2011 | New Group of the Year (sponsored by FACTOR and Radio Starmaker Fund) | Hollerado | | The JUNO Awards

Hollerado is four friends that grew up on the same street in tiny Manotick, Ontario. They’ve become one of the most lovable groups on the planet thanks to their insanely catchy and energetic guitar pop, boundless creativity and a relentless DIY approach. Starting from the humblest beginnings as a moving company called Haulerado in 2006, charismatic lead singer/guitarist Menno Versteeg, lead guitarist Nixon Boyd, his brother and drummer Jake Boyd and bassist Dean Baxter found countless, colourful and improbable ways to bring their music to the world…Demos in plastic baggies and eventually a whole record in one, the band’s full-length debut Record In A Bag was released on Royal Mountain Records via Arts & Crafts in February 2010. Their videos have starred Kids In The Hall’s Dave Foley, Margot Kidder aka Lois Lane, and most recently featured “Human 8-Bit” antics in their sensational video for “Americanarama.” Hollerado also invented the Residency Tour and has played with some of the most critically lauded names in music including Weezer, The Black Lips, The Cribs, Andrew W.K., Titus Andronicus, Girl Talk and The Dead Weather.