Not by Choice

Not By Choice
Origin Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Genres Punk rock
Pop Punk
Alternative rock
Years active 2002 (2002)–2008 (2008)
Labels Linus
Warner
MapleMusic
Universal
Members Mike Bilcox
Glenn "Chico" Dunning
Liam Killeen
Past members AJ Bovaird

Not by Choice is a Canadian punk rock band from Ajax. They have released two albums, Maybe One Day in 2002 (Linus Records/Warner Music Canada), and Secondhand Opinions (Maple Music Recordings/Universal Music Canada)in 2004.

Maybe One Day certainly earned Not by Choice their early share of prestigious acclaim with a MuchMusic Video Award for Best Independent Video ("Now That You Are Leaving"), a CASBY award for Best Independent Album, and inclusion on two Big Shiny Tunes compilations (Now That You Are Leaving and Standing All Alone). Maybe One Day was released in Japan in September 2003, and has had amazing success, selling over 25,000 records.

The band's October 2004 release of their second album, Secondhand Opinions, presented a different direction from the pop-punk roots of Maybe One Day with a more mature-sounding musical approach. The album was not well received by commercial radio, and did not meet the expectations set by the success of their first album. Despite a heavy push from Much Music with their video for the first single Days Go By, the band did not tour outside of Southern Ontario for more than a handful of sporadic dates. They were given the opening band slot for Avril Lavigne's 2005 summer tour in Southern Ontario, but the effort came almost 8 months after the release of Secondhand Opinions.

The band did prove to have a faithful following in Japan, and Secondhand Opinions did manage to receive a great deal of attention. The band was able to tour Japan in March 2005, performing a week of headlining shows followed by a week as the opening band for Simple Plan.

After the departure of bassist AJ Bovaird during the summer of 2005, Not by Choice took a break from touring and began writing songs for a new album.

As of March 30, 2008 Not By Choice has stopped progress on their 3rd studio album and have taken an indefinite hiatus

Discography

Albums

Music Videos

Year Single Chart peaks Album
MM
Countdown

[1]
2002 "Standing All Alone" 11 Maybe One Day
2003 "Now That You Are Leaving" 4
2004 "Days Go By" 16 Secondhand Opinions

Members

Former members

Singles

References

  1. "MuchMusic Countdown". MuchMusic. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
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