, and Wakestock. The album combined aggressive pop with punk that triggered comparisons to Grade and early Get Up Kids. According to Chart Magazine, The Reason had "sharpened their attack, tightened up arrangements and honed their harmonies to precision-drilled perfection"

In 2005, The Reason replaced Sean Palmer with Ronson Armstrong on bass and started work on their next release, patiently writing and recording songs over the next two years. They attracted the attention of Juno-winning producer Gavin Brown (Billy Talent, Three Days Grace, Thornley), who agreed to work with The Reason "as a labour of love" after hearing the demo. With Brown's help, The Reason's album, Things Couldn't Be Better, was released March 20, 2007.