Trevor McNevan
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Trevor McNevan | |
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 McNevan with Thousand Foot Krutch at SoulFest 2011. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Teerawk lipsick |
| Born | July 17, 1978 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative metal Hard rock Pop punk Rap rock Nu metal Christian rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Rapper |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Tooth & Nail |
Trevor McNevan (born July 17, 1978 in Peterborough, Ontario), also known as Teerawk,[citation needed] is a Canadian musician and lead singer/songwriter of Thousand Foot Krutch and pop punk side project FM Static along with Steve Augustine (the third Thousand Foot Krutch drummer).[3] His first band, Oddball, included former Thousand Foot Krutch members Dave Smith (guitar) and Tim Baxter (bass), as well as Three Days Grace drummer Neil Sanderson. Oddball released the 27-song record Shutterbug, in 1995, featuring half hip-hop and half rock songs.
McNevan is the only original member of Thousand Foot Krutch. He formed the band in Peterborough, Ontario in 1997, along with original guitarist Dave Smith.
Trevor also co-produced the Thousand Foot Krutch album Welcome to the Masquerade and FM Static's album My Brain Says Stop, But My Heart Says Go!.
Thousand Foot Krutch
Trevor was a founding member of the alternative metal band Thousand Foot Krutch and is the only remaining original member. The band has released six studio albums: That's What People Do, Set It Off, Phenomenon, The Art of Breaking, The Flame in All of Us, Welcome to the Masquerade. The line up has remained static since 2003 when Guitarist Mike Harrison left the band, he was never replaced (until early 2011 when Ty Dietzler joined the band), leaving McNevan to do studio guitars and touring guitarists playing live. Thousand Foot Krutch has shared the stage with bands like Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Finger Eleven, Hinder, Cake, Jimmy Eat World, Paramore, 30 Seconds To Mars, Our Lady Peace, Red, Flyleaf, Yellowcard, Jars of Clay, Sum 41, Trapt, Econoline Crush, Daughtry, Matthew Good Band, Gob, Skillet, Korn, P.O.D., Limp Bizkit, Chevelle, Sevendust, 10 Years, Demon Hunter, Switchfoot, Hawk Nelson, MXPX, Anberlin, Relient K and more.
FM Static
Trevor started the pop punk band FM Static with drummer Steve Augustine, Guitarist John Bunner and Bassist Justin Smith. The band has released four studio albums, What Are You Waiting For?, Critically Ashamed, Dear Diary, and My Brain Says Stop, But My Heart Says Go!. FM Static toured through 2003 to 2005, John Bunner quickly retired after playing a few shows and so Justin asked his brother Jeremy to fill in for them. The band did not tour in support of their second album because the Smith brothers had stopped playing for them. So FM Static became a two-piece band with studio musicians filling in for the other parts. However in 2009 the band toured again in support of the creation Festival the tour alongside TFK as well as Jars of Clay, AA Talks, B.Reith and This Beautiful Republic. Due to the fact the Trevor and Steve could not play all instrumentals, Nick Baumhardt from TFK filled in on the tour, as well as Tom Beaupre on Bass and Keyboards.[4]
Other work
Trevor co-wrote and co-produced Hawk Nelson's first album, Letters to the President and co-wrote their second, third, and fourth albums: Smile, It's The End of the World, Hawk Nelson Is My Friend, and Live Life Loud. He also co-wrote the song "Bring 'Em Out" with the band for the movie Yours, Mine and Ours, in which the band also performed. McNevan also starred in Hawk Nelson's "California" music video as the driver of the jeep.
McNevan has his own publishing company called "Teerawk Music" that houses his various songwriting, developing, and production ventures. The company is mentioned in KJ-52's song 'Run for Cover'. Outside of TFK and FM Static, he has written songs for Tobymac, Hawk Nelson, Remedy Drive, Decyfer Down, Wavorly, Worth Dying For, Demon Hunter, KJ 52, Manafest, The Letter Black, Aliegh Baumhardt, and many others.[5]
Trevor is a good friend of Nashville Predators NHL player Mike Fisher, and wrote a goal song for Fisher, only used at the Senators' home arena Scotiabank Place when Mike scores.[6][7]
Trevor also sang on Worth Dying For's new album, Love Riot, in the song "Through Your Eyes".
Guest appearances
| Song(s) | Artist | Album | Year |
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| "This Movie" | Three Days Grace | Demo | 2000 |
| "Rise Up" | KJ-52 | Collaborations | 2002 |
| "Like a Racecar" | Hawk Nelson | Letters to the President | 2004 |
| "Coffin Builder" | Demon Hunter | Summer of Darkness | 2004 |
| "Skills" | Manafest | Epiphany | 2005 |
| "Impossible"[8] | Manafest | Glory | 2006 |
| "Fearless (250 and Dark Stars)" | Falling Up | Exit Lights | 2006 |
| "Run For Cover" | KJ-52 | KJ-52 Remixed | 2006 |
| "Ignition" (credited with guitar) | tobyMac | Portable Sounds | 2007 |
| "So Beautiful", "Kick It" | Manafest | Citizens Activ | 2008 |
| "Let's Go" | KJ-52 | Five-Two Television | 2009 |
| "Pressure", "VisionNation" | Risen Tunes | Electrik Youth | 2010 |
| "Fire in the Kitchen", "Every Time You Run", "Renegade" | Manafest | The Chase | 2010 |
| "Through Your Eyes" | Worth Dying For | Love Riot | 2011 |
| "Adrenaline" | Nine Lashes | sample cd | 2011 |
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References
- ^ http://thousandfootkrutch.com/#/bio/trevor_mcnevan/
- ^ "Tooth & Nail | Artist | FM Static". Toothandnail.com. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ "Trevor McNevan Talks About His Double Life". Alternative Addiction. 22 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "The JfH Concert Reviews and Dates: Creation Festival The Tour 2009, Jars Of Clay, Thousand Foot Krutch, Audio Unplugged, B.Reith, This Beautiful Republic, FM Static". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ Un. "Teerawk Music Publishing | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ http://www2.ottawasenators.com/eng/Community/themesongs.cfm
- ^ http://www2.ottawasenators.com/frontEndComponents/specificComponents/video/video.cfm?videoID=60&speed=300k
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2001-02-01. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
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